The Shemwell Family

Inez Clyde HarrisAge: 69 years18871957

Name
Inez Clyde Harris
Given names
Inez Clyde
Surname
Harris
Married name
Inez Clyde Driskill
Birth June 17, 1887 36 37
Birth of a brotherHomer Heritage Harris
September 9, 1890 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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 1, 1900 (Age 12 years)
MarriageClarence David “Fritz” DriskillView this family
calculated 1908 (Age 20 years)

Census May 12, 1910 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 28 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 29 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 30 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 42 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 14, 1930 (Age 42 years)
Death of a motherMary Ann Shemwell
March 8, 1931 (Age 43 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Death of a fatherWilliam Rastus “Raz” Harris
July 4, 1932 (Age 45 years)
Death of a sisterMattie V Harris
June 28, 1933 (Age 46 years)
Census April 22, 1940 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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 62 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 sisterIda Pearl Harris
October 11, 1955 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 58 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 January 26, 1957 (Age 69 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 9, 1872Todd, Kentucky, United States
8 months
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
Ida Pearl Harris
Birth: July 22, 1875 25 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 11, 1955Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
7 years
elder brother
Lewis J “Dixie” Harris
Birth: March 24, 1885 34 34Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 7, 1958Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
herself
Inez Clyde Harris
Birth: June 17, 1887 36 37Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 26, 1957Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
Homer Heritage Harris
Birth: September 9, 1890 40 40Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 6, 1986Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Mother’s family with Crowder - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage:
Family with Clarence David “Fritz” Driskill - View this family
husband
Clarence David “Fritz” Driskill
Birth: October 1, 1884 37 32Kentucky, United States
Death: September 11, 1957Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
herself
Inez Clyde Harris
Birth: June 17, 1887 36 37Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 26, 1957Todd, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: calculated 1908

Inez Clyde Harris has 42 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (42)

Parents Joseph A Shemwell + Sarah A Ralston
Parents John Andrew Harris + George Ann Shemwell
2Thomas A Harris18691871
3Samuel Taft Harris18711933
Parents Samuel Vanmeter Shemwell + Mary S Troutt
2Ruth Shemwell18931943
Parents James Lafayette Gilliam Sr. + Columbia Jane Shemwell
9Mamie J Gilliam18901893
Parents William Luther Shemwell + Lucy M Gilliam
2Effie E Shemwell18801949
10Nina Pearl Shemwell19001981
Parents William McKinley Shemwell + Sarah Permelia Shemwell
2Mattie Shemwell18761880
3Ethel Shemwell18781880
4Infant Shemwell18801900
5Ada Dell Shemwell18821953
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Rastus Harris - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Harris, William RheadWMJun185049M29KYNCTNFarmer
Harris, Mary AwifeWFJun185049M2966KYKYVA
Harris, Lewis JsonWMMar188416SKYKYKYFarm Laborer
Harris, Iris CdaughterWFJun188712SKYKYKY
Harris, Homer HsonWMSep18909SKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Clarence David Driskill - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Driskill, Clarence DheadMW26M2KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farming
Driskill, InezwifeFW22M2KYKYKY
Harris, Nancy EotherFW85Wd97TNNCNC

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Clarence David Driskill - Household

Elkton & Sharon Grove Road Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Driskill, ClarenceheadMW45M25KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Driskill, InezwifeFW41M20KYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Clarence David Driskill - Household

Sharon Road Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Driskill, Clarence DavidheadMW56MKYSame houseFarm OperatorOwn Farm
Driskill, InawifeFW52MKYSame house