The Shemwell Family

Claude Elberta ApplebyAge: 79 years18821962

Name
Claude Elberta Appleby
Given names
Claude Elberta
Surname
Appleby
Birth May 10, 1882 29 25
Birth of a sisterMaude Jane Appleby
March 16, 1884 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a brotherClyde Daniel Appleby
March 17, 1886 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterDora Florence Appleby
September 28, 1888 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterMinnie May Appleby
May 3, 1891 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherJesse Jefferson Appleby
February 14, 1893 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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 13, 1900 (Age 18 years)
MarriageSarah Alice HancockView this family
January 3, 1909 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ruth Agnes Appleby
April 16, 1910 (Age 27 years)
Census May 12, 1910 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Buford M Appleby
December 21, 1911 (Age 29 years)
Death of a sisterMaude Jane Appleby
February 9, 1913 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Melvin Victor Appleby
April 4, 1913 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 33 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 34 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 34 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 35 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 37 years)
Birth of a son
#5
James Carrol Appleby
February 10, 1926 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 47 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 47 years)
Death of a motherMartha “Mattie” McGehee
February 26, 1934 (Age 51 years)
Death of a fatherRobert Albert Appleby
May 29, 1934 (Age 52 years)
Census April 22, 1940 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 59 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 67 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 brotherClyde Daniel Appleby
May 17, 1960 (Age 78 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Lee Edward Appleby
June 22, 1960 (Age 78 years)
Death of a sisterMary Frances “Mollie” Appleby
March 9, 1962 (Age 79 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 63 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 May 7, 1962 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Earthman Resthaven Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 29, 1877Collin, Texas, United States
11 months
elder brother
William Lee Edward Appleby
Birth: August 30, 1878 25 21Collin, Texas, United States
Death: June 22, 1960Fannin, Texas, United States
2 years
elder sister
20 months
himself
22 months
younger sister
Maude Jane Appleby
Birth: March 16, 1884 31 27Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: February 9, 1913Hunt, Texas, United States
2 years
younger brother
Clyde Daniel Appleby
Birth: March 17, 1886 33 29Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: May 17, 1960Hale, Texas, United States
3 years
younger sister
Dora Florence Appleby
Birth: September 28, 1888 35 31Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: May 27, 1986Fannin, Texas, United States
3 years
younger sister
21 months
younger brother
Jesse Jefferson Appleby
Birth: February 14, 1893 40 36Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: September 1, 1978Wilbarger, Texas, United States
Family with Sarah Alice Hancock - View this family
himself
wife
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 - Robert Albert Appleby - Household

Fannin, Texas

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Appleby, Robert AheadWMMay186040M21MOMOMOFarmer
Appleby, MattiewifeWFMay186139M2188MOMOMO
Appleby, ClaudesonWMMay188218STXMOMOFarm Laborer
Appleby, MaudedaughterWFMar188416MFanninMOMOAt School
Appleby, ClydesonWMMar188614STXMOMOAt School
Appleby, FlorencedaughterWFSep188811MTXMOMOAt School
Appleby, MinniedaughterWFMay18919STXMOMOAt School
Appleby, JessesonWMFeb18937MTXMOMO

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