The Shemwell Family

Elizabeth B “Lizzie” Howard1875

Name
Elizabeth B “Lizzie” Howard
Given names
Elizabeth B
Surname
Howard
Married name
Elizabeth B Cobb
Nickname
Lizzie
Birth September 1875 30 28
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a maternal grandfatherJoseph Daniel “Joe” Clardy
January 22, 1886 (Age 10 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherEmily Ellen Shemwell
July 30, 1893 (Age 17 years)
MarriageSanford Roland CobbView this family
December 10, 1895 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Alice Janet Cobb
September 29, 1902 (Age 27 years)
Census June 1, 1910 (Age 34 years)
Death of a husbandSanford Roland Cobb
September 18, 1915 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 40 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 41 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 42 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 16, 1920 (Age 44 years)
Death of a motherAthalia E Clardy
March 13, 1923 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 54 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 8, 1930 (Age 54 years)
Census April 15, 1940 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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 74 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 daughterAlice Janet Cobb
June 5, 1973 (Age 97 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 70 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
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Athalia E Clardy
Birth: May 1, 1847 33 23Tennessee, United States
Death: March 13, 1923Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage: July 3, 1870Stewart, Tennessee, United States
5 years
herself
Family with Sanford Roland Cobb - View this family
husband
Sanford Roland Cobb
Birth: February 4, 1873Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Death: September 18, 1915Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
herself
Marriage: December 10, 1895Stewart, Tennessee, United States
7 years
daughter
Alice Janet Cobb
Birth: September 29, 1902 29 27Foxborough, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Death: June 5, 1973Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Sanford Roland Cobb - Household

Madison Street 1900 Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts - Sanford R Cobb

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Cobb, Sanford RheadWMOct187326M4MAMAMAFarm Laborer
Cobb, LizziewifeWFJul187524M400TNTNTN
Howard, Athaliamother in lawWFMay184753M2911TNVATN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Sanford Roland Cobb - Household

Maroa, Twin Falls, Idaho

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Cobb, Sanford RheadMW37M14MAMAMAFarmer
Cobb, ElizabethwifeFW34M1411TNTNTN
Cobb, AlicedaughterFW7SMAMATN
Howard, Athaliamother in lawFW63Wd11TNVATN
Parton, Lynnhired handMW19SILILILFarmer

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth B “Lizzie” Howard - Household

Madison Street Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Cobb, Elizabeth HheadFW41WdTNTNTN
Cobb, Alice JdaughterFW16SMAMATN
Howard, Athalia EmotherFW71WdTNVATN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth B “Lizzie” Howard - Household

Madison Street Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Cobb, Elizabeth HheadFW51Wd20TNTNTN
Cobb, Alice JdaughterFW27SMAMATNFile ClerkCotton Mill

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth B “Lizzie” Howard - Household

Madison Street Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Cobb, Elizabeth HheadFW64WdTNSame house
Cobb, AlicedaughterFW37SMASame houseClerkMfg. Office Clerk