The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	July 19, 1872 39 32 Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Death of a father	John Nelson Smith April 15, 1873 (Age 8 months) North Carolina, United States
Death of a maternal grandmother	Celia Sherrill June 30, 1876 (Age 3 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a half-brother	Albert Lee Smith March 29, 1877 (Age 4 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 5 years) Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a sister	Louisa Elizabeth Smith before 1880 (Age 7 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Marriage of a parent	David Isaac Greene — Sarah Jane Watson — View this family about 1880 (Age 7 years)
Death of a mother	Sarah Jane Watson March 1, 1897 (Age 24 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 25 years) Cuba 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
Death of a half-brother	Albert Lee Smith October 25, 1898 (Age 26 years) Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States
Death of a brother	William E Smith November 12, 1913 (Age 41 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 43 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 44 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 45 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 57 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 69 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 73 years) Vietnam 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	January 4, 1949 (Age 76 years) Banner Elk, Avery, North Carolina, United States

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sarah Jane Watson William E Smith Louisa Elizabeth Smith Cordelia Ellen Smith Mastin E Smith Sion Sherrill Smith John Nelson Smith Birth: July 16, 1833 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: April 15, 1873 — North Carolina, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Nelson Smith William E Smith Louisa Elizabeth Smith Cordelia Ellen Smith Mastin E Smith Sion Sherrill Smith Family with spouse David Isaac Greene Family with spouse Albert Lee Smith Sarah Jane Watson Birth: July 19, 1840 36 37 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: March 1, 1897 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: about 1856 —
16 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree William E Smith Birth: May 9, 1857 23 16 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 12, 1913 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Louisa Elizabeth Smith Birth: about 1859 25 18 — North Carolina, United States Death: before 1880 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
8 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Cordelia Ellen Smith Birth: April 21, 1867 33 26 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: August 30, 1956 — West Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Mastin E Smith Birth: April 16, 1870 36 29 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: September 17, 1871 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Sion Sherrill Smith Birth: July 19, 1872 39 32 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: January 4, 1949 — Banner Elk, Avery, North Carolina, United States

Mother’s family with David Isaac Greene - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Amanda Lawrence Family with spouse Sarah Jane Watson David Isaac Greene Birth: April 3, 1840 38 38 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: March 16, 1912
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Nelson Smith William E Smith Louisa Elizabeth Smith Cordelia Ellen Smith Mastin E Smith Sion Sherrill Smith Family with spouse David Isaac Greene Family with spouse Albert Lee Smith Sarah Jane Watson Birth: July 19, 1840 36 37 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: March 1, 1897 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: about 1880 —

Mother’s family with an unknown individual - View this family

mother

Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Nelson Smith William E Smith Louisa Elizabeth Smith Cordelia Ellen Smith Mastin E Smith Sion Sherrill Smith Family with spouse David Isaac Greene Family with spouse Albert Lee Smith Sarah Jane Watson Birth: July 19, 1840 36 37 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: March 1, 1897 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States

half-brother

Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nicy Elizabeth “Lizzie” Greene Sarah Lemery Smith Albert Lee Smith Birth: March 29, 1877 36 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: October 25, 1898 — Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	John Nelson Smith 1833–1873
mother Parents Elihu Watson Celia Sherrill	Sarah Jane Watson 1840–1897
elder brother Family (none)	William E Smith 1857–1913
elder sister Family (none)	Louisa Elizabeth Smith 1859–1880
elder sister Family (none)	Cordelia Ellen Smith 1867–1956
elder brother Family (none)	Mastin E Smith 1870–1871
himself Family (none)	Sion Sherrill Smith 1872–1949
Mother’s family with David Isaac Greene
step-father Parents Deacon Solomon Greene Nancy Mary Hodges	David Isaac Greene 1840–1912
mother Parents Elihu Watson Celia Sherrill	Sarah Jane Watson 1840–1897
Mother’s family with an unknown individual
mother Parents Elihu Watson Celia Sherrill	Sarah Jane Watson 1840–1897
half-brother Family Nicy Elizabeth “Lizzie” Greene Sarah Lemery Smith	Albert Lee Smith 1877–1898