The Shemwell Family

Elbert Andrew GoldsAge: 70 years18931963

Name
Elbert Andrew Golds
Given names
Elbert Andrew
Surname
Golds
Birth September 16, 1893 34 30
Birth of a brotherFelix Cana Golds
February 28, 1897 (Age 3 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 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
Birth of a sisterNancy Lane Golds
January 15, 1899 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherOscar David Golds
August 30, 1906 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Alonzo Eli Golds
July 2, 1917 (Age 23 years)
Death of a brotherFelix Cana Golds
October 7, 1918 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 23 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
Death of a brotherSolomon Linbird Goulds
December 4, 1918 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 24 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 daughter
#2
Martha Hettie Lucinda Golds
February 24, 1919 (Age 25 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherIsaac Mikeal
between 1910 and 1920 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 22 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a maternal grandmotherCelia Greene
December 4, 1921 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 36 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
Death of a brotherBoyden Lee Goulds
July 28, 1931 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Savilla Faye Golds
September 15, 1931 (Age 37 years)
Death of a fatherGeorge Smith Golds
December 11, 1935 (Age 42 years)
Death of a motherRachel Mikeal
August 20, 1941 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 48 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 56 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 52 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 December 11, 1963 (Age 70 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 25, 1880Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
3 years
elder brother
4 years
elder brother
Solomon Linbird Goulds
Birth: January 22, 1887 27 23Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 4, 1918Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
3 years
elder sister
Celia M Golds
Birth: March 10, 1890 31 26
Death: September 16, 1971Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
4 years
himself
Elbert Andrew Golds
Birth: September 16, 1893 34 30Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 11, 1963Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger brother
Felix Cana Golds
Birth: February 28, 1897 38 33
Death: October 7, 1918Richland, South Carolina, United States
23 months
younger sister
8 years
younger brother
Oscar David Golds
Birth: August 30, 1906 47 43Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 29, 1986Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Family with Lella Elizabeth Greene - View this family
himself
Elbert Andrew Golds
Birth: September 16, 1893 34 30Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 11, 1963Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
wife
Lella Elizabeth Greene
Birth: February 26, 1899 29 26Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 19, 1987Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
son
Alonzo Eli Golds
Birth: July 2, 1917 23 18Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 8, 2001Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States
20 months
daughter
Martha Hettie Lucinda Golds
Birth: February 24, 1919 25 19Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 16, 1991Watauga, North Carolina, United States
13 years
daughter
Savilla Faye Golds
Birth: September 15, 1931 37 32Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 4, 1995Watauga, North Carolina, United States
son
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