The Shemwell Family

Nancy Ellen Jane MillerAge: 103 years18731976

Name
Nancy Ellen Jane Miller
Given names
Nancy Ellen Jane
Surname
Miller
Married name
Nancy Ellen Jane Freeman
Birth July 18, 1873
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 4 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageJames William FreemanView this family
August 13, 1891 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Ellis Erasmus Freeman
October 17, 1894 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 24 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 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Grace May “Gracie” Freeman
May 27, 1908 (Age 34 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 42 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 43 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 44 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 20, 1920 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Charles William “Bill” Freeman
about 1921 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Thomas Leslie “Tom” Freeman
September 6, 1922 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
John Wesley Freeman
September 6, 1922 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Ray Jack Freeman
December 20, 1924 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Robert Lane “Bob” Freeman
December 20, 1924 (Age 51 years)
Death of a husbandJames William Freeman
February 8, 1929 (Age 55 years)
Cause: Angina Pectosis
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Freeman
September 16, 1929 (Age 56 years)
Death of a granddaughterFreeman
October 16, 1929 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 56 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 18, 1930 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Delbert E Freeman
about 1932 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Jack Watts
January 19, 1939 (Age 65 years)
Death of a sonEllis Erasmus Freeman
March 28, 1939 (Age 65 years)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Elizabeth Ann “Beth” Watts
September 14, 1940 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 68 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 76 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 grandsonThomas Leslie “Tom” Freeman
February 21, 1955 (Age 81 years)
Death of a grandsonRobert Lane “Bob” Freeman
September 26, 1958 (Age 85 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 72 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 August 31, 1976 (Age 103 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Roller Cemetery
Family with James William Freeman - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: August 13, 1891Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
3 years
son
14 years
daughter

No family available

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Watts - Household

Washington, Greene, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Watts, WilliamheadWMNov182370M44TNVAVAFarmer
Watts, Nancy EwifeWFOct 183867M4400KYTNKY
Freeman, James WboarderWMDec186732M9KYTNKYFarm Hand
Freeman, Nancy EwifeWFJul187326M911MOUnkMO
Freeman, Ellis EsonWMOct18944SMOKYMO
White, James RboarderWMJan186626D4MOTNMSFarm Laborer

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James William Freeman - Household

Benton, Webster, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Freeman, James WheadMW42M18KYTNKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Freeman, Nancy EwifeFW36M1822MOKYMO
Freeman, Ellis EsonMW15SMOKYMO
Freeman, Grace MdaughterFW1-11mSMOKYMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James William Freeman - Household

West Benton, Webster, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Freeman, William JheadMW52MKYTNKYFarmingHome Farm
Freeman, Ellen JwifeFW46MMOUSMiller
Freeman, Ellis EsonMW25SMOKYMOLaborerFarm
Freeman, Grace MdaughterFW11SMOKYMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Ellen Jane Miller - Household

West Benton, Webster, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Freeman, EllenheadFW56Wd18MOTNMOFarmGeneral Farm
Freeman, GracedaughterFW21SMOMOKY
Freeman, Ellis EsonMW35M25MOMOKYFarmAt home
Freeman, Floydaughter in lawFW31M22MOMOMO
Freeman, BilliegrandsonMW8SMOMOMO
Freeman, ThomasgrandsonMW7SMOMOMO
Freeman, JohnnygrandsonMW7SMOMOMO
Freeman, RobertgrandsonMW5SMOMOMO
Freeman, JackgrandsonMW5SMOMOMO