The Shemwell Family

John Lundy CarltonAge: 78 years18621940

Name
John Lundy Carlton
Given names
John Lundy
Surname
Carlton
Birth January 9, 1862

Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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 4 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 4 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 6 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 15 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageCamilla GreeneView this family
January 19, 1881 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Elihu Carlton
October 25, 1881 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
George Solomon Carlton
February 5, 1883 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Nancy Adona Carlton
February 22, 1885 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Sarah Melinda Carlton
October 11, 1886 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Celia E Carlton
September 14, 1888 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Byron Commodore Carlton
July 29, 1890 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Lucy Belle Carlton
May 11, 1892 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Isaac Benjamin Carlton
May 7, 1894 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Dicie Camilla Carlton
April 9, 1896 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#10
Mary C Carlton
August 14, 1898 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 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 daughter
#11
Martha E Carlton
May 5, 1900 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#12
John Raymond Carlton
May 10, 1902 (Age 40 years)
Death of a daughterMary C Carlton
December 8, 1903 (Age 41 years)
Death of a daughterMartha E Carlton
December 10, 1903 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 53 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 54 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 55 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 67 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death August 10, 1940 (Age 78 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Upper Crossroads Church Cemetery
Family with Camilla Greene - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: January 19, 1881Watauga, North Carolina, United States
9 months
son
William Elihu Carlton
Birth: October 25, 1881 19 18Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 4, 1960Harford, Maryland, United States
15 months
son
George Solomon Carlton
Birth: February 5, 1883 21 20Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 31, 1946Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
2 years
daughter
Nancy Adona Carlton
Birth: February 22, 1885 23 22Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 24, 1974Verona, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
20 months
daughter
Sarah Melinda Carlton
Birth: October 11, 1886 24 23Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 28, 1977Pitcairn, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
23 months
daughter
Celia E Carlton
Birth: September 14, 1888 26 25Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 4, 1976Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
22 months
son
Byron Commodore Carlton
Birth: July 29, 1890 28 27Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 25, 1978Santa Clara, California, United States
21 months
daughter
Lucy Belle Carlton
Birth: May 11, 1892 30 29Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 19, 1978
2 years
son
Isaac Benjamin Carlton
Birth: May 7, 1894 32 31Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 3, 1952
23 months
daughter
Dicie Camilla Carlton
Birth: April 9, 1896 34 33Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 6, 1990Sparks, Washoe, Nevada, United States
2 years
daughter
Mary C Carlton
Birth: August 14, 1898 36 35Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 8, 1903Watauga, North Carolina, United States
21 months
daughter
Martha E Carlton
Birth: May 5, 1900 38 37Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 10, 1903Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years
son
John Raymond Carlton
Birth: May 10, 1902 40 39Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 13, 1983Washoe, Nevada, United States

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