The Shemwell Family

Zoola FerrellAge: 74 years18841959

Name
Zoola Ferrell
Given names
Zoola
Surname
Ferrell
Married name
Zoola Bass
Birth September 16, 1884 36 33
Birth of a sisterAnna Ferrell
June 16, 1886 (Age 21 months)
Birth of a brotherJames Glendor Ferrell
March 9, 1889 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterNellie Bly Ferrell
February 28, 1892 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherFay Newton Ferrell
April 28, 1894 (Age 9 years)
Death of a motherNancy Bly Johnson
September 16, 1895 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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
Marriage of a parentFelix Newton FerrellCynthia Ann SandersView this family
January 12, 1903 (Age 18 years)
Marriage of a parentFelix Newton FerrellArena JohnsonView this family
May 9, 1911 (Age 26 years)
Death of a fatherFelix Newton Ferrell
August 18, 1916 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 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 32 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 33 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 45 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
Death of a brotherJames Glendor Ferrell
January 22, 1945 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 brotherHenry Jackson Ferrell
March 13, 1946 (Age 61 years)
Burial of a brotherHenry Jackson Ferrell
March 16, 1946 (Age 61 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Morris Hill Cemetery
Death of a sisterElla May Ferrell
January 12, 1953 (Age 68 years)
Burial of a sisterElla May Ferrell
January 16, 1953 (Age 68 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Morris Hill Cemetery
Death of a brotherWilliam Christopher Ferrell
June 25, 1953 (Age 68 years)
Burial of a brotherWilliam Christopher Ferrell
June 29, 1953 (Age 68 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Parma Cemetery
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 65 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 sisterKatie Elizabeth Ferrell
January 4, 1957 (Age 72 years)
Burial of a sisterKatie Elizabeth Ferrell
January 6, 1957 (Age 72 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pine Grove Cemetery
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 61 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 August 18, 1959 (Age 74 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 22, 1870Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
8 months
elder brother
William Christopher Ferrell
Birth: August 25, 1871 23 20Rocky Hill, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 25, 1953Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
8 months
elder sister
Katie Elizabeth Ferrell
Birth: April 17, 1872 23 21Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 4, 1957Greer, Clearwater, Idaho, United States
5 years
elder brother
Henry Jackson Ferrell
Birth: February 18, 1877 28 26Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
Death: March 13, 1946Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
3 years
elder sister
Estella Maud Ferrell
Birth: June 25, 1880 32 29Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States
Death: August 6, 1966Yakima, Yakima, Washington, United States
2 years
elder sister
Ella May Ferrell
Birth: July 25, 1882 34 31Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
Death: January 12, 1953Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
2 years
herself
Zoola Ferrell
Birth: September 16, 1884 36 33Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
Death: August 18, 1959Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
21 months
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
James Glendor Ferrell
Birth: March 9, 1889 40 38Ashland, Clark, Kansas, United States
Death: January 22, 1945Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States
3 years
younger sister
Nellie Bly Ferrell
Birth: February 28, 1892 43 41Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: October 1, 1971Fruitland, Payette, Idaho, United States
2 years
younger brother
Fay Newton Ferrell
Birth: April 28, 1894 45 43Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: December 26, 1974Klamath Falls, Klamath, Oregon, United States
Father’s family with Cynthia Ann Sanders - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: January 12, 1903Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Arena Johnson - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: May 9, 1911Edmonson, Kentucky, United States