The Shemwell Family

Sarah Alice HancockAge: 88 years18891978

Name
Sarah Alice Hancock
Given names
Sarah Alice
Surname
Hancock
Married name
Sarah Alice Appleby
Birth November 1, 1889 25 20
Birth of a brotherCharles Edward Hancock
March 22, 1892 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterLaura Beth Hancock
December 16, 1895 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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 11, 1900 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Arthur Hancock
January 24, 1903 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterEdna Faye Hancock
June 23, 1905 (Age 15 years)
Death of a sisterCora May Hancock
November 19, 1905 (Age 16 years)
MarriageClaude Elberta ApplebyView this family
January 3, 1909 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ruth Agnes Appleby
April 16, 1910 (Age 20 years)
Census May 12, 1910 (Age 20 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Ann Jones
November 18, 1910 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Buford M Appleby
December 21, 1911 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Melvin Victor Appleby
April 4, 1913 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 26 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a daughter
#4
Edna Mae Appleby
January 17, 1917 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 27 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 28 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 10, 1920 (Age 30 years)
Death of a fatherJames Solomon Hancock
December 18, 1923 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#5
James Carrol Appleby
February 10, 1926 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 39 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 40 years)
Census April 22, 1940 (Age 50 years)
Death of a motherTabitha Clementine McGehee
August 9, 1942 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 brotherCharles Edward Hancock
June 1, 1953 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 60 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 husbandClaude Elberta Appleby
May 7, 1962 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 56 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 of a sonMelvin Victor Appleby
February 12, 1978 (Age 88 years)
Death March 23, 1978 (Age 88 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Earthman Resthaven Cemetery
Identification number
KJWG-TG8
Type: FamilySearch

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 11, 1886Carroll, Georgia, United States
13 months
elder sister
Cora May Hancock
Birth: May 22, 1887 22 17Arkansas, United States
Death: November 19, 1905Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
herself
2 years
younger brother
Charles Edward Hancock
Birth: March 22, 1892 27 22Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: June 1, 1953Laclede, Missouri, United States
4 years
younger sister
7 years
younger brother
James Arthur Hancock
Birth: January 24, 1903 38 33Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 22, 1997Inlet, Hamilton, New York, United States
2 years
younger sister
Edna Faye Hancock
Birth: June 23, 1905 40 35Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 28, 1979
Family with Claude Elberta Appleby - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: January 3, 1909Craig, Oklahoma, United States
15 months
daughter
Ruth Agnes Appleby
Birth: April 16, 1910 27 20Craig, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 12, 1998Harris, Texas, United States
20 months
son
Buford M Appleby
Birth: December 21, 1911 29 22Collin, Texas, United States
Death: June 19, 1983Harris, Texas, United States
15 months
son
Melvin Victor Appleby
Birth: April 4, 1913 30 23Collin, Texas, United States
Death: February 12, 1978Harris, Texas, United States
4 years
daughter
Edna Mae Appleby
Birth: January 17, 1917 34 27Collin, Texas, United States
Death: January 13, 2009Harris, Texas, United States
9 years
son
James Carrol Appleby
Birth: February 10, 1926 43 36Collin, Texas, United States
Death: September 2, 1989Harris, Texas, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Solomon Hancock - Household

Richwood, McDonald, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Hancock, James SheadWMOct186435M14MOTNTNBrick Mason
Hancock, Tabitha CwifeWFAug186831M1444ARMOMO
Hancock, Cora MdaughterWFMay188713SARMOMOAt School
Hancock, Sarah AdaughterWFNov189010SARMOMOAt School
Hancock, Charlie EsonWMMar18928SMOMOMO
Hancock, Laura BdaughterWFDec18955SARMOMO
Brown, Sarahmother in lawWFNov183464Wd84TNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Solomon Hancock - Household

314 N. 3rd. Street Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Hancock, James SheadMW45M123MOTNTNBrick MasonHouse Work
Hancock, TabithawifeFW40M12365MOTNTN
Appleby, Claudeson in lawMW28M11TXMOMO
Hancock, AlicedaughterFW20M1100ARMOMO
Hancock, Charlie EsonMW18SMOMOMOBrick MasonHouse Building
Hancock, Laura BdaughterFW15SARMOMO
Hancock, JamessonMW7SOKMOMO
Hancock, Edna FdaughterFW4SOKMOMO
Appleby, Ruthgrand daughterFW4mSOKTXAR

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Claude Elberta Appleby - Household

Collin, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Appleby, ClaudheadMW37MTXMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Appleby, AlicewifeFW30MARMOAK
Appleby, RuthdaughterFW9STNOKTXAR
Appleby, BufordsonMW8STXTXAR
Appleby, MelvinsonMW6STXTXAR
Appleby, MaydaughterFW2-11mSTXTXAR

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Claude Elberta Appleby - Household

Lenard and Mc Kinney Highway Gravel Collin, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Appleby, Claude EheadMW47M26TXMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Appleby, Alice SwifeFW40M19ARMOMO
Appleby, Buford MsonMW18STXTXARDeliverymanGrocery Store
Appleby, Melvin VsonMW16S20TXTXARFarmerLabor
Appleby, Edna MdaughterFW13S18TXTXAR
Appleby, James CsonMW4STXTXAR
Appleby, Robert AfatherMW77MMOMOAR
Appleby, MarthamotherFW73MMOMOAR
Appleby, William Lelder brotherMW51STXMOMO