The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	June 2, 1846 46 37
Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 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
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 10 years) Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event	American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 14 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	Michael W Moore — View this family October 1, 1865 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event	The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 20 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 20 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 22 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 of a sister	Margaret Elizabeth Oldham November 1, 1877 (Age 31 years) Orange, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 31 years) Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a mother	Elizabeth Ann Brewer December 22, 1885 (Age 39 years) Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Death of a father	Thomas Douglas Oldham 1886 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 51 years) Cuba 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
Death	June 12, 1910 (Age 64 years)
Burial	Bethlehem Cemetery, Bingham, Orange, North Carolina, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bethlehem Cemetery

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Family with parents - View this family

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 elder sister	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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 herself	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 Michael W Moore - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sarah Jeanette “Sallie” Oldham Michael W Moore Birth: October 28, 1834 Death: November 10, 1918
herself	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
	Marriage: October 1, 1865 —

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–
elder sister Family Whitson Berry Shemwell Thomas A Shemwell Dora Elizabeth Shemwell Lula Lea Shemwell John Cheek	Margaret Elizabeth Oldham 1838–1877
elder brother Family (none)	Henry Clay Oldham 1839–
elder brother Family Esther Ann “Anna” Clegg Luther Clegg Oldham	Thomas Jefferson Oldham 1841–1922
elder sister Family William Gaston Stanford	Nancy Caroline Oldham 1844–
herself Family Michael W Moore	Sarah Jeanette “Sallie” Oldham 1846–1910
Family with Michael W Moore
husband Parents (unknown)	Michael W Moore 1834–1918
herself Parents Thomas Douglas Oldham Elizabeth Ann Brewer	Sarah Jeanette “Sallie” Oldham 1846–1910