The Shemwell Family

Ella Lenora “Nora” LipeAge: 76 years18861963

Name
Ella Lenora “Nora” Lipe
Given names
Ella Lenora
Surname
Lipe
Nickname
Nora
Married name
Ella Lenora Williamson
Birth December 26, 1886 23 30
Birth of a sisterBessie Lipe
July 1889 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherLevi Lipe
May 1894 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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 6, 1900 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ola M Williamson
1906 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
William J “Willie” Williamson
1908 (Age 21 years)
Census May 5, 1910 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Elizabeth Williamson
1912 (Age 25 years)
Death of a fatherLevi Irvin Lipe
August 17, 1913 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 29 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 30 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 31 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 19, 1920 (Age 33 years)
Death of a motherNancy Ellen Burrage
April 17, 1928 (Age 41 years)
Cause: Ulcer of stomach
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 42 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 54 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
Death of a sisterNannie Lipe
July 16, 1947 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 63 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 59 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 March 16, 1963 (Age 76 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Nancy Ellen Burrage
Birth: February 1, 1856 48 27Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 17, 1928Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: January 16, 1881Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
3 years
elder sister
Nannie Lipe
Birth: January 8, 1884 20 27Carrabus, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 16, 1947Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
3 years
herself
Ella Lenora “Nora” Lipe
Birth: December 26, 1886 23 30Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 16, 1963Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
Bessie Lipe
Birth: July 1889 25 33North Carolina, United States
Death:
5 years
younger brother
Levi Lipe
Birth: May 1894 30 38North Carolina, United States
Death:
Family with William Greene Williamson - View this family
husband
herself
Ella Lenora “Nora” Lipe
Birth: December 26, 1886 23 30Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 16, 1963Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
daughter
3 years
son
5 years
daughter
son
Private
daughter
Private

Ella Lenora “Nora” Lipe has 2 first cousins recorded

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Levi Irvin Lipe - Household

Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Lipe, ErvinheadWMNov186237M19NCNCNCcotton mill
Lipe, EllenwifeWFFeb185743M1953NCNCNC
Lipe, NoradaughterWFDec188712SNCNCNCspinner cotton mill
Lipe, BessiedaughterWFJul188910SNCNCNCspinner cotton mill
Lipe, LevisonWMMay18946SNCNCNC

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Greene Williamson - Household

Providence Twp, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Williamson, William GheadMW31MNCNCNCfarmer
Williamson, Nora LwifeFW22M22NCNCNC
Williamson, Ola MdaughterFW4SNCNCNC
Williamson, William JsonMW2SNCNCNC