Sarah Lilly ShemwellAge: 48 years1854–1903
- Name
- Sarah Lilly Shemwell
- Given names
- Sarah Lilly
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Sarah Lilly Leonard
 Birth | December 24, 1854 30 25 |
 Birth of a brother | James A Shemwell October 18, 1855 (Age 9 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Lugenia “Nannie” Shemwell November 12, 1857 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a brother | John L Shemwell estimated December 1859 (Age 4 years) |
 Census | August 3, 1860 (Age 5 years) Address: South of Salisbury |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy Jane Daniel after September 6, 1860 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas D Shemwell July 9, 1862 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 6 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 |
| Death of a sister | Lucinda Jane Shemwell July 19, 1865 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William A Shemwell 1867 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 12 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 12 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a sister | Ida May Shemwell January 1869 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 14 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 |
| Death of a brother | John L Shemwell before 1870 (Age 15 years) Note: Missing from 1870 & 1880 census records, presumed death. -b |
| Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas D Shemwell October 2, 1872 (Age 17 years) |
 Marriage | Joseph Bentley Leonard — View this family September 14, 1873 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a mother | Catharine Reed November 10, 1873 (Age 18 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. — Nancy Ann “Anna” Smith — View this family April 28, 1875 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a brother | James A Shemwell May 23, 1875 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Walter James Leonard June 10, 1875 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Edgar C Leonard December 23, 1876 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 23 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a son #3 | Curtis C Leonard April 2, 1879 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a son | Curtis C Leonard February 16, 1880 (Age 25 years) |
| Census | June 3, 1880 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Hugh Alexander Leonard November 28, 1881 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Ella Leonard January 1883 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Willie S Leonard May 4, 1883 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Vadra Thomas Leonard January 19, 1887 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a brother | William A Shemwell December 31, 1888 (Age 34 years) Note: Near Fate |
| Death of a son | Willie S Leonard September 15, 1889 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Baxter Car Leonard December 1, 1889 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a son | Edgar C Leonard December 29, 1889 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a father | Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. June 5, 1890 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Katie Leonard April 1892 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #10 | Joseph Latta Leonard May 15, 1895 (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Walter James Leonard — Annie Lousetta Hartman — View this family November 10, 1896 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 43 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Ola Ruth Leonard November 20, 1898 (Age 43 years) |
| Census | June 14, 1900 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Stahle Hartman Leonard November 20, 1900 (Age 45 years) |
 Death | January 30, 1903 (Age 48 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Trading Ford Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. Birth: April 17, 1824 34 23 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: June 5, 1890 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Catharine Reed Birth: October 28, 1829 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 10, 1873 — North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1845 — |
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21 months elder sister |
Lucinda Jane Shemwell Birth: October 11, 1846 22 16 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: July 19, 1865 — North Carolina, United States |
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8 years herself |
Sarah Lilly Shemwell Birth: December 24, 1854 30 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: January 30, 1903 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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10 months younger brother |
James A Shemwell Birth: October 18, 1855 31 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: May 23, 1875 — North Carolina, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Nancy Lugenia “Nannie” Shemwell Birth: November 12, 1857 33 28 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: October 15, 1939 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
John L Shemwell Birth: estimated December 1859 35 30 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: before 1870 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Thomas D Shemwell Birth: July 9, 1862 38 32 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: October 2, 1872 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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6 years younger brother |
William A Shemwell Birth: 1867 42 37 — North Carolina, United States Death: December 31, 1888 — Rockwall, Texas, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Ida May Shemwell Birth: January 1869 44 39 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: May 2, 1954 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| Father’s family with Nancy Ann “Anna” Smith |
| father |
Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. Birth: April 17, 1824 34 23 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: June 5, 1890 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| step-mother |
Nancy Ann “Anna” Smith Birth: December 21, 1830 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 26, 1903 |
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Marriage: April 28, 1875 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Joseph Bentley Leonard |
| husband |
Joseph Bentley Leonard Birth: December 16, 1843 23 19 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 4, 1904 |
| herself |
Sarah Lilly Shemwell Birth: December 24, 1854 30 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: January 30, 1903 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: September 14, 1873 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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21 months son |
Walter James Leonard Birth: June 10, 1875 31 20 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: August 25, 1956 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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18 months son |
Edgar C Leonard Birth: December 23, 1876 33 21 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: December 29, 1889 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years son |
Curtis C Leonard Birth: April 2, 1879 35 24 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: February 16, 1880 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years son |
Hugh Alexander Leonard Birth: November 28, 1881 37 26 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: November 7, 1962 — Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, United States |
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14 months daughter |
Ella Leonard Birth: January 1883 39 28 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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4 months son |
Willie S Leonard Birth: May 4, 1883 39 28 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: September 15, 1889 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years son |
Vadra Thomas Leonard Birth: January 19, 1887 43 32 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: January 12, 1951 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years son |
Baxter Car Leonard Birth: December 1, 1889 45 34 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: December 25, 1918 — Florence, South Carolina, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Katie Leonard Birth: April 1892 48 37 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
Joseph Latta Leonard Birth: May 15, 1895 51 40 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: September 21, 1981 — Dade, Florida, United States |
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Shemwell - Household
South of Salisbury Rowan NC
Notes: Joice Reed - A Shemwell Guardian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Shemwell - Household
Providence, Rowan, NC Alexander Shemwell
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Bentley Leonard - Household
Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Bentley Leonard - Household
Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
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