The Shemwell Family

Carrie Belle EllisAge: 66 years18951961

Name
Carrie Belle Ellis
Given names
Carrie Belle
Surname
Ellis
Married name
Carrie Belle Lurry
Birth September 23, 1895 28 23
MarriageGeorge Webb LurryView this family
unknown

Birth of a sisterLola W Ellis
July 1898 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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 6, 1900 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherPembroke Somerset “Pem” Ellis
February 16, 1901 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Lola Lucile Lurry
1916 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 20 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 21 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 22 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/
Birth of a son
#2
Lt. Dhalma Ellis Lurry
February 1, 1921 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 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
Marriage of a childLt. Dhalma Ellis LurryAnne Cecil ScottView this family
September 20, 1941 (Age 45 years)
Death of a sonLt. Dhalma Ellis Lurry
June 15, 1944 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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
Death of a motherPearl Bond
February 28, 1946 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 54 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 fatherDhalma Beloate Ellis
January 17, 1955 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 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 October 29, 1961 (Age 66 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Dhalma Beloate Ellis
Birth: January 5, 1867 44 24Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 17, 1955Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
mother
Pearl Bond
Birth: October 11, 1871Tennessee, United States
Death: February 28, 1946Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Marriage:
herself
Carrie Belle Ellis
Birth: September 23, 1895 28 23Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 29, 1961Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Lola W Ellis
Birth: July 1898 31 26Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death:
Family with George Webb Lurry - View this family
husband
herself
Carrie Belle Ellis
Birth: September 23, 1895 28 23Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 29, 1961Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Marriage:
daughter
Lola Lucile Lurry
Birth: 1916 22 20Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: 1965Shelby, Tennessee, United States
5 years
son
Lt. Dhalma Ellis Lurry
Birth: February 1, 1921 27 25Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 15, 1944Abadan, Iran

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Dhalma Beloate Ellis - Household

Stage Road Shelby, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Ellis, Dhalma BheadWMJan186733M6TNVATNFarmer
Ellis, PearlwifeWFOct187128M622TNTNTN
Ellis, Carrie BdaughterWFSep18954STNTNTN
Ellis, Lola WdaughterWFJul18981STNTNTN