The Shemwell Family

Clara Vickers ElliottAge: 45 years19041949

Name
Clara Vickers Elliott
Given names
Clara Vickers
Surname
Elliott
Also known as
Dorothy Elliott
Married name
Clara Vickers Armstrong
Birth June 5, 1904 48 23
Marriage of parentsJudge Thomas Ireland ElliottCorrine Bruce VickersView this family
estimated 1904

Census April 22, 1910 (Age 5 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherHarrison Wilson Vickers
June 5, 1911 (Age 7 years)
Death of a fatherJudge Thomas Ireland Elliott
December 5, 1915 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 11 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 12 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 13 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 13, 1920 (Age 15 years)
Death of a motherCorrine Bruce Vickers
December 5, 1921 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 25 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 11, 1930 (Age 25 years)
MarriageJ Gillespie ArmstrongView this family
June 8, 1931 (Age 27 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherJane Barber Yates “Jennie” Shemwell
January 6, 1935 (Age 30 years)
Cause: Attack of Indigestion
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 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 28, 1949 (Age 45 years)
Cause of death: Cancer
Cremation October 31, 1949 (3 days after death)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Judge Thomas Ireland Elliott
Birth: December 25, 1855Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Death: December 5, 1915Baltimore, Maryland, United States
mother
Corrine Bruce Vickers
Birth: February 1881 35 29Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States
Death: December 5, 1921Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Marriage: estimated 1904
5 months
herself
Clara Vickers Elliott
Birth: June 5, 1904 48 23Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Death: October 28, 1949Ardmore, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Family with J Gillespie Armstrong - View this family
husband
herself
Clara Vickers Elliott
Birth: June 5, 1904 48 23Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Death: October 28, 1949Ardmore, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage: June 8, 1931Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Clara Vickers Elliott has 5 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Judge Thomas Ireland Elliott - Household

2026 M Royal Terrace Baltimore, Maryland

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Elliott, Thomas LheadMW50M16MDMDMDJudge
Elliott, Corrine VwifeFW29M1611MDMDMD
Elliott, Clara VdaughterFW5SMDMDMD
Davis, MaryservantFB23M1200VAVAVAservant

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Ella Culbreth - Household

Albion Hotel - Cathedrial St. Baltimore, Maryland

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Culbreth, EllaheadFW69SMDMDDEManagerAlbion Hotel
Elliott, Corrine BboarderFW38WdMDMDMD
Elliott, Clara VdaughterFW15SMDMDMD

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Sidney Thruston Manning - Household

303 Edgevale Road Baltimore, Maryland

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Manning, Sidney TheadMW62M132MDMDMDDistrict ManagerFire Prevention
Manning, Jane VwifeFW52M121MDMDMD
Elliott, Clara VnieceFW25SMDMDMDTeacherPrivate School

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - J Gillespie Armstrong - Household

3112 0 Street Washington, District of Columbia

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Armstrong, J GillespieheadMW39MVARAnne ArundelMDClergymanChurch
Armstrong, Vickers CXwifeFW35MMDRAnne ArundelMD