The Shemwell Family

Charles Lee ArmstrongAge: 86 years18701956

Name
Charles Lee Armstrong
Given names
Charles Lee
Surname
Armstrong
Birth February 6, 1870 31 29
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 7 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Civil marriageRosa Elnora “Rosie” ShemwellView this family
June 11, 1891 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Annis Vinita Armstrong
July 13, 1895 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 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 7, 1900 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Emma Lee Armstrong
December 17, 1903 (Age 33 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 40 years)
Marriage of a childRobert Lewis NorthrupAnnis Vinita ArmstrongView this family
1915 (Age 44 years)

Birth of a grandson
#1
Robert Lewis Northrup Jr.
January 11, 1916 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 45 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a grandson
#2
Preston Gaines “Buddie” Northrup II
August 8, 1918 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 46 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 47 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 5, 1920 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childJoseph Herbert “Joe” DouglasEmma Lee ArmstrongView this family
June 26, 1923 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Dorothy Vinita Douglas
November 13, 1924 (Age 54 years)
Death of a fatherHannibal Armstrong
June 30, 1927 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 59 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 15, 1930 (Age 60 years)
Census April 18, 1940 (Age 70 years)
Death of a wifeRosa Elnora “Rosie” Shemwell
October 11, 1941 (Age 71 years)
Address: 3424 Telephone
Cause: Myocardial
Death of a motherNancy Lee Crook
December 5, 1941 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 71 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
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 79 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 75 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 February 28, 1956 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Park Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Hannibal Armstrong
Birth: August 18, 1838Tennessee, United States
Death: June 30, 1927Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
mother
Nancy Lee Crook
Birth: November 21, 1840Harpers Ferry, Jefferson, West Virginia, United States
Death: December 5, 1941Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Marriage:
himself
Charles Lee Armstrong
Birth: February 6, 1870 31 29Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: February 28, 1956Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Family with Rosa Elnora “Rosie” Shemwell - View this family
himself
Charles Lee Armstrong
Birth: February 6, 1870 31 29Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: February 28, 1956Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
wife
Marriage: June 11, 1891Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
daughter
Annis Vinita Armstrong
Birth: July 13, 1895 25 21Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: March 29, 1965Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
8 years
daughter
Emma Lee Armstrong
Birth: December 17, 1903 33 29Hepler, Crawford, Kansas, United States
Death: November 24, 1966Houston, Harris, Texas, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Rosa Elnora “Rosie” Shemwell - Household

Henry, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Armstrong, C LheadWMFeb187030M9MOTNVArailroad operator
Armstrong, Rosa EheadWFFeb187624M811MOKYMO
Armstrong, VinitadaughterWFJul18945SMOMOMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles Lee Armstrong - Household

1018 Fairacres Ave Houston, Harris, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Armstrong, Charles LheadMW40M117MOTNVABook keeperCommission House
Armstrong, Rosa EwifeFW34M11742MOKYMO
Armstrong, VanitadaughterFW15SMOMOMO
Armstrong, Emme LeedaughterFW8SKSMOMO
Armstrong, HannibalfatherMW71M147TNTNTN
Armstrong, NancymotherFW66M147VAVAVA

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles Lee Armstrong - Household

1018 Fairview Houston, Harris, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Armstrong, Charles LheadMW45MMOUSUSAccountantPublic
Armstrong, RosiewifeFW40MMOUSUS
Armstrong, VinitadaughterFW24MMOMOMO
Armstrong, Emma LdaughterFW18SKSMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles Lee Armstrong - Household

Block 1965 Houston, Harris, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Chas L ArmstrongheadMW60M21MOTNVAAccountant
Rosa E ArmstrongwifeFW54M17MOMOMO
Nancy C ArmstrongmotherFW82WdVAVAVA
John W Shemwellfather in lawMW76WdMOKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Charles Lee Armstrong - Household

3424 Telephone Houston, Harris, Texas

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Armstrong, Charles LheadMW69MMOsame placeCertified Public AccountantOwn Business
Armstrong, Rosie EXwifeFW65MMOsame place
Armstrong, NancymotherFW98WdVAsame place
Judy, RobertlodgerMW19SMOsame placeCooperMOStuff DucksDuck factory