The Shemwell Family

Michael B FreemanAge: 73 years18131886

Name
Michael B Freeman
Given names
Michael B
Surname
Freeman
Birth January 11, 1813 33 29
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815

Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812
Birth of a brotherDaniel T Freeman
April 17, 1816 (Age 3 years)

Death of a maternal grandmotherEva Tanner
1824 (Age 10 years)

Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 18 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
MarriageMary ShemwellView this family
November 25, 1835 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 22 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
Birth of a son
#1
John M Freeman
1837 (Age 23 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherGeorge Painter
May 15, 1839 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Louisa Emaline Freeman
September 3, 1839 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 32 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 37 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Freeman
March 26, 1855 (Age 42 years)
Death of a wifeMary Shemwell
September 8, 1856 (Age 43 years)
MarriageDicy R CaltonView this family
April 14, 1858 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 43 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 47 years)
Death of a sonJohn M Freeman
between 1861 and 1865 (Age 47 years)

Cause: Died in Civil War
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 48 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
Marriage of a childBenjamin Franklin HicksLouisa Emaline FreemanView this family
1866 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 53 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 53 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Mary Jane “Janie” Hicks
April 26, 1868 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 55 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 granddaughter
#2
Camilla Quintina “Tinie” Hicks
April 1, 1870 (Age 57 years)

Census August 27, 1870 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Johanna Hicks
April 15, 1873 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
William Winston Hicks
June 7, 1877 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 64 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 granddaughter
#5
Susannah R Hicks
January 9, 1879 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Benjamin B Hicks
March 12, 1879 (Age 66 years)
Death of a granddaughterSusannah R Hicks
June 12, 1879 (Age 66 years)
Census June 21, 1880 (Age 67 years)
Death of a grandsonBenjamin B Hicks
September 26, 1882 (Age 69 years)
Death August 6, 1886 (Age 73 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mt. Lebonan Baptist Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: July 12, 1804Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
brother
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
Dugger Freeman
Birth: September 26, 1807 27 23Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 12, 1897Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
3 years
elder brother
3 years
himself
Michael B Freeman
Birth: January 11, 1813 33 29Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 6, 1886Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger brother
Family with Mary Shemwell - View this family
himself
Michael B Freeman
Birth: January 11, 1813 33 29Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 6, 1886Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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
son
John M Freeman
Birth: 1837 23 35North Carolina, United States
Death: between 1861 and 1865
3 years
daughter
son
Family with Dicy R Calton - View this family
himself
Michael B Freeman
Birth: January 11, 1813 33 29Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 6, 1886Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
wife
Marriage: April 14, 1858Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

Michael B Freeman has 2 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

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 - 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