The Shemwell Family

Robert Lee LancasterAge: 84 years18661950

Name
Robert Lee Lancaster
Given names
Robert Lee
Surname
Lancaster
Birth July 3, 1866 37 34
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 5 months)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 5 months)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterSallie Mary Lancaster
1869 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 2 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Census August 1, 1870 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterEva Lee Lancaster
November 7, 1872 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 11 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 15, 1880 (Age 13 years)
MarriageEffie Jane FitzhughView this family
December 13, 1896 (Age 30 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Rena Elizabeth Lancaster
September 16, 1897 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 31 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 son
#2
Wesley Lancaster
January 27, 1900 (Age 33 years)
Death of a sonWesley Lancaster
January 28, 1900 (Age 33 years)
Census June 23, 1900 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Ora Angeline Lancaster
March 15, 1901 (Age 34 years)
Death of a sisterSallie Mary Lancaster
April 13, 1903 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Mary Lea Lancaster
March 31, 1904 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Daisie ONeal Lancaster
June 14, 1908 (Age 41 years)
Death of a fatherElijah Lancaster
October 5, 1908 (Age 42 years)
Cause: Asthma
Birth of a daughter
#6
Alice Arista Lancaster
October 16, 1908 (Age 42 years)
Census May 24, 1910 (Age 43 years)
Death of a sisterNancy Ann Lancaster
June 7, 1911 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Robert Fitzhugh Lancaster
October 24, 1911 (Age 45 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Clauson
July 8, 1916 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 49 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 50 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 51 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 7, 1920 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Virginia Lea Byrd
May 31, 1922 (Age 55 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Ferdinand “Charlie” KennerlyOra Angeline LancasterView this family
December 27, 1922 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Lewis Grady Byrd Jr
November 11, 1924 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Charles Ferdinand Kennerly Jr
November 14, 1924 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Robert Scott Kennerly
January 3, 1927 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Max Lancaster Byrd
April 8, 1928 (Age 61 years)
Marriage of a childDudley Kleeman RigginsDaisie ONeal LancasterView this family
December 24, 1928 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 63 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 3, 1930 (Age 63 years)
Death of a sisterEva Lee Lancaster
July 7, 1930 (Age 64 years)
Death of a brotherJoseph Elijah Lancaster
August 11, 1931 (Age 65 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Clauson Lancaster
February 1, 1936 (Age 69 years)
Cause: Asthma
Burial of a brotherWilliam Clauson Lancaster
February 2, 1936 (Age 69 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount View Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
Marriage of a childCharles William BuckinghamRena Elizabeth LancasterView this family
June 30, 1936 (Age 69 years)
Death of a brotherFranklin Marion “Frank” Lancaster
December 9, 1936 (Age 70 years)
Death of a brotherNelson Alexander Lancaster
June 23, 1938 (Age 71 years)
Census April 30, 1940 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 75 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 83 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 79 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 28, 1950 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Trinity Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 22, 1846Stewart, Tennessee, United States
-1 months
elder brother
5 years
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
Ellen Lancaster
Birth: January 28, 1862 32 30Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 26, 1952Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
4 years
himself
4 years
younger sister
Sallie Mary Lancaster
Birth: 1869 39 37Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 13, 1903Stewart, Tennessee, United States
4 years
younger sister
Eva Lee Lancaster
Birth: November 7, 1872 43 41Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 7, 1930Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Family with Effie Jane Fitzhugh - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: December 13, 1896
9 months
daughter
Rena Elizabeth Lancaster
Birth: September 16, 1897 31 22Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 19, 1964Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Wesley Lancaster
Birth: January 27, 1900 33 24Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 28, 1900Stewart, Tennessee, United States
14 months
daughter
3 years
daughter
Mary Lea Lancaster
Birth: March 31, 1904 37 28Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 12, 1983Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
4 years
daughter
Daisie ONeal Lancaster
Birth: June 14, 1908 41 32Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 1986Davidson, Tennessee, United States
4 months
daughter
Alice Arista Lancaster
Birth: October 16, 1908 42 33Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 11, 2001
3 years
son
Robert Fitzhugh Lancaster
Birth: October 24, 1911 45 36Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 1983Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States

Robert Lee Lancaster has 8 first cousins recorded

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Elijah Lancaster - Household

District 8, Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Lancaster, Elijahhead40MWblacksmithTN
Lancaster, Elizabethwife39FWkeeping houseTN
Lancaster, Williamson23MWfarm handTN
Lancaster, Alex17MWfarm handTN
Lancaster, Josephson14MWfarm handTN
Lancaster, Francisson10MWTN
Lancaster, Ellindaughter7FWTN
Lancaster, Robertson4MWTN
Lancaster, Salliedaughter1FWTN
Lancaster, Mary60FWTN

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Elijah Lancaster - Household

District 7, Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Lancaster, ElijahWM51headMfarmerTNNCNC
Lancaster, BettieWF50wifeMkeeping houseTNILIL
Lancaster, FrankWM21sonSworking farmTNTNTN
Lancaster, EllenWF18daughterSTNTNTN
Lancaster, RobertWM13sonSworks on farmTennesseTNTN
Lancaster, LillieWF10daughterSTNTNTN
Lancaster, Eva LeeWF7daughterSTNTNTN
Lancaster, WilliamWM32headMfarmerTNTNTN
Lancaster, MarthaWF17wifeMTNTNTN
Lancaster, JoeWM23headMfarmerTNTNTN
Lancaster, SusanWF18wifeMkeeping houseTNTNTN
Lancaster, NelsonWM27headMlaborer on farmTNTNTN
Lancaster, AnnaWF17wifeMkeeping houseTNTNTN
Lancaster, NettieWF8 monthsOctdaughterSTNTNTN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Robert Lee Lancaster - Household

Dover, Stewart, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Lancaster, Robert LheadWMJul186633M4TNTNTNTeamster
Lancaster, Effie JwifeWFSep187524M421TNTNTN
Lancaster, Rena EdaughterWFSep18972STNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Robert Lee Lancaster - Household

Heckman Creek Road Stewart, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Lancaster, RobertheadMW42M13TNTNTNFarmerHome Farm
Lancaster, EffiewifeFW33M1365TNTNTN
Lancaster, IrenedaughterFW12STNTNTN
Lancaster, OradaughterFW9STNTNTN
Lancaster, MarydaughterFW6STNTNTN
Lancaster, DaisydaughterFW4STNTNTN
Lancaster, AlicedaughterFW1STNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Robert Lee Lancaster - Household

Dauer and Thorpe Road Dover, Stewart, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Lancaster, RobertheadMW53MTNTNTNFarmingFarm
Lancaster, EffiewifeFW44MTNTNTN
Lancaster, RenadaughterFW22STNTNTN
Lancaster, OradaughterFW18STNTNTN
Lancaster, Mary LeedaughterFW15STNTNTN
Lancaster, DaisiedaughterFW12STNTNTN
Lancaster, AlicedaughterFW10STNTNTN
Lancaster, FitzhughsonMW8STNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Robert Lee Lancaster - Household

Cedar Street Stewart, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Lancaster, Robert LheadMW63M31TNTNTNCarpenterHouse Building
Lancaster, EffiewifeFW53M21TNTNTN
Lancaster, RenadaughterFW32STNTNTNTeacherPublic School
Lancaster, FitzhughsonMW17STNTNTNFarmerFathers Farm

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Robert Lee Lancaster - Household

76 & 49 Highway Dover, Stewart, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Lancaster, Robert LeeheadMW73MTNSame HouseFarmer
Lancaster, Effie JanewifeFW63MTNSame House