The Shemwell Family

Clingman Elijah TrivettAge: 88 years18751964

Name
Clingman Elijah Trivett
Given names
Clingman Elijah
Surname
Trivett
Birth March 5, 1875 26 25
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a sisterNancy Fidella Trivett
August 16, 1879 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterSarah E Trivett
October 19, 1882 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterNaomi Emeline Trivett
November 12, 1884 (Age 9 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherNancy L Watson
about 1885 (Age 9 years)
Death of a motherMary E Greene
December 30, 1886 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Conley Greene
about 1889 (Age 13 years)
MarriageFlorence Louanna GreeneView this family
April 8, 1896 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Chester Courtney Trivett
August 24, 1897 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 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
#2
Hettie Sophia Trivett
June 30, 1899 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Jotham Setzer Trivett
August 12, 1902 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Ven Vaughn Trivett
December 25, 1904 (Age 29 years)
Death of a sisterSarah E Trivett
May 25, 1909 (Age 34 years)

Birth of a daughter
#5
Louanna May Trivett
April 18, 1914 (Age 39 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 40 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 41 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 42 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 54 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 of a fatherFinley Patterson Trivett
February 24, 1937 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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 sisterNancy Fidella Trivett
October 28, 1950 (Age 75 years)
Burial of a sisterNancy Fidella Trivett
October 29, 1950 (Age 75 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Stony Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 74 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 70 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 February 21, 1964 (Age 88 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1871
14 months
elder sister
3 years
himself
4 years
younger sister
Nancy Fidella Trivett
Birth: August 16, 1879 30 29Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 28, 1950North Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
Naomi Emeline Trivett
Birth: November 12, 1884 35 34Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 18, 1978Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Family with Florence Louanna Greene - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: April 8, 1896Watauga, North Carolina, United States
17 months
son
Chester Courtney Trivett
Birth: August 24, 1897 22 17Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 1985Harford, Maryland, United States
22 months
daughter
Hettie Sophia Trivett
Birth: June 30, 1899 24 19Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 25, 1990Harford, Maryland, United States
3 years
son
Jotham Setzer Trivett
Birth: August 12, 1902 27 22Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 1985Baltimore, Maryland, United States
2 years
son
Ven Vaughn Trivett
Birth: December 25, 1904 29 24Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 27, 2004Baltimore, Maryland, United States
9 years
daughter