The Shemwell Family

Thomas A BurrageAge: 34 years18671901

Name
Thomas A Burrage
Given names
Thomas A
Surname
Burrage
Birth 1867 59 38

Death of a sisterHuldah C Burrage
1867
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867
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
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 2 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 16, 1870 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 11 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 fatherGeorge P Burrage
August 7, 1879 (Age 12 years)
Cause: Killed by lightning
Census June 23, 1880 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 31 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
Death 1901 (Age 34 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: September 15, 1853Rowan, North Carolina, United States
11 months
elder sister
Sarah Clementine “Sallie” Burrage
Birth: August 20, 1854 46 25Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 28, 1950Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
17 months
elder sister
Nancy Ellen Burrage
Birth: February 1, 1856 48 27Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 17, 1928Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
3 years
elder sister
Julia Burrage
Birth: 1858 50 29Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death:
2 years
elder brother
5 years
elder sister
Huldah C Burrage
Birth: 1863 55 34Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: 1867Rowan, North Carolina, United States
5 years
himself

Thomas A Burrage has 6 first cousins recorded

Father's family (6)

Parents James Burrage + Susan Carrick
2Edward Burrage18491888
3Mary Burrage1852

Mother's family (0)

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - George P Burrage - Household

Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Burrage, Georgehead62MWcarpenterNC
Burrage, Mariawife36FWNC
Burrage, Salliedaughter16FWNC
Burrage, Nancy Edaughter14FWNC
Burrage, Juliadaughter13FWNC
Burrage, Williamson4MWNC
Burrage, Thomas Ason2MWNC

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Mariah “Maria” Pierce - Household

Rocky River Twp, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Burrage, MariaWF46headWdkeeping houseNCNCNC
Burrage, Nancy EWF24daughterSNCNCNC
Burrage, JuliaWF22daughterSNCNCNC
Burrage, W EnochWM15sonSfarm laborerNCNCNC
Burrage, Thomas AWM12sonSfarm laborerNCNCNC