The Shemwell Family

Henry Preston FeezorAge: 83 years18391923

Name
Henry Preston Feezor
Given names
Henry Preston
Surname
Feezor
Birth August 29, 1839
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
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
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
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
MarriageSarah Ellen “Sallie” CarrickView this family
January 12, 1868 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Lucy Ann Feezor
July 14, 1868 (Age 28 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
Birth of a daughter
#2
Nancy “Nannie” Feezor
April 6, 1870 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mary E Feezor
1872 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Engelier P Feezor
1874 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#5
John H Feezor
1876 (Age 36 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
Birth of a daughter
#6
Essey M Feezor
1879 (Age 39 years)
Census June 7, 1880 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Florence Feezor
September 1885 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childCharles L MichaelLucy Ann FeezorView this family
Type: Civil marriage
February 5, 1886 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Peter Lee Feezor
September 1887 (Age 48 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 13, 1900 (Age 60 years)
Census May 27, 1910 (Age 70 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/
Census January 14, 1920 (Age 80 years)
Death January 29, 1923 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Stoners Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Family with Sarah Ellen “Sallie” Carrick - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: January 12, 1868Davidson, North Carolina, United States
6 months
daughter
21 months
daughter
Nancy “Nannie” Feezor
Birth: April 6, 1870 30 21Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
daughter
Mary E Feezor
Birth: 1872 32 23Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
daughter
Engelier P Feezor
Birth: 1874 34 25Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
son
John H Feezor
Birth: 1876 36 27Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death:
4 years
daughter
Essey M Feezor
Birth: 1879 39 30Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death:
7 years
daughter
Florence Feezor
Birth: September 1885 46 36Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death:
2 years
son
Peter Lee Feezor
Birth: September 1887 48 38Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death:

No family available

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Henry Preston Feezor - Household

Cotton Grove, Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Feezor, Henry PWM40headMfarmerNCNCNC
Feezor, Sarah WF31wifeMNCNCNC
Feezor, Lucy AWF11daughterSNCNCNC
Feezor, NancyWF10daughterSNCNCNC
Feezor, Mary EWF8daughterSNCNCNC
Feezor, Engelier PWF6daughterSNCNCNC
Feezor, John HWM4sonSNCNCNC
Feezor, Essey MWF1daughterSNCNCNC

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Henry Preston Feezor - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Feezor, Henry headWMAug183960M32NCNCNCfarmer
Feezor, SallywifeWFNov184752M32119NCNCNC
Feezor, Essey MdaughterWFMay188020SNCNCNC
Feezor, FlorencedaughterWFSep188514SNCNCNC
Feezor, PetersonWMSep188712SNCNCNC

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Henry Preston Feezor - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Feezor, Henry PheadMW70M42NCNCNCfarmer
Feezor, SalliewifeFW63M42NCNCNC
Feezor, FlorencedaughterFW23SNCNCNC
Feezor, LeesonMW21SNCNCNClaborer

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Henry Preston Feezor - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Feezor, Henry PheadMW81MNCNCNCfarmer
Feezor, SalleywifeFW71MNCNCNC