The Shemwell Family

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Birth	October 19, 1909 41 34 Texas, United States
Census	April 25, 1910 (Age 6 months) Marion, Texas, United States Shared note: 1910 United States - Census transcript - John Ira Connor - Household 1910 United States - Census transcript - John Ira Connor - Household Marion, Texas Name Relation Sex Race Age Cond Marr CHB CHL BP FBP MBP Imm Nat Lang Occupation Ind Emp Unemp Unemp R W Sch Home Mort Farm CW Blind Deaf Connor, John I head M W 42 M2 8 NC NC NC Owner Lumber Mill Connor, Alice C wife F W 35 M1 8 2 2 MS MS MS Connor, Merl daughter F W 18 S AR NC AR Connor, Paul H son M W 16 S AR NC AR Laborer Lumber Mill Connor, Zora F son M W 14 S AR NC AR Laborer Lumber Mill Connor, Bessie I daughter F W 5 S TX NC MS Connor, James I son M W 6m S TX NC MS There are also boarders
Death of a paternal grandmother	Sarah Jane “Sallie” Reid March 13, 1915 (Age 5 years) Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States
Census	January 10, 1920 (Age 10 years) Winnsboro, Franklin, Texas, United States Shared note: 1920 United States - Census transcript - John Ira Connor - Household 1920 United States - Census transcript - John Ira Connor - Household Winnsboro, Franklin, Texas Name Relation Home Mort Sex Race Age Condition Imm Nat NatY School R W BP Lang FBP Father lang MBP Mother lang Eng Occupation Ind Emp Connor, John I head M W 51 M NC NC NC General Merchant Line Connor, Alice D wife F W 44 M MS AL AL Connor, Paul son M W 26 S AR NC AR Connor, Bessie daughter F W 15 S TX NC MS Connor, J I Jr. son M W 10 S TX NC MS
Marriage	Elvira Marie Yager — View this family September 17, 1939 (Age 29 years) Miller, Arkansas, United States
Census	April 22, 1940 (Age 30 years) Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States
Death of a mother	Alice Dowell Purcell November 20, 1949 (Age 40 years) Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States
Death of a father	John Ira Connor March 13, 1950 (Age 40 years) Winnsboro, Franklin, Louisiana, United States
Death	July 30, 1960 (Age 50 years) Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States Cause of death: Self inflicted gunshot wound - Suicide
Burial	East Memorial Gardens, Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: East Memorial Gardens

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Alice Dowell Purcell Bessie Irene Connor James Ira Connor Family with spouse Sarah E Tatum Paul H Connor Merle Connor Zoie Fred Connor John Ira Connor Birth: April 13, 1868 20 18 — North Carolina, United States Death: March 13, 1950 — Winnsboro, Franklin, Louisiana, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Ira Connor Bessie Irene Connor James Ira Connor Alice Dowell Purcell Birth: January 26, 1875 — Black Hawk, Carroll, Mississippi, United States Death: November 20, 1949 — Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States
	Marriage: estimated 1902 —
3 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Bessie Irene Connor Birth: September 25, 1904 36 29 — Texas, United States Death: November 11, 1977 — Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States
5 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elvira Marie Yager James Ira Connor Birth: October 19, 1909 41 34 — Texas, United States Death: July 30, 1960 — Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States

Father’s family with Sarah E Tatum - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Alice Dowell Purcell Bessie Irene Connor James Ira Connor Family with spouse Sarah E Tatum Paul H Connor Merle Connor Zoie Fred Connor John Ira Connor Birth: April 13, 1868 20 18 — North Carolina, United States Death: March 13, 1950 — Winnsboro, Franklin, Louisiana, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Ira Connor Paul H Connor Merle Connor Zoie Fred Connor Family with spouse W Calvin Hardcastle Olivia Hardcastle Eva L Hardcastle Family with spouse E B Suggs Sarah E Tatum Birth: 1867 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 22, 1898 — Warren, Columbia, Arkansas, United States
	Marriage: February 22, 1891 — Lafayette, Arkansas, United States
3 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Bessie Roudon Bessie Pauline “Polly” Connor Oswald Thomas “Ozzie” Connor Paul H Connor Connor Jr. John Patman Connor Paul H Connor Birth: September 10, 1893 25 26 — Waldo, Columbia, Arkansas, United States Death: March 31, 1976 — Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States
2 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John William Wright Patman James Harold Patman William Neff “Bill” Patman Charles Matthew Patman Merle Connor Birth: November 17, 1893 25 26 — Cotton Belt, Greene, Arkansas, United States Death: July 2, 1967 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States
2 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lena Inez Howard Zoie Fred Connor Birth: December 12, 1895 27 28 — Stamps, Lafayette, Arkansas, United States Death: May 21, 1964 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States

Family with Elvira Marie Yager - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elvira Marie Yager James Ira Connor Birth: October 19, 1909 41 34 — Texas, United States Death: July 30, 1960 — Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Ira Connor Elvira Marie Yager Birth: November 24, 1912 — Hillsboro, Hill, Texas, United States Death: December 15, 2006
	Marriage: September 17, 1939 — Miller, Arkansas, United States

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Census View	1910 United States - Census transcript - John Ira Connor - Household Marion, Texas Name Relation Sex Race Age Cond Marr CHB CHL BP FBP MBP Imm Nat Lang Occupation Ind Emp Unemp Unemp R W Sch Home Mort Farm CW Blind Deaf Connor, John I head M W 42 M2 8 NC NC NC Owner Lumber Mill Connor, Alice C wife F W 35 M1 8 2 2 MS MS MS Connor, Merl daughter F W 18 S AR NC AR Connor, Paul H son M W 16 S AR NC AR Laborer Lumber Mill Connor, Zora F son M W 14 S AR NC AR Laborer Lumber Mill Connor, Bessie I daughter F W 5 S TX NC MS Connor, James I son M W 6m S TX NC MS There are also boarders
Census View	1920 United States - Census transcript - John Ira Connor - Household Winnsboro, Franklin, Texas Name Relation Home Mort Sex Race Age Condition Imm Nat NatY School R W BP Lang FBP Father lang MBP Mother lang Eng Occupation Ind Emp Connor, John I head M W 51 M NC NC NC General Merchant Line Connor, Alice D wife F W 44 M MS AL AL Connor, Paul son M W 26 S AR NC AR Connor, Bessie daughter F W 15 S TX NC MS Connor, J I Jr. son M W 10 S TX NC MS

Family with parents
father Parents John Calhoun Connor Sarah Jane “Sallie” Reid	John Ira Connor 1868–1950
mother Parents (unknown)	Alice Dowell Purcell 1875–1949
elder sister Family (none)	Bessie Irene Connor 1904–1977
himself Family Elvira Marie Yager	James Ira Connor 1909–1960
Father’s family with Sarah E Tatum
father Parents John Calhoun Connor Sarah Jane “Sallie” Reid	John Ira Connor 1868–1950
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Sarah E Tatum 1867–1898
half-brother Family Bessie Roudon Bessie Pauline “Polly” Connor Oswald Thomas “Ozzie” Connor Paul H Connor Connor Jr. John Patman Connor Private Private	Paul H Connor 1893–1976
half-sister Family John William Wright Patman Private James Harold Patman William Neff “Bill” Patman Charles Matthew Patman	Merle Connor 1893–1967
half-brother Family Lena Inez Howard Private	Zoie Fred Connor 1895–1964
Family with Elvira Marie Yager
himself Parents John Ira Connor Alice Dowell Purcell	James Ira Connor 1909–1960
wife Parents (unknown)	Elvira Marie Yager 1912–2006