The Shemwell Family

Name
Nellie May Alleman
Given names
Nellie May
Surname
Alleman
Married name
Nellie May Ramey
Birth July 17, 1874
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 3 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageElbert Thornton RameyView this family
estimated 1892 (Age 17 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Otto Elbert Ramey
January 28, 1893 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Opal Mae Ramey
March 20, 1896 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 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 son
#3
Orville Alleman Ramey
April 1900 (Age 25 years)
Census June 2, 1900 (Age 25 years)
Death of a sonOrville Alleman Ramey
January 31, 1902 (Age 27 years)
Census May 11, 1910 (Age 35 years)
Marriage of a childOtto Elbert RameyGrace Elizabeth CanfieldView this family
calculated 1912 (Age 37 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Oma Laverne Ham
October 7, 1913 (Age 39 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Franklin HamOpal Mae RameyView this family
estimated 1913 (Age 38 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Viola Ramey
April 1, 1914 (Age 39 years)
twin: Viona Ramey
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Viona Ramey
April 1, 1914 (Age 39 years)
twin: Viola Ramey
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Lelia Verdelle Ham
January 8, 1916 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 41 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 42 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 43 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 30, 1920 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Virgil Charles Ham
July 16, 1922 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Ottava LaFern Ramey
May 29, 1924 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childOtto Elbert RameyOpal A LeeView this family
estimated 1924 (Age 49 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 55 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 1, 1930 (Age 55 years)
Death of a granddaughterOttava LaFern Ramey
1931 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childOtto Elbert RameyVenus Ruth WebbView this family
estimated 1938 (Age 63 years)

Census April 9, 1940 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 67 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 husbandElbert Thornton Ramey
February 3, 1950 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 75 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 71 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 February 16, 1954 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodland Cemetery
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