The Shemwell Family

Lucy “Pearlie” CarterAge: 54 years18951950

Name
Lucy “Pearlie” Carter
Given names
Lucy
Surname
Carter
Nickname
Pearlie
Married name
Lucy Harris
Birth December 25, 1895
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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
Religious marriageAlva Russell HarrisView this family
November 27, 1910 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Pearl Harris
about 1910 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Wardell Byron Harris
October 31, 1911 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Seth Atlas “Jack” Harris
May 31, 1914 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 20 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 21 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 22 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 33 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 54 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 50 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 April 16, 1950 (Age 54 years)
Family with Alva Russell Harris - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 27, 1910Todd, Kentucky, United States
1 month
daughter
Pearl Harris
Birth: about 1910 20 14Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death:
22 months
son
Wardell Byron Harris
Birth: October 31, 1911 22 15Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 19, 1986Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
Seth Atlas “Jack” Harris
Birth: May 31, 1914 25 18Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 24, 1998Warren, Kentucky, United States
Alva Russell Harris + Ollie Shaw Glenn - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: May 2, 1918Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
9 months
step-son
James Alva Harris
Birth: January 21, 1919 29 34Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 7, 1980Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
11 months
step-son
Clarence Boone Harris
Birth: December 15, 1919 30 35Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 1, 2002Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
18 months
step-son
19 months
step-son
Elvis Harris
Birth: January 12, 1923 33 38Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 19, 1923Todd, Kentucky, United States
1 year
step-daughter
Irene Harris
Birth: January 21, 1924 34 39Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 26, 2016Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States

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