The Shemwell Family

Levi Lipe1894

Name
Levi Lipe
Given names
Levi
Surname
Lipe
Birth May 1894 30 38
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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 6 years)
Census April 29, 1910 (Age 15 years)
Death of a fatherLevi Irvin Lipe
August 17, 1913 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 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 22 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 23 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/
Death of a motherNancy Ellen Burrage
April 17, 1928 (Age 33 years)
Cause: Ulcer of stomach
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 35 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 47 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 53 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 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 sisterElla Lenora “Nora” Lipe
March 16, 1963 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 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
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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
elder sister
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
elder sister
Bessie Lipe
Birth: July 1889 25 33North Carolina, United States
Death:
5 years
himself
Levi Lipe
Birth: May 1894 30 38North Carolina, United States
Death:

Levi 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 - Levi Irvin Lipe - Household

Clear Creek Twp, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Lipe, IrvinheadMW46M28NCNCNCmachinistrepair work
Lipe, Ellen LwifeFW53M2854NCNCNC
Lipe, LevisonMW15SNCNCNC