The Shemwell Family

Angle RobyAge: 74 years19001975

Name
Angle Roby
Given names
Angle
Surname
Roby
Married name
Angle Knight
Birth July 8, 1900 26 36
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 9 years)
MarriageJohn KnightView this family
December 18, 1915 (Age 15 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
Birth of a son
#1
James Otis Knight
July 7, 1917 (Age 16 years)
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/
Birth of a daughter
#2
Emma Frances “Emmie” Knight
December 22, 1920 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Goldie Marie Knight
August 31, 1922 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 29 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 11, 1930 (Age 29 years)
Death of a fatherJames Henry Roby
November 15, 1931 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Savannah Evelyn Knight
June 22, 1932 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Edith Ellen Knight
October 8, 1935 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Iva Sue Knight
May 10, 1938 (Age 37 years)
Death of a daughterIva Sue Knight
May 10, 1938 (Age 37 years)
Census April 22, 1940 (Age 39 years)
Death of a motherEmma Jane Shemwell
April 12, 1944 (Age 43 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
Marriage of a childFloyd GregoryGoldie Marie KnightView this family
November 25, 1945 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childHansel Edward ProctorEmma Frances “Emmie” KnightView this family
before 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Cynthia Gaye “Cindy” Dewolff
July 26, 1958 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Karen Jean Renfroe
July 18, 1961 (Age 61 years)
Death of a granddaughterKaren Jean Renfroe
July 19, 1961 (Age 61 years)
Death of a daughterEdith Ellen Knight
February 6, 1969 (Age 68 years)
Death of a sonJames Otis Knight
May 3, 1973 (Age 72 years)
Death of a husbandJohn Knight
January 30, 1974 (Age 73 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 February 26, 1975 (Age 74 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maple Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
James Henry Roby
Birth: January 17, 1874 24 26Hamletsburg, Pope, Illinois, United States
Death: November 15, 1931Pope, Illinois, United States
mother
Emma Jane Shemwell
Birth: April 6, 1864 48 35Pope, Illinois, United States
Death: April 12, 1944Massac, Illinois, United States
Marriage: October 4, 1899Hamletsburg, Pope, Illinois, United States
9 months
herself
Family with John Knight - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 18, 1915Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States
19 months
son
James Otis Knight
Birth: July 7, 1917 26 16Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
Death: May 3, 1973Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States
4 years
daughter
Emma Frances “Emmie” Knight
Birth: December 22, 1920 29 20Missouri, United States
Death: February 23, 1985Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan, United States
20 months
daughter
Goldie Marie Knight
Birth: August 31, 1922 31 22Parma, New Madrid, Missouri, United States
Death: April 10, 2002Portageville, New Madrid, Missouri, United States
10 years
daughter
Savannah Evelyn Knight
Birth: June 22, 1932 41 31Missouri, United States
Death: July 20, 2001Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States
3 years
daughter
Edith Ellen Knight
Birth: October 8, 1935 44 35Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States
Death: February 6, 1969Argenta, Macon, Illinois, United States
3 years
daughter
Iva Sue Knight
Birth: May 10, 1938 47 37Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States
Death: May 10, 1938Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States

Angle Roby has 6 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Henry Roby - Household

1910 Long Prairie, Mississippi, Mo.

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Roby, HenryheadMW39M12ILKYILFarmerGeneral farm
Roby, EmmawifeFW41M1211MOMOMO
Roby, AngledaughterFW10SILILMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Knight - Household

Mills St. New Madrid, MO.

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
John KnightheadMW39M26MOMOMOLaborerLumber
Angle RobywifeFW28M16MOMOMO
James KnightsonMW13SMOMOMO
Frances KnightdaughterFW10SMOMOMO
Goldie KnightdaughterFW9SMOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Knight - Household

Little Prairie Pemiscot MO

NameRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchEdBPResFBPMBPFarmOccupationIndustryEmpWksIncVetWar
John KnightheadMW50M1KYLaborerWPA Road Construction
Angle RobywifeFW39M3IL
James KnightsonMW22S5MOLaborerSaw Mill
Savannah KnightdaughterFW7MMO
Edith KnightdaughterFW4SMO