The Shemwell Family

Harry Lindsey AreyAge: 67 years19001968

Name
Harry Lindsey Arey
Given names
Harry Lindsey
Surname
Arey
Birth November 11, 1900 44 42
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Ann “Anna” Smith
November 26, 1903 (Age 3 years)

Census April 15, 1910 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 15 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 16 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 17 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/
Census January 12, 1920 (Age 19 years)
Death of a fatherDougal Lindsay Arey
March 20, 1922 (Age 21 years)
Cause: Stroke
MarriageWreatha M WrightView this family
August 14, 1923 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 28 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
Census April 8, 1930 (Age 29 years)
MarriageLara Grace KluttzView this family
after 1930 (Age 29 years)

Death of a brotherErnest Cass Arey
June 20, 1934 (Age 33 years)
Death of a motherNancy Lugenia “Nannie” Shemwell
October 15, 1939 (Age 38 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Census April 19, 1940 (Age 39 years)
Death of a sisterLottie Coleman Arey
June 22, 1941 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death of a brotherWilliam Burton “Little Bert” Arey
March 19, 1950 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a brotherKerr Craige Arey
February 20, 1958 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death April 9, 1968 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Chestnut Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 27, 1877Rowan, North Carolina, United States
8 months
elder brother
Ernest Cass Arey
Birth: September 6, 1878 22 20Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 20, 1934Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
2 years
elder sister
6 years
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
Kerr Craige Arey
Birth: January 24, 1890 33 32Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 20, 1958Danville, Virginia, United States
3 years
elder sister
Phoebe Brown Arey
Birth: November 21, 1892 36 35North Carolina, United States
Death: January 15, 1986Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
3 years
elder brother
William Burton “Little Bert” Arey
Birth: April 21, 1896 40 38Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 19, 1950Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
5 years
himself
Harry Lindsey Arey
Birth: November 11, 1900 44 42Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 9, 1968Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States
Family with Wreatha M Wright - View this family
himself
Harry Lindsey Arey
Birth: November 11, 1900 44 42Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 9, 1968Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States
wife
Marriage: August 14, 1923Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States
Family with Lara Grace Kluttz - View this family
himself
Harry Lindsey Arey
Birth: November 11, 1900 44 42Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 9, 1968Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States
wife
Lara Grace Kluttz
Birth: September 9, 1906 37 31Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 14, 1984Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: after 1930

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Dougal Lindsay Arey - Household

Salisbury Rowan NC

NameRelationSexRaceAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYOIN/AEngLOccupationIndustryEmployEmNWksUEduHomeVetInfirm
Dougal L AreyheadMW54M32--NCNCNCFarmGeneral Farm
Nannie L AreywifeFW52M3286NCNCNC
Phoebe AreydaughterFW17S---NCNCNC
William B AreysonMW14S---NCNCNC
Harry L AreysonMW10S---NCNCNC

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Dougal Lindsay Arey - Household

Salisbury Rowan NC

NameRelationTenSexRaceAgeMCYOIN/AYONEduBPFBPMBPNLEng?OccupationIndustryEmploy
Dougal L AreyheadMW63MNCNCNC
Nannie L AreywifeFW62MNCNCNC
Harry L AreysonMW19SNCNCNC
Nancy HauserservantFB40WSCSCSCServantPrivate family

Notes: Lafayette St.

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Lugenia Shemwell - Household

Salisbury Rowan NC

NameRelationAssetsSexRaceAgeMCAgMEduBPFBPMBPNLYOIN/AEng?OccupationIndustryEmployVetWar
Nannie L AreyheadFW72W20NCNCNC
Harry L AreysonMW29D21NCNCNCBook keeperCotton Mill
Ida M Hallyounger sisterFW60W25NCNCNC
Marvin S HallnephewMW20S-NCNCNC
Sarah CookservantFB36W-SCSCSCCookPrivate family

Notes: Harry is divorced, Nannie - Ida are widowed, says Marvin is niece but male and he is a Thomas not a Hall. -b

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Harry Lindsey Arey - Household

Salisbury Rowan NC

NameRelationSexRaceAgeBPOccupationIndustry
Harry L AreyheadMW39NCSecretaryHosery Mill
Grace AreywifeFW33NCBook keeper Cotton Mill