The Shemwell Family

Rosella “Rose” BlackAge: 85 years18701956

Name
Rosella “Rose” Black
Given names
Rosella
Surname
Black
Married name
Rosella Ellis
Nickname
Rose
Nickname
Rosa
Birth October 16, 1870
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 7 years)

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 27 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
MarriageBeverly Belmont EllisView this family
December 9, 1909 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 45 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 46 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 47 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 13, 1920 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 58 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 3, 1930 (Age 59 years)
Census April 6, 1940 (Age 69 years)
Death of a husbandBeverly Belmont Ellis
December 12, 1944 (Age 74 years)
Cause: Carcinoma of the throat
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 71 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
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 79 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 75 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 June 11, 1956 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Family with Beverly Belmont Ellis - View this family
husband
Beverly Belmont Ellis
Birth: October 17, 1863 38 28Tennessee, United States
Death: December 12, 1944Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
herself
Rosella “Rose” Black
Birth: October 16, 1870Tennessee, United States
Death: June 11, 1956Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: December 9, 1909Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Beverly Belmont Ellis - Household

Memphis & Summerville Road Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Ellis, BeverlyheadMW58MTNTNTNCarpenterHouse
Ellis, RosewifeFW49MTNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Beverly Belmont Ellis - Household

Somerville Road Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Ellis, Beverly BheadMW68MTNVAUSRetired
Ellis, RosawifeFW57MTNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Beverly Belmont Ellis - Household

Main Street Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Ellis, Beverly BheadMW78MTNSame House
Ellis, RosellaXwifeFW69MTNSame House