The Shemwell Family

Harvey David SeymoreAge: 65 years18801946

Name
Harvey David Seymore
Given names
Harvey David
Surname
Seymore
Birth November 19, 1880
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 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
Religious marriageNannie LipeView this family
February 26, 1900 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 35 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 36 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 37 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 8, 1920 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 48 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 7, 1930 (Age 49 years)
Census April 4, 1940 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 61 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
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 65 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 October 24, 1946 (Age 65 years)
Family with Nannie Lipe - View this family
himself
Harvey David Seymore
Birth: November 19, 1880Anson, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 24, 1946Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
wife
Nannie Lipe
Birth: January 8, 1884 20 27Carrabus, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 16, 1947Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: February 26, 1900Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Harvey David Seymore - Household

Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Seymore, Harvey DheadMW38MNCNCNCgarage
Seymore, NanniewifeFW36MNCNCNC
Lipe, Ellenmother in lawFW64WdNCNCNC

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Harvey David Seymore - Household

Paw Creek Twp, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Seymore, Harvey headMW48MNCNCNC
Seymore, NanniewifeFW47MNCNCNC

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Harvey David Seymore - Household

Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Seymore, Harvey headMW58MNCmachinistcotton mill
Seymore, NanniewifeFW56MNC