The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	January 9, 1859 28 24 Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a sister	Mary Louise Coffey November 12, 1859 (Age 10 months) Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 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 brother	Henry Kelly “Caleb” Coffey August 24, 1861 (Age 2 years) Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a sister	Martha Eva Coffey calculated 1863 (Age 3 years) Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Death of a father	James Asbury Coffey November 1864 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event	American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 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 of a parent	Alexander Haley Davis — Chaney Elvira “Clannie” Gragg — View this family September 13, 1866 (Age 7 years) Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 7 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 7 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a half-sister	Isabelle Davis April 5, 1868 (Age 9 years) Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 9 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	calculated 1870 (Age 10 years) Caldwell, North Carolina, United States

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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 Chaney Elvira “Clannie” Gragg William S Coffey Mary Louise Coffey Henry Kelly “Caleb” Coffey Martha Eva Coffey James Asbury Coffey Birth: October 30, 1830 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: November 1864
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elisha Gragg Larry Leonard Gragg Family with spouse Alexander Haley Davis Isabelle Davis Enoch J Davis Willard Sylvester Davis Alexander Boone Davis Family with spouse James Asbury Coffey William S Coffey Mary Louise Coffey Henry Kelly “Caleb” Coffey Martha Eva Coffey Chaney Elvira “Clannie” Gragg Birth: February 6, 1834 29 26 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: February 15, 1923 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: October 19, 1858 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
3 months himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree William S Coffey Birth: January 9, 1859 28 24 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: calculated 1870 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
10 months younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Mary Louise Coffey Birth: November 12, 1859 29 25 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: March 3, 1924 — Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
21 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Henry Kelly “Caleb” Coffey Birth: August 24, 1861 30 27 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: July 21, 1911 — Mulberry, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Martha Eva Coffey Birth: calculated 1863 32 28 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: calculated 1893 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States

Mother’s family with Elisha Gragg - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Chaney Elvira “Clannie” Gragg Larry Leonard Gragg Elisha Gragg Birth: calculated 1830 — North Carolina, United States Death: calculated 1858 — North Carolina, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elisha Gragg Larry Leonard Gragg Family with spouse Alexander Haley Davis Isabelle Davis Enoch J Davis Willard Sylvester Davis Alexander Boone Davis Family with spouse James Asbury Coffey William S Coffey Mary Louise Coffey Henry Kelly “Caleb” Coffey Martha Eva Coffey Chaney Elvira “Clannie” Gragg Birth: February 6, 1834 29 26 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: February 15, 1923 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: calculated 1857 — North Carolina, United States
13 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Larry Leonard Gragg Birth: February 5, 1858 28 23 — North Carolina, United States Death: July 25, 1909 — North Carolina, United States

Mother’s family with Alexander Haley Davis - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Chaney Elvira “Clannie” Gragg Isabelle Davis Enoch J Davis Willard Sylvester Davis Alexander Boone Davis Alexander Haley Davis Birth: about 1821 — North Carolina, United States Death:
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elisha Gragg Larry Leonard Gragg Family with spouse Alexander Haley Davis Isabelle Davis Enoch J Davis Willard Sylvester Davis Alexander Boone Davis Family with spouse James Asbury Coffey William S Coffey Mary Louise Coffey Henry Kelly “Caleb” Coffey Martha Eva Coffey Chaney Elvira “Clannie” Gragg Birth: February 6, 1834 29 26 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: February 15, 1923 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: September 13, 1866 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
19 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Isabelle Davis Birth: April 5, 1868 47 34 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: January 21, 1949 — Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
5 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Enoch J Davis Birth: about 1872 51 37 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: May 31, 1945 — Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
2 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Willard Sylvester Davis Birth: March 15, 1874 53 40 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: December 5, 1927 — Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
18 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Alexander Boone Davis Birth: August 1875 54 41 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death:

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	James Asbury Coffey 1830–1864
mother Parents Enoch Gragg Rebecca “Becky” Estes	Chaney Elvira “Clannie” Gragg 1834–1923
himself Family (none)	William S Coffey 1859–1870
younger sister Family (none)	Mary Louise Coffey 1859–1924
younger brother Family (none)	Henry Kelly “Caleb” Coffey 1861–1911
younger sister Family (none)	Martha Eva Coffey 1863–1893
Mother’s family with Elisha Gragg
step-father Parents (unknown)	Elisha Gragg 1830–1858
mother Parents Enoch Gragg Rebecca “Becky” Estes	Chaney Elvira “Clannie” Gragg 1834–1923
half-brother Family (none)	Larry Leonard Gragg 1858–1909
Mother’s family with Alexander Haley Davis
step-father Parents (unknown)	Alexander Haley Davis 1821–
mother Parents Enoch Gragg Rebecca “Becky” Estes	Chaney Elvira “Clannie” Gragg 1834–1923
half-sister Family (none)	Isabelle Davis 1868–1949
half-brother Family (none)	Enoch J Davis 1872–1945
half-brother Family (none)	Willard Sylvester Davis 1874–1927
half-brother Family (none)	Alexander Boone Davis 1875–