Dora Laura BreezeelAge: 59 years1865–1924
- Name
- Dora Laura Breezeel
- Given names
- Dora Laura
- Surname
- Breezeel
- Married name
- Dora Laura Castleberry
 Birth | May 10, 1865 41 33 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 19 months)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 19 months)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Birth of a brother | Henry Lee Breezeel June 23, 1868 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 3 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 brother | William Pinkney Breezeel December 1870 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 12 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 5, 1880 (Age 15 years) |
 Religious marriage | Henry Wilson Castleberry — View this family May 10, 1882 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Irena Castleberry April 18, 1883 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Henry Cleverland “Clete” Castleberry November 22, 1884 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Jamie Leland Castleberry May 17, 1887 (Age 22 years) twin: Mamie L Castleberry
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| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mamie L Castleberry May 17, 1887 (Age 22 years) twin: Jamie Leland Castleberry
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| Birth of a son #5 | Willie W Castleberry August 1890 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Shemwell 1892 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Nelle E Castleberry May 11, 1893 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Irena Castleberry August 28, 1896 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Ray Shields Castleberry December 18, 1896 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a father | Willis Washington Breezeel July 1897 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 32 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 2, 1900 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Rebecca L “Reba” Castleberry August 16, 1900 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Nancy Rebecca Breezeel December 19, 1908 (Age 43 years) Address: Near Oak Level |
| Census | May 6, 1910 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a brother | George Milas Breezeel January 31, 1911 (Age 45 years) Cause: Killed while felling a tree |
| Death of a son | Ray Shields Castleberry October 4, 1916 (Age 51 years) Cause: Automobile Accident |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 50 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 51 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 52 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 6, 1920 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Joe Clete Castleberry March 2, 1920 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Chester Ray Powell April 9, 1922 (Age 56 years) |
 Death | August 11, 1924 (Age 59 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ford Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Willis Washington Breezeel Birth: May 19, 1823 43 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 1897 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Shemwell Birth: July 8, 1831 38 31 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1892 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: July 20, 1855 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months elder sister |
Susan Jane “Susie” Breezeel Birth: May 24, 1856 33 24 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: October 12, 1932 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months elder sister |
Amanda Louvena Breezeel Birth: March 28, 1858 34 26 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: October 12, 1932 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Jamie Lee Breezeel Birth: August 10, 1860 37 29 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: 1860 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
George Milas Breezeel Birth: October 6, 1862 39 31 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 31, 1911 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years herself |
Dora Laura Breezeel Birth: May 10, 1865 41 33 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: August 11, 1924 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Henry Lee Breezeel Birth: June 23, 1868 45 36 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: February 3, 1952 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
William Pinkney Breezeel Birth: December 1870 47 39 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: November 11, 1959 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Ursula Morgan Pearson |
| father |
Willis Washington Breezeel Birth: May 19, 1823 43 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 1897 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Ursula Morgan Pearson Birth: estimated 1827 31 — Tennessee, United States Death: 1854 |
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Marriage: 1845 — |
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7 years half-sister |
Nancy Rebecca Breezeel Birth: October 1851 28 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 19, 1908 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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-5 years half-sister |
Uneta Elizabeth “Betsey” Breezeel Birth: estimated 1846 22 19 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years half-brother |
Tandy Trice Breezeel Birth: 1849 25 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Family with Henry Wilson Castleberry |
| husband |
Henry Wilson Castleberry Birth: June 9, 1857 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 6, 1928 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Dora Laura Breezeel Birth: May 10, 1865 41 33 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: August 11, 1924 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: May 10, 1882 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months daughter |
Irena Castleberry Birth: April 18, 1883 25 17 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: August 28, 1896 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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19 months son |
Henry Cleverland “Clete” Castleberry Birth: November 22, 1884 27 19 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: February 7, 1968 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Jamie Leland Castleberry Birth: May 17, 1887 29 22 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: 1968 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| daughter |
Mamie L Castleberry Birth: May 17, 1887 29 22 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
Willie W Castleberry Birth: August 1890 33 25 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Nelle E Castleberry Birth: May 11, 1893 35 28 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: April 25, 1977 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Ray Shields Castleberry Birth: December 18, 1896 39 31 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: October 4, 1916 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Rebecca L “Reba” Castleberry Birth: August 16, 1900 43 35 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: August 24, 1990 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
Dora Laura Breezeel has 38 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (38)
Parents Isaac Shemwell + Martha Ann “Mattie” Feezor
Parents David Alexander Shemwell + Permelia J Roach
Parents Lovelace Wellington Shemwell + Luvenia “Vena” Roach
Parents Pinkney H Shemwell + Sarah E Williamson
Parents Henry Cox Shemwell + Eliza Jane Reed
Parents Milous R “Miles” Shemwell + Amanda Lee Wright
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Willis Washington Breezeel - Household
Benton, Marshall, Kentucky
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Henry Wilson Castleberry - Household
Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Henry Wilson Castleberry - Household
Symsonia Road Marshall, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Henry Wilson Castleberry - Household
Stilley St. Benton, Marshall, Kentucky
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