Caroline Henrietta “Carrie” ShemwellAge: 77 years1837–1914
- Name
- Caroline Henrietta “Carrie” Shemwell
- Given names
- Caroline Henrietta
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Caroline Henrietta Dare
- Nickname
- Carrie
 Birth | April 1, 1837 52 43 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 8 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 |
 Death of a sister | Elizabeth Julianna Shemwell between 1850 and 1860 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ann Schultz April 1850 (Age 13 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1850 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 19 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | August 4, 1860 (Age 23 years) |
 Marriage | Richard Snowden Dare — View this family December 17, 1861 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a father | William Shemwell January 10, 1862 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Elizabeth Snowden Ann Dare September 13, 1862 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 24 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Priscilla A Dare July 1866 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 29 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 29 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a husband | Richard Snowden Dare July 6, 1868 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Caroline Virginia “Carrie” Dare September 1868 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 31 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 18, 1870 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 40 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 9, 1880 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Henry Shemwell June 6, 1881 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Millard Fillmore Gore — Elizabeth Snowden Ann Dare — View this family May 15, 1894 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 61 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 #1 | Edna Shemwell Gore February 13, 1899 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Eliza Shemwell January 14, 1900 (Age 62 years) |
| Census | June 8, 1900 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Wesley Shemwell March 8, 1903 (Age 65 years) |
| Burial of a brother | John Wesley Shemwell March 10, 1903 (Age 65 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery |
| Death of a sister | Ann Dove Shemwell February 5, 1907 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a brother | William S Shemwell March 3, 1907 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a sister | Jane Shemwell March 14, 1907 (Age 69 years) |
 Death | April 27, 1914 (Age 77 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mt. Olivet Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Shemwell Birth: January 23, 1785 35 23 — Chaptico, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: January 10, 1862 — Chaptico, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
| mother |
Ann Schultz Birth: April 12, 1793 Death: April 1850 — Chaptico, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1812 — |
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2 years elder sister |
Elizabeth Julianna Shemwell Birth: 1813 27 19 — Maryland, United States Death: between 1850 and 1860 |
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2 years elder brother |
Joseph Henry Shemwell Birth: February 23, 1815 30 21 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: June 6, 1881 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Mary Eliza Shemwell Birth: December 25, 1817 32 24 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: January 14, 1900 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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9 years elder brother |
William S Shemwell Birth: October 1826 41 33 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: March 3, 1907 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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9 months elder sister |
Ann Dove Shemwell Birth: June 1827 42 34 — Maryland, United States Death: February 5, 1907 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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7 months elder sister |
Jane Shemwell Birth: 1827 41 33 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: March 14, 1907 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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5 years elder brother |
John Wesley Shemwell Birth: January 9, 1832 46 38 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: March 8, 1903 — Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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5 years herself |
Caroline Henrietta “Carrie” Shemwell Birth: April 1, 1837 52 43 — Chaptico, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: April 27, 1914 — Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Family with Richard Snowden Dare |
| husband |
Richard Snowden Dare Birth: November 16, 1805 — Dares Landing, Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: July 6, 1868 — Dares Landing, Calvert, Maryland, United States |
| herself |
Caroline Henrietta “Carrie” Shemwell Birth: April 1, 1837 52 43 — Chaptico, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: April 27, 1914 — Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: December 17, 1861 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Elizabeth Snowden Ann Dare Birth: September 13, 1862 56 25 — Dares Landing, Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: September 23, 1946 — Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Priscilla A Dare Birth: July 1866 60 29 — Maryland, United States Death: March 14, 1955 |
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2 years daughter |
Caroline Virginia “Carrie” Dare Birth: September 1868 62 31 — Maryland, United States Death: January 20, 1936 — Guilford, Howard, Maryland, United States |
Caroline Henrietta “Carrie” Shemwell has 12 first cousins recorded
Father's family (10)
Parents James Shemwell + Caroline Briscoe
Parents Nicholas Travers + Mary Shemwell
Parents John Hatch Dent Posey + Elizabeth Shemwell
Parents Dr. Joseph Shemwell Jr. + Mary Barber
Mother's family (2)
Parents Tobias Nixdorff + Juliana Schultz
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - William Shemwell - Household
4th District, St. Mary's, Maryland
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - William Shemwell - Household
Household ID: 1106 , GS Film Number: 803479 , Digital Folder Number: 004231339 , Image Number: 00445 4th E District, St. Mary's, Maryland
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Caroline Henrietta “Carrie” Shemwell - Household
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Caroline Henrietta “Carrie” Shemwell - Household
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Caroline Henrietta “Carrie” Shemwell - Household
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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