The Shemwell Family

Dicy R CaltonAge: 76 years18181894

Name
Dicy R Calton
Given names
Dicy R
Surname
Calton
Married name
Dicy R Freeman
Birth February 20, 1818

Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 13 years)
Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 17 years)
Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 27 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
MarriageMichael B FreemanView this family
April 14, 1858 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 38 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 21, 1860 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 43 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 48 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 48 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 50 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 August 27, 1870 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 59 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 21, 1880 (Age 62 years)
Death of a husbandMichael B Freeman
August 6, 1886 (Age 68 years)
Death August 3, 1894 (Age 76 years)

Family with Michael B Freeman - View this family
husband
Michael B Freeman
Birth: January 11, 1813 33 29Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 6, 1886Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
herself
Marriage: April 14, 1858Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Michael B Freeman + Mary Shemwell - View this family
husband
Michael B Freeman
Birth: January 11, 1813 33 29Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 6, 1886Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
husband’s wife
Mary Shemwell
Birth: August 29, 1801 45 32North Carolina, United States
Death: September 8, 1856Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: November 25, 1835Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
2 years
step-son
John M Freeman
Birth: 1837 23 35North Carolina, United States
Death: between 1861 and 1865
3 years
step-daughter
step-son

No family available

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Michael B Freeman - Household

Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
M B Freemanhead47MWmerchantNC
Dicy Freemanwife42FWNC
Emaline Freemandaughter20FWNC

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Michael B Freeman - Household

Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Freeman, Michel head56MWfarmerNC
Freeman, Dicey wife52FWkeeping houseNC

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Michael B Freeman - Household

Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Freeman, M BWM67headMfarmerNCVAVA
Freeman, Dicy RWF62wifeMNCVAVA