The Shemwell Family

Willie Gertrude CarterAge: 71 years18781949

Name
Willie Gertrude Carter
Given names
Willie Gertrude
Surname
Carter
Married name
Willie Gertrude Clardy
Birth January 2, 1878
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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
MarriageThomas Morton ClardyView this family
November 20, 1904 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Constance LaRue Clardy
January 10, 1906 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Maurice Darrell Clardy
February 13, 1909 (Age 31 years)
Census April 22, 1910 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Cook Martin Clardy
March 28, 1912 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Dorothy Elizabeth Clardy
October 18, 1915 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 37 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 38 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 39 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 February 12, 1920 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Frances Corneal Clardy
June 7, 1922 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
William Morton Shrader
March 24, 1926 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Carl Michael “Mickey” Shrader
September 21, 1928 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 51 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 22, 1930 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Patsy Ann Shrader
March 16, 1932 (Age 54 years)
Death of a husbandThomas Morton Clardy
November 22, 1937 (Age 59 years)
Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Burial of a husbandThomas Morton Clardy
November 23, 1937 (Age 59 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Powell Cemetery
Birth of a grandson
#4
Lowry Hillman Shrader
March 23, 1941 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 67 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 March 18, 1949 (Age 71 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Powell Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage:
herself
Family with Thomas Morton Clardy - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 20, 1904Stewart, Tennessee, United States
14 months
daughter
3 years
son
Maurice Darrell Clardy
Birth: February 13, 1909 50 31Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 28, 1987Muldraugh, Meade, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
Cook Martin Clardy
Birth: March 28, 1912 53 34Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 16, 1999Muldraugh, Meade, Kentucky, United States
4 years
daughter
Dorothy Elizabeth Clardy
Birth: October 18, 1915 56 37Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 24, 2005Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
7 years
daughter
Frances Corneal Clardy
Birth: June 7, 1922 63 44Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 19, 2011Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Thomas Morton Clardy + Nannie Electra Killebrew - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: December 28, 1886Stewart, Tennessee, United States
1 year
step-daughter
Bessie Geneva Clardy
Birth: December 21, 1887 29 26Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 25, 1975Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
step-son
Joseph Samuel “Joe” Clardy
Birth: October 21, 1890 31 29Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 17, 1961Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
4 years
step-daughter
Willie May Clardy
Birth: July 15, 1894 35 33Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 10, 1932Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
6 years
step-daughter

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Morton Clardy - Household

District 3, Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Clardy, Tom MheadMW51M25TNVATNHome farm
Clardy, Willie GwifeFW32M1532KYKYTN
Clardy, Joe SsonMW20STNTNTNFarm laborer
Clardy, Esther AdaughterFW10STNTNTN
Clardy, Luru CsonMW4 years 2 monthsSTNTNKY
Clardy, Morris DsonMW1 year 2 monthsSTNTNKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Morton Clardy - Household

District 3, Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Clardy, Thomas headMW61MTNVATNFarmer
Clardy, Willie GwifeFW41MKYKYKY
Clardy, LaruthdaughterFW13STNTNKY
Clardy, MorrissonMW10STNTNKY
Clardy, CooksonMW7STNTNKY
Clardy, DorthydaughterFW4 years 2 monthsSTNTNKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Morton Clardy - Household

District 5, Trigg, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Clardy, Tom MheadMW71M50TNVATNFarmer
Clardy, Willie GwifeFW52M26KYKYTN
Clardy, Morris sonMW21STNTNKYFarmer
Clardy, CooksonMW17STNTNKYLaborer
Clardy, DorothydaughterFW14STNTNKY