The Shemwell Family

Louisa Emaline FreemanAge: 66 years18391905

Name
Louisa Emaline Freeman
Given names
Louisa Emaline
Surname
Freeman
Married name
Louisa Emaline Hicks
Birth September 3, 1839 26 38
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 6 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 August 24, 1850 (Age 10 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Freeman
March 26, 1855 (Age 15 years)
Death of a motherMary Shemwell
September 8, 1856 (Age 17 years)
Marriage of a parentMichael B FreemanDicy R CaltonView this family
April 14, 1858 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 17 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 20 years)
Death of a brotherJohn M Freeman
between 1861 and 1865 (Age 21 years)

Cause: Died in Civil War
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 21 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
MarriageBenjamin Franklin HicksView this family
1866 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 27 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 27 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Jane “Janie” Hicks
April 26, 1868 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 29 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 daughter
#2
Camilla Quintina “Tinie” Hicks
April 1, 1870 (Age 30 years)

Census August 27, 1870 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Johanna Hicks
April 15, 1873 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#4
William Winston Hicks
June 7, 1877 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 38 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a daughter
#5
Susannah R Hicks
January 9, 1879 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Benjamin B Hicks
March 12, 1879 (Age 39 years)
Death of a daughterSusannah R Hicks
June 12, 1879 (Age 39 years)
Census June 30, 1880 (Age 40 years)
Death of a sonBenjamin B Hicks
September 26, 1882 (Age 43 years)
Death of a fatherMichael B Freeman
August 6, 1886 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam J HoyJohanna HicksView this family
1891 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Mabel K Bryant
September 1892 (Age 52 years)

Marriage of a childBloomfield BryantMary Jane “Janie” HicksView this family
1892 (Age 52 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Ophelia Bryant
January 1897 (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Richard McDanielCamilla Quintina “Tinie” HicksView this family
Type: Religious marriage
October 7, 1897 (Age 58 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 58 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Louise McDaniel
November 1898 (Age 59 years)
Census June 8, 1900 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Virginia Stewart Bryant
December 19, 1900 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Horace Bryant
1903 (Age 63 years)
Death December 21, 1905 (Age 66 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mt. Lebonan Baptist Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Michael B Freeman
Birth: January 11, 1813 33 29Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 6, 1886Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
mother
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
elder brother
John M Freeman
Birth: 1837 23 35North Carolina, United States
Death: between 1861 and 1865
3 years
herself
brother
Father’s family with Dicy R Calton - View this family
father
Michael B Freeman
Birth: January 11, 1813 33 29Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 6, 1886Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
step-mother
Marriage: April 14, 1858Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Family with Benjamin Franklin Hicks - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: 1866Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
2 years
daughter
Mary Jane “Janie” Hicks
Birth: April 26, 1868 28 28Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 1, 1956Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
23 months
daughter
3 years
daughter
Johanna Hicks
Birth: April 15, 1873 33 33Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 21, 1956Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
4 years
son
William Winston Hicks
Birth: June 7, 1877 37 37North Carolina, United States
Death: August 6, 1954Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
19 months
daughter
Susannah R Hicks
Birth: January 9, 1879 38 39Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 12, 1879Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
2 months
son
Benjamin B Hicks
Birth: March 12, 1879 39 39North Carolina, United States
Death: September 26, 1882Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

Louisa Emaline Freeman has 11 first cousins recorded

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Michael B Freeman - Household

Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Michal Freemanhead37MWfarmerNC
Mary Freemanwife50FWNC
John M Freemanson13MWNC
Lousia E Freemandaughter11FWNC
Elisha Freemanson10MWNC

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 - Benjamin Hicks - Household

Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Hicks, Benjaminhead30MWfarmerNC
Hicks, Louisa wife30FWNC
Hicks, Mary Jdaughter2FWNC
Hicks, Marahdaughter2 monthsFWNCApr

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Hicks - Household

Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Hicks, Benj FWM40headMfarmerNCNCNC
Hicks, Louisa EWF40wifeMNCNCNC
Hicks, Mary J MWF12daughterSNCNCNC
Hicks, Quintina CWF10daughterSNCNCNC
Hicks, Johnie FWF7daughterSNCNCNC
Hicks, William WWM3sonSNCNCNC
Hicks, Benjamin BWM6 monthssonSNCNCNC

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Hicks - Household

Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Hicks, BenjaminheadWMFeb184060M34NCNCNCfarmer
Hicks, Louisa EwifeWFSep183960M3484NCNCNC