The Shemwell Family

Rebecca Ann “Becky” RougemontAge: 94 years18621957

Name
Rebecca Ann “Becky” Rougemont
Given names
Rebecca Ann
Surname
Rougemont
Nickname
Becky
Married name
Rebecca Ann Lancaster
Married name
Rebecca Ann Coats
Birth July 1862 40 39
MarriageCoatsView this family
unknown

Death of a fatherAlbert Rougemont
December 31, 1862 (Age 5 months)

Cause: Murder
Marriage of a parentJohn MatherRebecca “Dolly” CrispView this family
May 29, 1865 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 4 years)
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 4 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 6 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 15 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a son
#1
William F Coats
February 22, 1880 (Age 17 years)
Census June 5, 1880 (Age 17 years)
MarriageFranklin Marion “Frank” LancasterView this family
November 29, 1880 (Age 18 years)

Birth of a daughter
#2
Zola Lancaster
February 14, 1883 (Age 20 years)

Birth of a daughter
#3
Madie Lancaster
March 10, 1890 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Charles Gilbert Lancaster
January 15, 1893 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#5
George Tiner Lancaster
February 22, 1896 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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 37 years)
Death of a daughterZola Lancaster
July 13, 1901 (Age 39 years)
Cause: Suicide
Death of a sonWilliam F Coats
February 13, 1903 (Age 40 years)
Census May 6, 1910 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childAllen James RallsMadie LancasterView this family
September 3, 1911 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Allen James “Claudy” Ralls Jr.
November 1911 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Opal Alice Ralls
November 9, 1914 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Marjory R Ralls
March 11, 1916 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 53 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 54 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 55 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/
Birth of a grandson
#4
Florence May Ralls
September 12, 1919 (Age 57 years)
Census January 8, 1920 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Lawrence F Ralls
July 2, 1921 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Thomas Walter “Tom” Ralls
April 6, 1924 (Age 61 years)
Death of a sisterIsabell Adelle “Dellie” Rougemont
July 31, 1924 (Age 62 years)

Cause: Cancer of the womb
Death of a grandsonAllen James “Claudy” Ralls Jr.
November 28, 1928 (Age 66 years)
Cause: Typhoid Fever
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 67 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 May 19, 1930 (Age 67 years)
Death of a husbandFranklin Marion “Frank” Lancaster
December 9, 1936 (Age 74 years)
Death of a grandsonLawrence F Ralls
November 17, 1937 (Age 75 years)
Cause: Epelepitic Fit
Death of a daughterMadie Lancaster
March 6, 1942 (Age 79 years)
Burial of a daughterMadie Lancaster
March 7, 1942 (Age 79 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ralls Cemetery
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 79 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 grandsonFlorence May Ralls
January 14, 1950 (Age 87 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 87 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 83 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 1957 (Age 94 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
elder sister
13 years
herself
Mother’s family with John Mather - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: May 29, 1865Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Family with Franklin Marion “Frank” Lancaster - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 29, 1880
2 years
daughter
Zola Lancaster
Birth: February 14, 1883 23 20
Death: July 13, 1901Republic, Kansas, United States
10 years
son
Charles Gilbert Lancaster
Birth: January 15, 1893 33 30Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death:
3 years
son
-6 years
daughter
Family with Coats - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage:
son
William F Coats
Birth: February 22, 1880 17Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 13, 1903Republic, Kansas, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Rebecca Ann “Becky” Rougemont - Household

Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Rougemont, Rebecca AWF18headMkeeping houseTNFranceTN
Coats, WilliamWM3 monthsAprsonSTNTN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Franklin Marion “Frank” Lancaster - Household

Republic, Kansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Lancaster, Franklin MheadWMApr185842M20TNTNTNfarmer
Lancaster, Rebecca AwifeWFJuly186138M65TNFranceTN
Lancaster, Mada EdaughterWFMar189010STNTNTN
Lancaster, Charles GsonWMJan18937STNTNTN
Lancaster, George TsonWMFeb18964STNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Franklin Marion “Frank” Lancaster - Household

Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Lancaster, FrankheadMW51M132TNTNTNfarmer
Lancaster, RebeccawifeFW48M23263TNFranceTN
Lancaster, MadiedaughterFW18STNTNTN
Lancaster, GilbertsonMW17STNTNTN
Lancaster, TynersonMW13STNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Franklin Marion “Frank” Lancaster - Household

Washington, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Lancaster, Frank MheadMW60MTNTNTNfarmer
Lancaster, Rebecca AwifeFW58MTNFranceTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Franklin Marion “Frank” Lancaster - Household

Washington, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Lancaster, Frank MheadMW71M21TNTNTNfarm operator
Lancaster, Rebecca AwifeFW68M18TNFranceTN