The Shemwell Family

Thomas Franklin ShemwellAge: 26 years18361862

Name
Thomas Franklin Shemwell
Given names
Thomas Franklin
Surname
Shemwell
Birth about 1836 46 35
Birth of a brotherLorenzo D Shemwell
1839 (Age 3 years)
Death of a fatherAlexander Shemwell Sr.
1841 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 10 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 September 28, 1850 (Age 14 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Travis Shemwell
August 20, 1852 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 21 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Death of a brotherJames Isaac Shemwell
about 1860 (Age 24 years)
Census September 6, 1860 (Age 24 years)
Death of a motherNancy Jane Daniel
after September 6, 1860 (Age 24 years)

Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Daniel
May 1861 (Age 25 years)
Military
Enlisted 48th North Carolina Inf Co. B -Private
August 8, 1862 (Age 26 years)

Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 25 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 December 11, 1862 (Age 26 years)
Cause of death: Pneumonia
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father
mother
Marriage: about 1814
2 years
elder brother
James Isaac Shemwell
Birth: about 1815 25 14North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1860Kentucky, United States
4 years
elder brother
William Travis Shemwell
Birth: September 7, 1818 28 18North Carolina, United States
Death: August 20, 1852Rowan, North Carolina, United States
2 years
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
5 years
elder brother
1 year
elder sister
2 years
elder brother
22 months
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
2 years
himself
Thomas Franklin Shemwell
Birth: about 1836 46 35North Carolina, United States
Death: December 11, 1862Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
4 years
younger brother
Lorenzo D Shemwell
Birth: 1839 49 38Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1872

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Whitson Barry Shemwell - Household

Davidson, NC

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Whitson P Shemwellhead22MWFarmerNC
Nancy Shemwellmother47FWNC
Obediah Shemwellyounger brother20MWLaborerNC
Charlotte J Shemwellyounger sister18FWNC
Margaret Shemwellyounger sister16FWNC
Franklin T Shemwellyounger brother14MWNC
Lorenzo D Shemwellyounger brother12MWLaborerNC
Pinkney Redwine23MNC

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Shemwell - Household

Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Nancy Shemwellhead60FWDomesticNC
Thomas F Shemwellson23MWNC
Lorenzo D Shemwellson21MWNC