The Shemwell Family

Rona Pearl HarrisAge: 88 years18841973

Name
Rona Pearl Harris
Given names
Rona Pearl
Surname
Harris
Birth April 23, 1884 27 22
Birth of a brotherHerbert Finch Harris
May 15, 1884 (Age 22 days)
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)
Marriage
Never Married

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)
Census May 18, 1910 (Age 26 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)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 55 years)
Death of a brotherZebulon Vance Harris
December 8, 1940 (Age 56 years)
Death of a brotherHerbert Finch Harris
January 4, 1941 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 65 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 sisterMargaret L “Maggie” Harris
February 28, 1954 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 61 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 3, 1973 (Age 88 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Trinity Cemetery
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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
younger brother
Herbert Finch Harris
Birth: May 15, 1884 27 22Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 4, 1941Enderlin, Ransom, North Dakota, United States
-1 months
herself
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

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Julius Kerr Harris - Household

Trinity, Randolph, North Carolina

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Harris, Julius KheadMW53M31NCNCNCFarmerGeneral farming
Harris, Dora EwifeFW46M3166NCNCNC
Harris, PearldaughterFW24SNCNCNCSeamstressAt Home
Harris, LuladaughterFW20SNCNCNC
Harris, VancesonMW15SNCNCNCFarm laborerHome farm

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Rona Pearl Harris - Household

Trinity, Randolph, North Carolina

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Harris, Miss PearlXheadFW51SNCsame house
Harris, Vanceyounger brotherMW43SNCsame house