The Shemwell Family

Nannie Mae MaleyAge: 96 years18781974

Name
Nannie Mae Maley
Given names
Nannie Mae
Surname
Maley
Married name
Nannie Mae Leonard
Birth May 5, 1878 37 46
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
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 2 years)
Religious marriageCyrillus Cicero “Riley” LeonardView this family
October 23, 1895 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
June Beulah Leonard
September 18, 1896 (Age 18 years)
Death of a brotherRobert C Maley
January 28, 1897 (Age 18 years)
Death of a fatherJesse H Maley
July 29, 1897 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 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
Death of a motherCharlotte Jane Shemwell
May 27, 1899 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Joseph Hugh Leonard
June 5, 1899 (Age 21 years)
Census June 19, 1900 (Age 22 years)
Death of a brotherJohn L Maley
November 28, 1901 (Age 23 years)

Death of a half-brotherWalter William Owen
January 14, 1904 (Age 25 years)

Birth of a son
#3
Willie Vestal Leonard
November 26, 1908 (Age 30 years)
Census April 19, 1910 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Titus Dermont Leonard
November 5, 1910 (Age 32 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Lala Evelyn Conrad
August 6, 1918 (Age 40 years)
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
Birth of a daughter
#5
Ella May Leonard
December 25, 1918 (Age 40 years)
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 January 15, 1920 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Etna Mae Conrad
July 1, 1920 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childJoseph Hugh LeonardJulia Ann AustinView this family
December 8, 1920 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Edith Joyce Leonard
November 5, 1921 (Age 43 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 13, 1930 (Age 51 years)
Death of a husbandCyrillus Cicero “Riley” Leonard
August 31, 1932 (Age 54 years)
Death of a half-brotherSylvester Lee Owen
August 1, 1938 (Age 60 years)
Census April 17, 1940 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Jerry Wayne Morris
July 22, 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
Census April 4, 1950 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 71 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 daughterJune Beulah Leonard
May 11, 1963 (Age 85 years)
Death of a sonWillie Vestal Leonard
February 10, 1969 (Age 90 years)
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 December 12, 1974 (Age 96 years)
Cause of death: Uremia, metastatic adenocarcinoma of colon
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pilgrim Reformed Church
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 29, 1866Davidson, North Carolina, United States
11 months
elder brother
4 years
elder brother
Edward H F Maley
Birth: August 1870 30 38North Carolina, United States
Death:
4 years
elder brother
Robert C Maley
Birth: October 16, 1874 34 42North Carolina, United States
Death: January 28, 1897North Carolina, United States
4 years
herself
Mother’s family with Casper A Owen - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: November 6, 1852Davidson, North Carolina, United States
4 years
half-brother
3 years
half-brother
Family with Cyrillus Cicero “Riley” Leonard - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: October 23, 1895Davidson, North Carolina, United States
11 months
daughter
June Beulah Leonard
Birth: September 18, 1896 26 18Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 11, 1963Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
son
Joseph Hugh Leonard
Birth: June 5, 1899 28 21Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 20, 1984Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
10 years
son
Willie Vestal Leonard
Birth: November 26, 1908 38 30Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 10, 1969Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
23 months
son
Titus Dermont Leonard
Birth: November 5, 1910 40 32Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 14, 2003Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
8 years
daughter
Ella May Leonard
Birth: December 25, 1918 48 40Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 7, 2008Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Jesse H Maley - Household

Cotton Grove, Davidson, NC

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Jess H MaleyWM40headMFarmerNCNCNC
Charlotte J MaleyWF46wifeMKeeping HouseNCNCNC
S L OwenWM23step sonMAt CollegeNCNCNC
Walter W OwenWM20step sonSAt CollegeNCNCNC
John L MaleyWM13sonSWork on FarmNCNCNC
Edward H F MaleyWM10sonSNCNCNC
Robert C MaleyWM7sonSNCNCNC
Nanny M MaleyWF2daughterSNCNCNC

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Cicero C “Riley” Leonard - Household

Lexington, Davidson, NC

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Leonard, Cicero CheadWMJul187029M5NCNCNCCarpenter
Leonard, Nanny MwifeWFMay187822M522NCNCNC
Leonard, BeulahdaughterWFSep18963SNCNCNC
Leonard, Joseph HsonWMJune189911mSNCNCNC

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Cicero C “Riley” Leonard - Household

Greensboro Rd. Lexington, Davidson, NC

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Leonard, Cicero CheadMW39M114NCNCNCFarmHome farm
Leonard, Nanny MwifeFW31M11433NCNCNC
Leonard, June BdaughterFW13SNCNCNC
Leonard, Joseph HsonMW11SNCNCNC
Leonard, Willie VsonMW2SNCNCNC

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Cicero C “Riley” Leonard - Household

Granstorm Rd Lexington, Davidson, NC

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Leonard, C CheadMW49MNCNCNCFarmerfarming
Leonard, Nanny MwifeFW41MNCNCNC
Leonard, J HughsonMW20SNCNCNCClerkPower Company
Leonard, WilliesonMW12SNCNCNC
Leonard, TitussonMW9SNCNCNC
Leonard, Ella MaedaughterFW1MNCNCNC

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Nannie Mae Maley - Household

Old U.S. Highway 70 Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Leonard, Nannie MheadFW71WdNCSales ClerkRetail 5 & 10 store
Leonard, Titus DsonMW36NevNCClassified ManagerDaily Newspaper