The Shemwell Family

Bessie Geneva ClardyAge: 87 years18871975

Name
Bessie Geneva Clardy
Given names
Bessie Geneva
Surname
Clardy
Married name
Bessie Geneva Fluty
Birth December 21, 1887 29 26
Birth of a brotherJoseph Samuel “Joe” Clardy
October 21, 1890 (Age 2 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherEmily Ellen Shemwell
July 30, 1893 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterWillie May Clardy
July 15, 1894 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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 sisterEsther Alice Clardy
March 26, 1900 (Age 12 years)
Census June 16, 1900 (Age 12 years)
Death of a motherNannie Electra Killebrew
January 27, 1904 (Age 16 years)
Marriage of a parentThomas Morton ClardyWillie Gertrude CarterView this family
November 20, 1904 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a half-sisterConstance LaRue Clardy
January 10, 1906 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a half-brotherMaurice Darrell Clardy
February 13, 1909 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Louise Flutey
about 1910 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a half-brotherCook Martin Clardy
March 28, 1912 (Age 24 years)
MarriageWilliam M “Will” FlutyView this family
about 1915 (Age 27 years)

Birth of a half-sisterDorothy Elizabeth Clardy
October 18, 1915 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James Julian Fluty
July 28, 1916 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 28 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 29 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 30 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 5, 1920 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a half-sisterFrances Corneal Clardy
June 7, 1922 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 41 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
Death of a sisterWillie May Clardy
February 10, 1932 (Age 44 years)
Death of a fatherThomas Morton Clardy
November 22, 1937 (Age 49 years)
Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 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
Marriage of a childJames Julian FlutyRuby Helen CrawfordView this family
November 12, 1953 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 62 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 brotherJoseph Samuel “Joe” Clardy
May 17, 1961 (Age 73 years)
Death of a sonJames Julian Fluty
August 24, 1969 (Age 81 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam M “Will” Fluty
December 1, 1970 (Age 82 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 58 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 September 25, 1975 (Age 87 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Spring Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 28, 1886Stewart, Tennessee, United States
1 year
herself
Bessie Geneva Clardy
Birth: December 21, 1887 29 26Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 25, 1975Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
Joseph Samuel “Joe” Clardy
Birth: October 21, 1890 31 29Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 17, 1961Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
4 years
younger sister
Willie May Clardy
Birth: July 15, 1894 35 33Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 10, 1932Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
6 years
younger sister
Father’s family with Willie Gertrude Carter - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: November 20, 1904Stewart, Tennessee, United States
14 months
half-sister
3 years
half-brother
Maurice Darrell Clardy
Birth: February 13, 1909 50 31Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 28, 1987Muldraugh, Meade, Kentucky, United States
3 years
half-brother
Cook Martin Clardy
Birth: March 28, 1912 53 34Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 16, 1999Muldraugh, Meade, Kentucky, United States
4 years
half-sister
Dorothy Elizabeth Clardy
Birth: October 18, 1915 56 37Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 24, 2005Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
7 years
half-sister
Frances Corneal Clardy
Birth: June 7, 1922 63 44Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 19, 2011Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Family with William M “Will” Fluty - View this family
husband
William M “Will” Fluty
Birth: December 23, 1892Tennessee, United States
Death: December 1, 1970Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
herself
Bessie Geneva Clardy
Birth: December 21, 1887 29 26Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 25, 1975Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: about 1915
19 months
son
James Julian Fluty
Birth: July 28, 1916 23 28Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 24, 1969Davidson, Tennessee, United States
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herself
Bessie Geneva Clardy
Birth: December 21, 1887 29 26Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 25, 1975Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
daughter

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Morton Clardy - Household

District 3, Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Clardy, Thomas MheadWMNov185841M13TNVATNFarmer
Clardy, Nannie wifeWFMay186139M1344TNTNKY
Clardy, GenevadaughterWFDec188712STNTNTN
Clardy, Joseph sonWMOct18909STNTNTN
Clardy, Willie MdaughterWFJul18936STNTNTN
Clardy, EtheldaughterWFMar19002 monthsSTNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William M “Will” Fluty - Household

410 15th Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Fluty, WillheadMW27MTNTNTNMachinistRailway
Fluty, NevawifeFW31MTNTNTN
Flutey, LouisedaughterFW10STNTNTN
Fluty, JuliansonMW3-5mSTNTNTN
Clardy, Joebrother(in law)MW29STNTNTNGardnerPark
Clardy, Esthersister(in law)FW19STNTNTNSales ladyDept. Store