The Shemwell Family

Cornelia C MooreAge: 64 years1862–1927

Name
Cornelia C Moore
Given names
Cornelia C
Surname
Moore
Birth June 1862 28 32
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
Census August 4, 1870 (Age 8 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherCelia Caroline Boone
October 29, 1874 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Leantine Moore
April 10, 1875 (Age 12 years)
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
Census June 8, 1880 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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 15, 1900 (Age 38 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth A Gragg
July 24, 1907 (Age 45 years)
Death of a fatherJudson Moore
January 27, 1911 (Age 48 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/
Death of a brotherJohn Boone Moore
January 16, 1926 (Age 63 years)
Death February 20, 1927 (Age 64 years)
Burial
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father
Judson Moore
Birth: June 13, 1833 — Burke, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 27, 1911 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
mother
Elizabeth A Gragg
Birth: April 5, 1830 46 40 — Burke, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 24, 1907 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: about 1852 —
8 years
elder brother
John Boone Moore
Birth: February 29, 1860 26 29 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 16, 1926 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
2 years
herself
Cornelia C Moore
Birth: June 1862 28 32 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 20, 1927 — Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States
13 years
younger sister
Mary Leantine Moore
Birth: April 10, 1875 41 45 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 20, 1949 — Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Judson Moore - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Moore, Judsonhead37MWFarmer1000700NC/
Moore, Elizawife40FWKeeping HouseNC//
Moore, Boon Json10MWAttended SchoolNC/
Moore, Cornelia Cdaughter7FWAt HomeNC

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Judson Moore - Household

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Moore, JudsonWM46headMFarmerNC
Moore, Eliza AWF50wifeMKeeping House//NCNCNC
Moore, John BWM20sonSFarm LabNCNCNC
Moore, Cornelia CWF18daughterSAt Home//NCNCNC
Moore, M LeantineWF7daughterS//NCNCNC

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Judson Moore - Household

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Moore, JudgsonheadWMJun183366M48NCNCNCFarmer0YYYOFF
Moore, Elizabeth AwifeWFApr183070M4863NCNCNCYYY
Moore, Cornelia CdaughterWFJun186237SNCNCNCNNY