The Shemwell Family

Herbert Finch HarrisAge: 56 years18841941

Name
Herbert Finch Harris
Given names
Herbert Finch
Surname
Harris
Birth May 15, 1884 27 22
Birth of a sisterRoberta Mae “Bertie” Harris
December 17, 1887 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterLula M Harris
December 1889 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherZebulon Vance Harris
November 10, 1896 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 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 32 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 33 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 45 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 sisterRoberta Mae “Bertie” Harris
August 4, 1932 (Age 48 years)
Death of a motherDora Elizabeth Shemwell
August 13, 1935 (Age 51 years)
Note: Says father was Thomas
Death of a fatherJulius Kerr Harris
May 21, 1939 (Age 55 years)
Death of a brotherZebulon Vance Harris
December 8, 1940 (Age 56 years)
Death January 4, 1941 (Age 56 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: June 11, 1878Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
elder sister
Margaret L “Maggie” Harris
Birth: December 20, 1880 23 18Trinity, Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 28, 1954Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, United States
3 years
himself
Herbert Finch Harris
Birth: May 15, 1884 27 22Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 4, 1941Enderlin, Ransom, North Dakota, United States
-1 months
elder sister
Rona Pearl Harris
Birth: April 23, 1884 27 22Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 3, 1973Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
4 years
younger sister
Roberta Mae “Bertie” Harris
Birth: December 17, 1887 30 25Trinity, Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 4, 1932Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
2 years
younger sister
Lula M Harris
Birth: December 1889 32 27Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death:
7 years
younger brother
Zebulon Vance Harris
Birth: November 10, 1896 39 34Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 8, 1940North Carolina, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Julius Kerr Harris - Household

Trinity, Randolph, North Carolina

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Harris, Julius KheadWMJan185744M22NCNCNCFarmer
Harris, Dora EwifeWFFeb186235M2266NCNCNC
Harris, Maggie LdaughterWFDec188019SNCNCNC
Harris, Herbert FsonWMMay188218SNCNCNCDay laborer
Harris, Pearl NdaughterWFApr188416SNCNCNC
Harris, Bertie MdaughterWFDec188613SNCNCNC
Harris, Lula MdaughterWFDec188910SNCNCNC
Harris, VancesonWMNov18945SNCNCNC
Harris, Otho WfatherWM183070WdNCNCNCCapitolist