The Shemwell Family

Zebulon Vance HarrisAge: 44 years18961940

Name
Zebulon Vance Harris
Given names
Zebulon Vance
Surname
Harris
Birth November 10, 1896 39 34
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 months)
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 3 years)
Census May 18, 1910 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 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 20 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 21 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 8, 1920 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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 10, 1930 (Age 33 years)
Death of a sisterRoberta Mae “Bertie” Harris
August 4, 1932 (Age 35 years)
Death of a motherDora Elizabeth Shemwell
August 13, 1935 (Age 38 years)
Note: Says father was Thomas
Death of a fatherJulius Kerr Harris
May 21, 1939 (Age 42 years)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 43 years)
Death December 8, 1940 (Age 44 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Trinity Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
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
elder 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
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
elder 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
elder sister
Lula M Harris
Birth: December 1889 32 27Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death:
7 years
himself
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

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Julius Kerr Harris - Household

Trinity, Randolph, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Harris, JuliusheadMW64MNCNCNCFarmer
Harris, Dora EwifeFW55MNCNCNC
Harris, Lula MdaughterFW24SNCNCNC
Harris, VancesonMW22SNCNCNCFarmer

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Julius Kerr Harris - Household

North Main Street Trinity, Randolph, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Harris, Julius KheadMW73M23NCNCNC
Harris, Dora EwifeFW64M14NCNCNC
Harris, VancesonMW28SNCNCNCFarmingGeneral 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