The Shemwell Family

William Thomas TysingerAge: 70 years18651935

Name
William Thomas Tysinger
Given names
William Thomas
Surname
Tysinger
Birth February 6, 1865 29 25
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Birth of a sisterNancy Louella Tysinger
January 24, 1867 (Age 23 months)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 22 months)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 22 months)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterRocita Tysinger
February 20, 1869 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 3 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Census July 30, 1870 (Age 5 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn B Loftin
October 1, 1870 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterSarah Ellen Tysinger
January 21, 1871 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterCorrina “Rena” Tysinger
February 20, 1875 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterElizabeth Priscilla Tysinger
August 28, 1877 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherHenry Clay Tysinger
July 4, 1878 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 12 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 5, 1880 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a brotherEli Tysinger
December 15, 1881 (Age 16 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah “Sallie” Shemwell
April 17, 1882 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a sisterEssie Mae Tysinger
August 26, 1884 (Age 19 years)
MarriageMary Effie BisherView this family
March 13, 1892 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 33 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Death of a fatherRobert Lee Tysinger
December 30, 1913 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 50 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 51 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 52 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death of a motherMargaret Loftin
August 5, 1919 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 64 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death of a sisterRocita Tysinger
November 6, 1929 (Age 64 years)
Death April 19, 1935 (Age 70 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: 1860North Carolina, United States
13 months
elder sister
Rebecca Ann Tysinger
Birth: January 17, 1861 25 21Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 17, 1938Emmons, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
23 months
elder brother
Lee Albert Tysinger
Birth: December 24, 1862 27 23Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 23, 1948Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
2 years
himself
William Thomas Tysinger
Birth: February 6, 1865 29 25Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 19, 1935Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
2 years
younger sister
Nancy Louella Tysinger
Birth: January 24, 1867 31 27Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 18, 1949High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
2 years
younger sister
Rocita Tysinger
Birth: February 20, 1869 33 29Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 6, 1929Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
23 months
younger sister
Sarah Ellen Tysinger
Birth: January 21, 1871 35 31Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 3, 1945Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
4 years
younger sister
Corrina “Rena” Tysinger
Birth: February 20, 1875 39 35Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 6, 1958Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
Elizabeth Priscilla Tysinger
Birth: August 28, 1877 41 38Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 27, 1950Emmons, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
10 months
younger brother
Henry Clay Tysinger
Birth: July 4, 1878 42 38Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 6, 1963Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger brother
Eli Tysinger
Birth: December 15, 1881 46 42Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 26, 1967Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
Essie Mae Tysinger
Birth: August 26, 1884 48 45Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 7, 1964Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Family with Mary Effie Bisher - View this family
himself
William Thomas Tysinger
Birth: February 6, 1865 29 25Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 19, 1935Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
wife
Mary Effie Bisher
Birth: November 16, 1875Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 30, 1954Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: March 13, 1892Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States

William Thomas Tysinger has 32 first cousins recorded

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Robert Tysinger - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Tysinger, Roberthead31MWfarmer + blacksmithNC
Tysinger, Margaretwife31FWNC
Tysinger, Rebecca daughter10FWNC
Tysinger, Leandason9MWNC
Tysinger, Thomasson8MWNC
Tysinger, Luelladaughter4FWNC
Tysinger, Rociliadaughter4FWNC

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Robert Tysinger - Household

Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Tysinger, RobertWM45headMfarmerNC
Tysinger, MargaretWF42wifeMNCNCNC
Tysinger, BeccannWF18daughterSNCNC
Tysinger, LeeWM16sonSNCNC
Tysinger, ThomasWM14sonSNCNC
Tysinger, LouellaWF13daughterSNCNC
Tysinger, RociliaWF11daughterSNCNC
Tysinger, SarahWF8daughterSNCNC
Tysinger, RenaWF6daughterSNCNC
Tysinger, PriscillaWF4daughterSNCNC
Tysinger, ClayWM1sonSNCNC