The Shemwell Family

Nell Edith “Nellie” SlaughterAge: 75 years18851961

Name
Nell Edith “Nellie” Slaughter
Given names
Nell Edith
Surname
Slaughter
Nickname
Nellie
Married name
Nell Edith Hagler
Birth May 14, 1885 32 32
Birth of a sisterMabel Slaughter
October 31, 1887 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterMinnie Lee Slaughter
June 17, 1890 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherDuncan Eve “Bud” Slaughter
September 9, 1892 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherKenneth “Kennie” Slaughter
January 30, 1895 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterLora Slaughter
June 30, 1896 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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 20, 1900 (Age 15 years)
MarriageGrover Cleveland HaglerView this family
August 30, 1908 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Eugene Malcolm Hagler
October 26, 1909 (Age 24 years)
Census April 21, 1910 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 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 31 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 32 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 2, 1920 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mildred Lucille Hagler
June 12, 1920 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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 13, 1930 (Age 44 years)
Death of a motherSarah Margaret McMillan
February 3, 1934 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Charles Edward Hagler
February 12, 1934 (Age 48 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Howard Slaughter
December 27, 1937 (Age 52 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 54 years)
Marriage of a childJohn W BullardMildred Lucille HaglerView this family
July 18, 1942 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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 brotherDuncan Eve “Bud” Slaughter
March 2, 1946 (Age 60 years)
Cause: Suicide- shot himself in the head
Note: Looks like he shot his wife Willie in the abdomen (she died a few days later) then committed suicide.
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 64 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 sisterMinnie Lee Slaughter
April 18, 1958 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 60 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 1961 (Age 75 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hagler Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 6, 1882Houston, Tennessee, United States
23 months
elder sister
15 months
herself
3 years
younger sister
Mabel Slaughter
Birth: October 31, 1887 34 34Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 3, 1963Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
younger sister
Minnie Lee Slaughter
Birth: June 17, 1890 37 37Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 18, 1958Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
Kenneth “Kennie” Slaughter
Birth: January 30, 1895 41 41Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 13, 1974Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
17 months
younger sister
Lora Slaughter
Birth: June 30, 1896 43 43Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: 1973
Family with Grover Cleveland Hagler - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: August 30, 1908Houston, Tennessee, United States
14 months
son
Eugene Malcolm Hagler
Birth: October 26, 1909 26 24Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 22, 1981Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
11 years
daughter

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William H Slaughter - Household

Houston, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Slaughter, William HheadWMFeb185347M19TNTNTNHouse Carpenter
Slaughter, Sarah MwifeWFFeb185347M1977TNTNTN
Slaughter, OlliedaughterWFFeb188317STNTNTN
Slaughter, NelliedaughterWFMay188515STNTNTN
Slaughter, MabeldaughterWFOct188712STNTNTN
Slaughter, MinniedaughterWFJun18909STNTNTN
Slaughter, DuncansonWMSep18927STNTNTN
Slaughter, KenneysonWMJan18955STNTNTN
Slaughter, LoradaughterWFJun18962STNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Grover C Hagler - Household

Erin, Houston, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Hagler, Grover CheadMW25M11TNTNTNCarpenterHouse
Hagler, Nell EwifeFW24M11TNTNTN
Hagler, EugenesonMW2mSTNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Grover C Hagler - Household

Railroad Ave Houston, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hagler, GroverheadMW36MTNTNTNCarpenterRailroad
Hagler, NellwifeFW33MTNTNTN
Hagler, EugenesonMW10STNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Grover C Hagler - Household

Wynn Street Paris, Henry, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hagler, Grover CheadMW43M21TNTNTNRoad CarpenterSteam Railroad
Hagler, NellwifeFW40M18TNTNTN
Hagler, MildreddaughterFW9STNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Nell Edith “Nellie” Slaughter - Household

Rontron Paris, Henry, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Hagler, NellXheadFW54MTNSame House
Hagler, Mildred LdaughterFW19STNSame House