The Shemwell Family

James Sterling LockridgeAge: 63 years18461910

Name
James Sterling Lockridge
Given names
James Sterling
Surname
Lockridge
Birth December 1846 51 27
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
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
Marriage of a parentLemuel SuttonElizabeth Virginia DavisView this family
March 12, 1850 (Age 3 years)
Death of a fatherRobert Patton Lockridge
August 1850 (Age 3 years)
Cause: Consumption
Census November 6, 1850 (Age 3 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAnn Lockridge
1851 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a half-sisterElizabeth Sutton
about 1852 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a half-brotherWilliam Wesley Sutton
about 1854 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a half-sisterEllenor Levonia “Ella” Sutton
February 11, 1856 (Age 9 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherSterling Davis
about 1856 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a half-sisterAda L Sutton
April 10, 1858 (Age 11 years)
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
Birth of a half-brotherWilliam B Sutton
August 1860 (Age 13 years)
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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 20 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 20 years)
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 motherElizabeth Virginia Davis
March 15, 1870 (Age 23 years)
Census August 17, 1870 (Age 23 years)
Death of a half-brotherWilliam B Sutton
January 8, 1871 (Age 24 years)
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
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 33 years)
MarriageClara Vashti EllisView this family
April 15, 1890 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Clara Virginia “Daisy” Lockridge
September 12, 1893 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 51 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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 53 years)
Address: Hope
Marriage of a childGeorge Archibald “Archie” WilliamsClara Virginia “Daisy” LockridgeView this family
about 1910 (Age 63 years)
Death March 1, 1910 (Age 63 years)
Note: http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs62x/mscwmb/webbbs_config.pl?md=read;id=16258
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shelby County Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 2, 1844Williamson, Tennessee, United States
16 months
elder sister
2 years
himself
James Sterling Lockridge
Birth: December 1846 51 27Mississippi, United States
Death: March 1, 1910Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Mother’s family with King - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: estimated 1836
2 years
half-sister
Catherine King
Birth: about 1837 21 18Williamson, Tennessee, United States
Death:
3 years
half-sister
Mother’s family with Lemuel Sutton - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: March 12, 1850Marshall, Mississippi, United States
3 years
half-sister
3 years
half-brother
William Wesley Sutton
Birth: about 1854 61 35Marshall, Mississippi, United States
Death:
2 years
half-sister
Ellenor Levonia “Ella” Sutton
Birth: February 11, 1856 63 37Marshall, Mississippi, United States
Death: July 13, 1921Marshall, Mississippi, United States
2 years
half-sister
Ada L Sutton
Birth: April 10, 1858 65 39Marshall, Mississippi, United States
Death: April 25, 1912Marshall, Mississippi, United States
2 years
half-brother
William B Sutton
Birth: August 1860 67 41Marshall, Mississippi, United States
Death: January 8, 1871Mississippi, United States
Family with Clara Vashti Ellis - View this family
himself
James Sterling Lockridge
Birth: December 1846 51 27Mississippi, United States
Death: March 1, 1910Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
wife
Marriage: April 15, 1890Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
John Robert Decker + Clara Vashti Ellis - View this family
wife’s husband
John Robert Decker
Birth: May 10, 1874Mississippi, United States
Death: June 13, 1951Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
wife
Marriage: about October 15, 1910Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
W N Bond + Clara Vashti Ellis - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: November 21, 1888Shelby, Tennessee, United States

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Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Lemuel Sutton - Household

Marshall, Mississippi

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Lemuel Suttonhead56MWFarmerMDY
Elizabeth V Suttonwife31FWTNY
Catherine King13FWTN
Rebecca King11FWMS
Amanda V Lockridge5FWMS
James S Lockridge3MWMS
Samuel Sorrels23MWStudentIN

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - James Sterling Lockridge - Household

Marshall, Mississippi

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Lockridge, James Shead22MWFarmerMS
Sutton, Wesleyhalf-brother16MWMS
Sutton, Ellahalf-sister14FWMS
Sutton, Adahalf-sister12FWMS
Sutton, William Bhalf-brother10MWMS

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - James Sterling Lockridge - Household

15th Dist. Randolph St. Chelsea, Shelby, Tn.

NameRaceSexAgeBmthRelationMCYrsMOccupationHealthMnsUEduEng?BPFBPMBP
James S LockridgeWM28HeadS-FarmerMSTNTN
Jennie CollinsWF29SisterW-keeping houseMSTNTN
Beulah CollinsWF10NieceS-MSMSMS
Willie CollinsWM8NephewS-MSMSMS
Russell CollinsWM3NephewS-MSMSMS
G. E. MoncriefWM17BoarderS----

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Sterling Lockridge - Household

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
James S LockridgeHeadWMDec 185148S10--TnMsMsUpholstererYYYR H
Clara LockridgewifeWFDec 187128S1011TnTnTnYYY
Daisy LockridgedaughterWFSep 18936S---AkTnTnYYY

Death
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs62x/mscwmb/webbbs_config.pl?md=read;id=16258 He died in an abandoned warehouse in downtown Memphis - 1 Mar 1910 and is buried as a pauper on the outskirts of Memphis. Lynn RODGERS Hudson
Note
Name: James S Lockridge Age: 48 Birth Date: Dec 1851 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1900: Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas [Craighead] Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Clara Lockridge Marriage Year: 1890 Years Married: 10 Father's Birthplace: Mississippi Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi Occupation: View on Image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age James S Lockridge 48 Clara Lockridge 28 Daisy Lockridge 6
Note
Name: James Lockridge Age: 0 Birth Year: abt 1850 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1850: District 23, Maury, Tennessee Gender: Male Family Number: 140 Household Members: Name Age Wm Lockridge 26 Elizabeth Lockridge 24 John Lockridge 4 Margaret Lockridge 2 James Lockridge 0