The Shemwell Family

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Birth	May 7, 1838 38 29 North Carolina, United States
Birth of a brother	Henry Clay Oldham May 22, 1839 (Age 12 months)
Birth of a brother	Thomas Jefferson Oldham June 3, 1841 (Age 3 years) Orange, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a sister	Nancy Caroline Oldham April 4, 1844 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sister	Sarah Jeanette “Sallie” Oldham June 2, 1846 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 years) Texas, USA 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
Religious marriage	Whitson Berry Shemwell — View this family October 20, 1859 (Age 21 years) Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States Note: October 26, 1859 Hillsborough Recorder Newspaper
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 18 years) Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a son #1	Thomas A Shemwell 1860 (Age 21 years)
Census	August 1, 1860 (Age 22 years) Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States Shared note: 1860 United States - Census transcript - Poindexter Shemwell - Household 1860 United States - Census transcript - Poindexter Shemwell - Household Fayetteville, Cumberland, NC Name Relation Age Sex Color Occupation RE PE Birthplace Mar School R+W Infirm Poindexter Shemwell head 35 M W Landlord NC Elizabeth Shemwell wife 32 F W NC William Shemwell son 7 M W NC Allen Shemwell son 6 M W NC Walter Shemwell son 2 M W NC Whitfield Shemwell 32 M W Clerk NC Margaret Shemwell wife 22 F W NC There are 27 people living in the "Shemwell House" Note: Living in Poindexters "Shemwell House"
Birth of a daughter #2	Dora Elizabeth Shemwell February 9, 1862 (Age 23 years) Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a daughter #3	Lula Lea Shemwell August 17, 1864 (Age 26 years) Orange, North Carolina, United States
Death of a husband	Whitson Berry Shemwell October 1, 1864 (Age 26 years) Petersburg, Virginia, United States Cause: Killed near Petersburg Virginia Note: Siege of Peeble's Farm
Historical Event	American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 22 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
Religious marriage	John Cheek — View this family December 21, 1865 (Age 27 years) Orange, North Carolina, United States Note: F.M.Jordan-Minister F.M.Jordan-Minister Charels M. Parks-Best Man
Historical Event	The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 28 years) Alaska, USA 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 28 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 30 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
Death	November 1, 1877 (Age 39 years) Orange, North Carolina, United States
Burial	Hillsborough Town Cemetery, Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hillsborough Town Cemetery

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elizabeth Ann Brewer George Alvie Oldham Mary J Oldham Alexander Oldham William Pleasant Oldham Margaret Elizabeth Oldham Henry Clay Oldham Thomas Jefferson Oldham Nancy Caroline Oldham Sarah Jeanette “Sallie” Oldham Thomas Douglas Oldham Birth: October 7, 1799 — Chatham, North Carolina, United States Death: 1886
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Thomas Douglas Oldham George Alvie Oldham Mary J Oldham Alexander Oldham William Pleasant Oldham Margaret Elizabeth Oldham Henry Clay Oldham Thomas Jefferson Oldham Nancy Caroline Oldham Sarah Jeanette “Sallie” Oldham Elizabeth Ann Brewer Birth: March 9, 1809 — Orange, North Carolina, United States Death: December 22, 1885 — Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: January 1827 — Orange, North Carolina, United States
1 year elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree George Alvie Oldham Birth: January 15, 1828 28 18 Death:
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Moses Strowd James Wilson “Jim” Strowd Mary J Oldham Birth: April 19, 1830 30 21 Death:
23 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Smitha A Pipkin Edward A Oldham Alexander Oldham Birth: March 8, 1832 32 22 — North Carolina, United States Death:
5 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sallie Pickett William Pleasant Oldham Birth: September 27, 1836 36 27 Death:
19 months herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Whitson Berry Shemwell Thomas A Shemwell Dora Elizabeth Shemwell Lula Lea Shemwell Family with spouse John Cheek Margaret Elizabeth Oldham Birth: May 7, 1838 38 29 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 1, 1877 — Orange, North Carolina, United States
1 year younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Henry Clay Oldham Birth: May 22, 1839 39 30 Death:
2 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Esther Ann “Anna” Clegg Luther Clegg Oldham Thomas Jefferson Oldham Birth: June 3, 1841 41 32 — Orange, North Carolina, United States Death: 1922
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Gaston Stanford Nancy Caroline Oldham Birth: April 4, 1844 44 35 Death:
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Michael W Moore Sarah Jeanette “Sallie” Oldham Birth: June 2, 1846 46 37 Death: June 12, 1910

Family with Whitson Berry Shemwell - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Margaret Elizabeth Oldham Thomas A Shemwell Dora Elizabeth Shemwell Lula Lea Shemwell Whitson Berry Shemwell Birth: 1828 38 27 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 1, 1864 — Petersburg, Virginia, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Whitson Berry Shemwell Thomas A Shemwell Dora Elizabeth Shemwell Lula Lea Shemwell Family with spouse John Cheek Margaret Elizabeth Oldham Birth: May 7, 1838 38 29 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 1, 1877 — Orange, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: October 20, 1859 — Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States
14 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary “Mollie” Donigan Thomas A Shemwell Thomas A Shemwell Birth: 1860 32 21 Death: April 1905 — New York, New York, United States
2 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Julius Kerr Harris Margaret L “Maggie” Harris Herbert Finch Harris Rona Pearl Harris Roberta Mae “Bertie” Harris Lula M Harris Zebulon Vance Harris Dora Elizabeth Shemwell Birth: February 9, 1862 34 23 — Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States Death: August 13, 1935 — Trinity, Randolph, North Carolina, United States
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James T Cerro Moore John Clyde Moore Eugene Russell Moore Family with spouse Dan H White Lula Lea Shemwell Birth: August 17, 1864 36 26 — Orange, North Carolina, United States Death: May 26, 1933 — Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, United States

Family with John Cheek - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Jane Faucett Family with spouse Margaret Elizabeth Oldham John Cheek Birth: April 18, 1829 35 — Orange, North Carolina, United States Death: May 5, 1889 — Orange, North Carolina, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Whitson Berry Shemwell Thomas A Shemwell Dora Elizabeth Shemwell Lula Lea Shemwell Family with spouse John Cheek Margaret Elizabeth Oldham Birth: May 7, 1838 38 29 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 1, 1877 — Orange, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: December 21, 1865 — Orange, North Carolina, United States

John Cheek + Mary Jane Faucett - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Jane Faucett Family with spouse Margaret Elizabeth Oldham John Cheek Birth: April 18, 1829 35 — Orange, North Carolina, United States Death: May 5, 1889 — Orange, North Carolina, United States
husband’s wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Cheek Mary Jane Faucett Birth: July 11, 1832 Death: August 9, 1864
	Marriage: July 12, 1853 — Orange, North Carolina, United States

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Marriage	October 26, 1859 Hillsborough Recorder Newspaper
Census View	1860 United States - Census transcript - Poindexter Shemwell - Household Fayetteville, Cumberland, NC Name Relation Age Sex Color Occupation RE PE Birthplace Mar School R+W Infirm Poindexter Shemwell head 35 M W Landlord NC Elizabeth Shemwell wife 32 F W NC William Shemwell son 7 M W NC Allen Shemwell son 6 M W NC Walter Shemwell son 2 M W NC Whitfield Shemwell 32 M W Clerk NC Margaret Shemwell wife 22 F W NC There are 27 people living in the "Shemwell House"
Census	Living in Poindexters "Shemwell House"
Marriage	F.M.Jordan-Minister Charels M. Parks-Best Man

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Thomas Douglas Oldham 1799–1886
mother Parents (unknown)	Elizabeth Ann Brewer 1809–1885
elder brother Family (none)	George Alvie Oldham 1828–
elder sister Family Moses Strowd James Wilson “Jim” Strowd	Mary J Oldham 1830–
elder brother Family Smitha A Pipkin Edward A Oldham	Alexander Oldham 1832–
elder brother Family Sallie Pickett	William Pleasant Oldham 1836–
herself Family Whitson Berry Shemwell Thomas A Shemwell Dora Elizabeth Shemwell Lula Lea Shemwell John Cheek	Margaret Elizabeth Oldham 1838–1877
younger brother Family (none)	Henry Clay Oldham 1839–
younger brother Family Esther Ann “Anna” Clegg Luther Clegg Oldham	Thomas Jefferson Oldham 1841–1922
younger sister Family William Gaston Stanford	Nancy Caroline Oldham 1844–
younger sister Family Michael W Moore	Sarah Jeanette “Sallie” Oldham 1846–1910
Family with Whitson Berry Shemwell
husband Parents Alexander Shemwell Sr. Nancy Jane Daniel	Whitson Berry Shemwell 1828–1864
herself Parents Thomas Douglas Oldham Elizabeth Ann Brewer	Margaret Elizabeth Oldham 1838–1877
son Family Mary “Mollie” Donigan Thomas A Shemwell	Thomas A Shemwell 1860–1905
daughter Family Julius Kerr Harris Margaret L “Maggie” Harris Herbert Finch Harris Rona Pearl Harris Roberta Mae “Bertie” Harris Lula M Harris Zebulon Vance Harris	Dora Elizabeth Shemwell 1862–1935
daughter Family James T Cerro Moore John Clyde Moore Eugene Russell Moore Dan H White	Lula Lea Shemwell 1864–1933
Family with John Cheek
husband Parents John “Major” Cheek	John Cheek 1829–1889
herself Parents Thomas Douglas Oldham Elizabeth Ann Brewer	Margaret Elizabeth Oldham 1838–1877
John Cheek + Mary Jane Faucett
husband Parents John “Major” Cheek	John Cheek 1829–1889
husband’s wife Parents (unknown)	Mary Jane Faucett 1832–1864