The Shemwell Family

Esther Alice ClardyAge: 88 years19001989

Name
Esther Alice Clardy
Given names
Esther Alice
Surname
Clardy
Married name
Esther Alice Davidson
Birth March 26, 1900 41 38
Census June 16, 1900 (Age 2 months)
Death of a motherNannie Electra Killebrew
January 27, 1904 (Age 3 years)
Marriage of a parentThomas Morton ClardyWillie Gertrude CarterView this family
November 20, 1904 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a half-sisterConstance LaRue Clardy
January 10, 1906 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a half-brotherMaurice Darrell Clardy
February 13, 1909 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a half-brotherCook Martin Clardy
March 28, 1912 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a half-sisterDorothy Elizabeth Clardy
October 18, 1915 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 15 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 16 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 17 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 19 years)
Birth of a half-sisterFrances Corneal Clardy
June 7, 1922 (Age 22 years)
MarriageJoseph Notley DavidsonView this family
December 24, 1922 (Age 22 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Ola Juanita Davidson
August 23, 1927 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Joseph Notley Davidson Jr
August 17, 1929 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 29 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 1, 1930 (Age 30 years)
Death of a sisterWillie May Clardy
February 10, 1932 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Anne Davidson
January 7, 1934 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Norma Jean Davidson
April 30, 1935 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Thomas Milton Davidson
July 19, 1937 (Age 37 years)
Death of a fatherThomas Morton Clardy
November 22, 1937 (Age 37 years)
Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Census April 2, 1940 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 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
Census April 10, 1950 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childNelson Woodard HoltOla Juanita DavidsonView this family
about August 1950 (Age 50 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Nelson Woodard Holt Jr
June 13, 1956 (Age 56 years)
Death of a brotherJoseph Samuel “Joe” Clardy
May 17, 1961 (Age 61 years)
Death of a sisterBessie Geneva Clardy
September 25, 1975 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 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
Marriage of a childCharles Ray “Charlie” Hines Sr.Norma Jean DavidsonView this family
1979 (Age 78 years)

Death of a half-brotherMaurice Darrell Clardy
March 28, 1987 (Age 87 years)
Death of a husbandJoseph Notley Davidson
March 7, 1988 (Age 87 years)
Death February 4, 1989 (Age 88 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
elder sister
Bessie Geneva Clardy
Birth: December 21, 1887 29 26Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 25, 1975Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder brother
Joseph Samuel “Joe” Clardy
Birth: October 21, 1890 31 29Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 17, 1961Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
4 years
elder sister
Willie May Clardy
Birth: July 15, 1894 35 33Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 10, 1932Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
6 years
herself
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 Joseph Notley Davidson - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 24, 1922
5 years
daughter
Ola Juanita Davidson
Birth: August 23, 1927 28 27Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 27, 2017Davidson, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Joseph Notley Davidson Jr
Birth: August 17, 1929 30 29Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 28, 2019Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
4 years
daughter
Anne Davidson
Birth: January 7, 1934 35 33Goodlettsville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 24, 2011Goodlettsville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
16 months
daughter
Norma Jean Davidson
Birth: April 30, 1935 36 35Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 28, 2021Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Thomas Milton Davidson
Birth: July 19, 1937 38 37Tennessee, United States
Death: December 30, 2015Davidson, Tennessee, United States

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

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Notley Davidson - Household

507 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Davidson, Joseph NheadMW31M24TNTNTNSalesmanCasket Co.
Davidson, AlicewifeFW30M22TNTNTN
Davidson, JuanitadaughterFW2STNTNTN
Davidson, JosephsonMW8mSTNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Notley Davidson - Household

1210 Ordway Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Davidson, J NheadMW41MTNSame houseSalesmanAutomobile
Davidson, EstherwifeFW39MTNSame house
Davidson, JuanitadaughterFW12STNSame house
Davidson, JoesonMW10STNSame house
Davidson, AnndaughterFW6STNSame house
Davidson, JeandaughterFW4STN
Davidson, ThomassonMW2STN

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Notley Davidson - Household

1210 Ordway Pl. Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Davidson, Joseph NheadMW51MarTNSalesmanCasket Factory
Davidson, Esther AwifeFW50MarTN
Davidson, Ola JdaughterFW22NevTNGeneral Office WorkAuto Insurance Co.
Davidson, Joseph NsonMW20NevTN
Davidson, AnnedaughterFW16NevTN
Davidson, Norma JdaughterFW14NevTN
Davidson, Thomas MsonMW12NevTN