The Shemwell Family

Margaret LoftinAge: 79 years18391919

Name
Margaret Loftin
Given names
Margaret
Surname
Loftin
Married name
Margaret Tysinger
Birth August 14, 1839 41 41
Death of a brotherJohn Loftin Jr.
December 1, 1848 (Age 9 years)

Cause: Hunting Accident
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 6 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Census October 12, 1850 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 17 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
MarriageRobert Lee TysingerView this family
1860 (Age 20 years)
Census September 1, 1860 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Rebecca Ann Tysinger
January 17, 1861 (Age 21 years)
Death of a brotherCornelius Loftin
September 17, 1862 (Age 23 years)
Cause: Civil War
Birth of a son
#2
Lee Albert Tysinger
December 24, 1862 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#3
William Thomas Tysinger
February 6, 1865 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 21 years)

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 daughter
#4
Nancy Louella Tysinger
January 24, 1867 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 27 years)
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 27 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a daughter
#5
Rocita Tysinger
February 20, 1869 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 29 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 30 years)
Death of a fatherJohn B Loftin
October 1, 1870 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Sarah Ellen Tysinger
January 21, 1871 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Corrina “Rena” Tysinger
February 20, 1875 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Elizabeth Priscilla Tysinger
August 28, 1877 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Henry Clay Tysinger
July 4, 1878 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 38 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a sisterEliza H Loftin
September 1879 (Age 40 years)
Cause: Consumption
Census June 5, 1880 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a son
#10
Eli Tysinger
December 15, 1881 (Age 42 years)
Death of a motherSarah “Sallie” Shemwell
April 17, 1882 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a daughter
#11
Essie Mae Tysinger
August 26, 1884 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childHubbard Leach GallimoreRebecca Ann TysingerView this family
March 14, 1886 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childThomas Jefferson GreerNancy Louella TysingerView this family
March 24, 1887 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childLee Albert TysingerAmanda Jane GriceView this family
March 4, 1888 (Age 48 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Cicero FrankRocita TysingerView this family
February 14, 1892 (Age 52 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Thomas TysingerMary Effie BisherView this family
March 13, 1892 (Age 52 years)
Death of a sisterRebecca Loftin
1892 (Age 52 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Henderson DickensSarah Ellen TysingerView this family
January 20, 1898 (Age 58 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Alexander GarnerElizabeth Priscilla TysingerView this family
April 17, 1898 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 58 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
Census June 12, 1900 (Age 60 years)
Marriage of a childHenry Clay TysingerPauline M BeanView this family
February 22, 1903 (Age 63 years)
Marriage of a childHenry Clay GallimoreEssie Mae TysingerView this family
August 16, 1908 (Age 69 years)
Marriage of a childMoses O GriceCorrina “Rena” TysingerView this family
October 10, 1908 (Age 69 years)
Marriage of a childEli TysingerEmma Louella HallView this family
Type: Civil marriage
December 31, 1908 (Age 69 years)
Death of a sisterPriscilla Loftin
May 11, 1909 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Graham Tysinger
January 1910 (Age 70 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 70 years)
Death of a husbandRobert Lee Tysinger
December 30, 1913 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 76 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 77 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 78 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 August 5, 1919 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: First Baptist Church Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1818North Carolina, United States
18 months
elder sister
Priscilla Loftin
Birth: June 28, 1819 20 21North Carolina, United States
Death: May 11, 1909Davidson, North Carolina, United States
6 years
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
5 years
elder brother
Cornelius Loftin
Birth: 1830 31 31North Carolina, United States
Death: September 17, 1862Sharpsburg, Washington, Maryland, United States
3 years
elder sister
17 months
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
4 years
herself
Family with Robert Lee Tysinger - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: 1860North Carolina, United States
13 months
daughter
Rebecca Ann Tysinger
Birth: January 17, 1861 25 21Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 17, 1938Emmons, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
23 months
son
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
son
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
daughter
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
daughter
Rocita Tysinger
Birth: February 20, 1869 33 29Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 6, 1929Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
23 months
daughter
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
daughter
Corrina “Rena” Tysinger
Birth: February 20, 1875 39 35Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 6, 1958Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
daughter
Elizabeth Priscilla Tysinger
Birth: August 28, 1877 41 38Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 27, 1950Emmons, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
10 months
son
Henry Clay Tysinger
Birth: July 4, 1878 42 38Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 6, 1963Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
son
Eli Tysinger
Birth: December 15, 1881 46 42Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 26, 1967Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
daughter
Essie Mae Tysinger
Birth: August 26, 1884 48 45Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 7, 1964Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - John Loftin - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
John Loftin52MWfarmer
Sarah “Sallie” :Loftin53FW
Priscilla Loftin31FW
Wilborne Loftin24MW
Cornelius Loftin20MW
Eliza Loftin18MW
William Loftin13MW
Margaret Loftin10FW

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Robert Tysinger - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Robert Tysingerhead21MWblacksmithNC
Margaret Loftinwife20FWNC

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

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Robert Tysinger - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Tysinger, RobertheadWMSep183564M40NCNCNCfarmer
Tysinger, MargaretwifeWFAug183660M401211NCNCNC
Tysinger, CorrinadaughterWFFeb187625SNCNCNC
Tysinger, Henry CsonWMJul187920SNCNCNCfarm laborer
Tysinger, ElisonWMDec188118SNCNCNCfarm laborer
Tysinger, Essie MdaughterWFAug188415SNCNCNC

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Robert Tysinger - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Tysinger, RobertheadMW81M51NCNCNCfarmer
Tysinger, MargaretwifeFW70M511212NCNCNC
Tysinger, ElisonMW27M1NCNCNCfarm laborer
Tysinger, Emmadaughter in lawFW28M111NCNCNC
Tysinger, GrahamgrandsonMW3 monthsSNCNCNC