The Shemwell Family

Callie B NicholsAge: 78 years18751954

Name
Callie B Nichols
Given names
Callie B
Surname
Nichols
Married name
Callie B Combs
Birth July 2, 1875 31 21
Marriage of parentsLemuel Aldrich NicholsMaluva Paralee “Lulu” HollandView this family
calculated 1875

Death of a maternal grandmotherAgnes Ellen Wimpey
February 26, 1876 (Age 7 months)
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 brotherLemuel Aldridge Nichols
October 11, 1881 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherJasper W Nichols
calculated 1891 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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
MarriageAlfred Judson “Fred” CombsView this family
December 31, 1907 (Age 32 years)

Death of a maternal grandfatherNathaniel Walker Holland
September 7, 1908 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Edmond Nichols Combs
September 7, 1909 (Age 34 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 34 years)
Death of a husbandAlfred Judson “Fred” Combs
December 22, 1913 (Age 38 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/
Census January 12, 1920 (Age 44 years)
Death of a fatherLemuel Aldrich Nichols
March 7, 1925 (Age 49 years)
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
Census April 16, 1930 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Alfred Edmond Combs
August 21, 1936 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Mary Ellen Combs
April 22, 1938 (Age 62 years)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 64 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 motherMaluva Paralee “Lulu” Holland
1946 (Age 70 years)
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 March 28, 1954 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: South Macon Township Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: calculated 1875
6 months
herself
Callie B Nichols
Birth: July 2, 1875 31 21Shobonier, Fayette, Illinois, United States
Death: March 28, 1954Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
6 years
younger brother
10 years
younger brother
Family with Alfred Judson “Fred” Combs - View this family
husband
Alfred Judson “Fred” Combs
Birth: June 14, 1874Elkhart, Logan, Illinois, United States
Death: December 22, 1913Haskell, Haskell, Texas, United States
herself
Callie B Nichols
Birth: July 2, 1875 31 21Shobonier, Fayette, Illinois, United States
Death: March 28, 1954Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Marriage: December 31, 1907
20 months
son
Edmond Nichols Combs
Birth: September 7, 1909 35 34Haskell, Haskell, Texas, United States
Death: March 13, 1977Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States

Callie B Nichols has 19 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Alfred Judson Combs - Household

Matthews Haskell, Haskell, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Combs, A JheadMW35M12ILInINManagerTelephone Co.
Combs, CalliewifeFW33M1211ILILKY
Combs, EdmondsonMW4mSTXILIL

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Lemuel Aldrich Nickols - Household

559 West Colorado Street Decatur, Macon, Illinois

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Nichols, Lemuel AheadMW76MILVAKY
Nichols, Lulu PwifeFW65MKYKYKY
Combs, Callie BdaughterFW44WILILKY
Combs, Edmond NgrandsonMW10STXILIL

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Callie Nickols - Household

559 West Colorado Decatur, Macon, Illinois

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Nickols, CallieheadFW54WdILILKY
Combs, EdmondsonMW20STXILIL
Nichols, Malura PmotherFW75WdKYKYKY
Hull, Lilliesister(mothers)FW68WdKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Callie B Nichols - Household

559 West Colorado Street Decatur, Macon, Illinois

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Combs, Callie EheadFW64WILSame Place
Nichols, Maluva EmotherFW85WKYSame Place
Nichols, Lemuel AbrotherMW58DILSame Place