The Shemwell Family

Thomas Jefferson BaxterAge: 82 years18461928

Name
Thomas Jefferson Baxter
Given names
Thomas Jefferson
Surname
Baxter
Birth 1846 27 25
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
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
Death of a motherSusannah Stephenson
1850 (Age 4 years)
Census September 14, 1850 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census June 11, 1860 (Age 14 years)
Death of a fatherGeorge W Baxter
1862 (Age 16 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherRachel Margaret “Peggy” Troutman
November 15, 1864 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 15 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
MarriageSonoma Elizabeth McCallonView this family
November 3, 1867 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 21 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 21 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a daughter
#1
Susan Arminta “Suzie” Baxter
October 1868 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 23 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
Census July 28, 1870 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2
William M Baxter
January 1871 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Bertha Ellen Baxter
August 5, 1874 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Mary Alice Baxter
February 26, 1877 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 32 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census July 28, 1880 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Loren Charles Baxter
March 1, 1883 (Age 37 years)
Census 1885 (Age 39 years)
Marriage of a childMontgomery FullerSusan Arminta “Suzie” BaxterView this family
December 25, 1888 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Norma E Fuller
June 24, 1893 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childWinfred HudspethBertha Ellen BaxterView this family
July 9, 1894 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Earl Winfred Hudspeth
May 9, 1895 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Esther Lorraine Hudspeth
October 1896 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childRobert Alexander RecroftMary Alice BaxterView this family
October 28, 1896 (Age 50 years)

Birth of a grandson
#4
Floyd M Fuller
April 8, 1897 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 52 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 4, 1900 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Ruth Alice Fuller
1902 (Age 56 years)
Death of a sisterAlvira Baxter
May 2, 1902 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Royal V Fuller
1904 (Age 58 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Robert HockaboutBertha Ellen BaxterView this family
December 24, 1904 (Age 58 years)
Death of a sisterMargaret Prudence “Amanda” Baxter
June 30, 1905 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Mary Dorothy Fuller
December 8, 1906 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Raymond Vern Hockabout
May 7, 1907 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
Oswald Eugene Recroft
August 5, 1907 (Age 61 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 70 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 71 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
Death of a daughterMary Alice Baxter
December 5, 1918 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 72 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 8, 1920 (Age 74 years)
Death 1928 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Stuart Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: May 16, 1842Holt, Missouri, United States
9 months
elder sister
20 months
elder sister
Alvira Baxter
Birth: November 1, 1844 25 23Holt, Missouri, United States
Death: May 2, 1902Dade, Missouri, United States
2 years
himself
Family with Sonoma Elizabeth McCallon - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: November 3, 1867Fremont, Iowa, United States
1 year
daughter
2 years
son
William M Baxter
Birth: January 1871 25 23Missouri, United States
Death: 1958Ainsworth, Brown, Nebraska, United States
4 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
Mary Alice Baxter
Birth: February 26, 1877 31 29Sidney, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: December 5, 1918Stuart, Holt, Nebraska, United States
6 years
son
Loren Charles Baxter
Birth: March 1, 1883 37 35Iowa, United States
Death: February 1975Ainsworth, Brown, Nebraska, United States

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Rachel Margaret “Peggy” Troutman - Household

Holt, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Margaret Stephensonhead60FW1200KY
John Stephensonson27MWFarmerIL
James Stephensonson17MWFarmerIA
Michael Stephensonson15MWFarmerIAx
Sarah Stephensondaughter13FWIAx
Rachael Stephensondaughter10FWIAx
Margaret Amanda Baxtergrand-daughter7FWMOx
Alvira Baxtergrand-daughter6FWMOx
Thomas J Baxtergrand-son4MWMO

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Rachel Margaret “Peggy” Troutman - Household

Nodaway, Holt, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Margaret Stephensongrandmother68FWKY
M P Baxtergrand-daughter17FWLabMO
Thomas Baxtergrand-son14MWMO

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Jefferson Baxter - Household

Green, Nodaway, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Baxter, Thos Jhead23MWFarmer4800700MO
Baxter, Sanimawife22FWKeeping houseMO
Baxter, Susan Adaughter1FWIA

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Jefferson Baxter - Household

Sidney, Fremont, Iowa, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Baxter, ThomasWM33headMFarmerMOIAKY
Baxter, SonomaWF32wifeMKeeping HouseMOTNTN
Baxter, SusanWF11daughterSAt HomexIAMOMO
Baxter, WilliamWM9sonSxMOMOMO
Baxter, BerthaWF6daughterSxMOMOMO
Baxter, MaryWF3daughterSIAMOMO

CensusNebraska State - Census transcript - Thomas Jefferson Baxter - Household

Kirkwood, Brown, Nebraska, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Baxter, ThosheadMW38MMOFarmer
Baxter, SynomiwifeFW36MMOKeeps House
Baxter, SusiedaughterFW16SIASchool Teacher
Baxter, WmsonMW14SMO
Baxter, BerthadaughterFW11SMO
Baxter, MarydaughterFW8SIA
Baxter, LorensonMW2SIA

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Jefferson Baxter - Household

Center, Rock, Nebraska, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Baxter, Thomas JheadWMSept184752M32MOINKYHay Dealer0xxxOFH
Baxter, Sonoia EwifeWFJuly184852M3255MOTNTNxxx
Baxter, Loren LsonWMMar188317SIAMOMOAt School9xxx

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Jefferson Baxter - Household

Stuart, Holt, Nebraska, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Baxter, Thomas JheadMW63M143MOINKYEnglishFarmerEmpYesYesRF
Baxter, Sonoma EwifeFW61M14355MOTNTNEnglishNoneYesYes
Baxter, Loren CsonMW27SIAMOMOEnglishFarm LaborerHome FarmWNo0YesYesYes
Hudspeth, Earl WgrandsonMW15SIAIAMOEnglishNoneYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Jefferson Baxter - Household

Swan, Holt, Nebraska, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Baxter, Thomas JheadOMMW72MYesYesMOILMOFarmerGeneral FarmOA
Baxter, SamamawifeFW71MYesYesMOEnglandEnglishTNYesNone
Baxter, Loren CsonMW33SYesYesIAIAMOYesLaborerWorking OutW
Hudspeth, Earl WgrandsonMW24SYesYesIACOMOYesLaborerWorking OutW