The Shemwell Family

Thomas D ShemwellAge: 10 years18621872

Name
Thomas D Shemwell
Given names
Thomas D
Surname
Shemwell
Birth July 9, 1862 38 32
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
Death of a sisterLucinda Jane Shemwell
July 19, 1865 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam A Shemwell
1867 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 4 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 4 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterIda May Shemwell
January 1869 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 6 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 brotherJohn L Shemwell
before 1870 (Age 7 years)
Note: Missing from 1870 & 1880 census records, presumed death. -b
Census June 1, 1870 (Age 7 years)
Death October 2, 1872 (Age 10 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Trading Ford Baptist Church Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: estimated 1845
21 months
elder sister
Lucinda Jane Shemwell
Birth: October 11, 1846 22 16Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 19, 1865North Carolina, United States
8 years
elder sister
10 months
elder brother
James A Shemwell
Birth: October 18, 1855 31 25North Carolina, United States
Death: May 23, 1875North Carolina, United States
2 years
elder sister
2 years
elder brother
John L Shemwell
Birth: estimated December 1859 35 30Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: before 1870Rowan, North Carolina, United States
3 years
himself
Thomas D Shemwell
Birth: July 9, 1862 38 32Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 2, 1872Rowan, North Carolina, United States
6 years
younger brother
William A Shemwell
Birth: 1867 42 37North Carolina, United States
Death: December 31, 1888Rockwall, Texas, United States
2 years
younger sister
Father’s family with Nancy Ann “Anna” Smith - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: April 28, 1875Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Shemwell - Household

Providence, Rowan, NC Alexander Shemwell

NameAgeSexRaceOccupationAssetsBirthplaceParBmthMmthEduInfirm
Alexander Shemwell46MWFarmerNC
Catharine Shemwell40FWKeeping HouseNC
Sarah Shemwell17FWWorks on farmNC
James A. Shemwell14MWWorks on farmNC
Nancy Shemwell12FWWorks on farmNC
Thomas Shemwell7MWAt homeNC
William Shemwell3MWAt homeNC
Ida M. Shemwell1FWAt homeNC