Ida May ShemwellAge: 85 years1869–1954
- Name
- Ida May Shemwell
- Given names
- Ida May
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Ida May Hall
- Married name
- Ida May Thomas
 Birth | January 1869 44 39 |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Death of a brother | John L Shemwell before 1870 (Age 12 months) Note: Missing from 1870 & 1880 census records, presumed death. -b |
 Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 17 months) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas D Shemwell October 2, 1872 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a mother | Catharine Reed November 10, 1873 (Age 4 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. — Nancy Ann “Anna” Smith — View this family April 28, 1875 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a brother | James A Shemwell May 23, 1875 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 9 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a brother | William A Shemwell December 31, 1888 (Age 19 years) Note: Near Fate |
| Death of a father | Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. June 5, 1890 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Christopher Maxy Hall — View this family December 10, 1894 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | James Reid Hall August 31, 1895 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 29 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 |
| Death of a husband | Christopher Maxy Hall March 24, 1900 (Age 31 years) |
| Census | June 13, 1900 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Lilly Shemwell January 30, 1903 (Age 34 years) |
| Marriage | John Risden Thomas — View this family July 21, 1904 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Phillip Thomas 1905 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a son | Phillip Thomas 1906 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Marvin Shemwell Thomas May 25, 1908 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a husband | John Risden Thomas May 22, 1915 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 47 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 48 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 49 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 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Charles B Hall May 28, 1922 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 60 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 8, 1930 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Jack Reid Hall September 9, 1934 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Lugenia “Nannie” Shemwell October 15, 1939 (Age 70 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Census | April 20, 1940 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 72 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 81 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 77 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 | May 2, 1954 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Chestnut Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. Birth: April 17, 1824 34 23 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: June 5, 1890 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Catharine Reed Birth: October 28, 1829 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 10, 1873 — North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1845 — |
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21 months elder sister |
Lucinda Jane Shemwell Birth: October 11, 1846 22 16 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: July 19, 1865 — North Carolina, United States |
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8 years elder sister |
Sarah Lilly Shemwell Birth: December 24, 1854 30 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: January 30, 1903 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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10 months elder brother |
James A Shemwell Birth: October 18, 1855 31 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: May 23, 1875 — North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Nancy Lugenia “Nannie” Shemwell Birth: November 12, 1857 33 28 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: October 15, 1939 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
John L Shemwell Birth: estimated December 1859 35 30 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: before 1870 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Thomas D Shemwell Birth: July 9, 1862 38 32 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: October 2, 1872 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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6 years elder brother |
William A Shemwell Birth: 1867 42 37 — North Carolina, United States Death: December 31, 1888 — Rockwall, Texas, United States |
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2 years herself |
Ida May Shemwell Birth: January 1869 44 39 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: May 2, 1954 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| Father’s family with Nancy Ann “Anna” Smith |
| father |
Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. Birth: April 17, 1824 34 23 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: June 5, 1890 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| step-mother |
Nancy Ann “Anna” Smith Birth: December 21, 1830 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 26, 1903 |
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Marriage: April 28, 1875 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Christopher Maxy Hall |
| husband |
Christopher Maxy Hall Birth: December 25, 1867 — North Carolina, United States Death: March 24, 1900 — North Carolina, United States |
| herself |
Ida May Shemwell Birth: January 1869 44 39 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: May 2, 1954 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: December 10, 1894 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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9 months son |
James Reid Hall Birth: August 31, 1895 27 26 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: October 1, 1956 — Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with John Risden Thomas |
| husband |
John Risden Thomas Birth: March 7, 1849 — North Carolina, United States Death: May 22, 1915 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| herself |
Ida May Shemwell Birth: January 1869 44 39 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: May 2, 1954 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: July 21, 1904 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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17 months son |
Phillip Thomas Birth: 1905 55 36 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: 1906 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years son |
Marvin Shemwell Thomas Birth: May 25, 1908 59 39 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: April 8, 1993 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| John Risden Thomas + Elizabeth B Rideoutte |
| husband |
John Risden Thomas Birth: March 7, 1849 — North Carolina, United States Death: May 22, 1915 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Elizabeth B Rideoutte Birth: August 1851 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| step-daughter |
Ethel Thomas Birth: 1890 40 38 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Shemwell - Household
Providence, Rowan, NC Alexander Shemwell
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Shemwell - Household
Page 13, District 2, Enum Dist. 245 Providence, Rowan, N.C
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Ida May Shemwell - Household
Inniss Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John R Thomas - Household
Salisbury Rowan NC
Notes: Says John has 4 children - 3 living - both are 2nd Marriage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Ida May Shemwell - Household
508 E Lafayette Street Salisbury Rowan NC
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Lugenia Shemwell - Household
Salisbury Rowan NC
Notes: Harry is divorced, Nannie - Ida are widowed, says Marvin is niece but male and he is a Thomas not a Hall. -b |