The Shemwell Family

Ellis Elvin AsherAge: 49 years18951945

Name
Ellis Elvin Asher
Given names
Ellis Elvin
Surname
Asher
Birth October 6, 1895 23 23
Birth of a sisterHettie Gertrude “Gertie” Asher
February 13, 1898 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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 9, 1900 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Riley Asher
September 19, 1900 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Riley Asher
January 20, 1904 (Age 8 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 14 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherPatience Jane Blake
October 14, 1912 (Age 17 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Patrick Shemwell Jr.
January 14, 1913 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 20 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 21 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 22 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 7, 1920 (Age 24 years)
MarriageFaye Thomas KennerlyView this family
October 4, 1920 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Joe Kennerly Asher
July 11, 1921 (Age 25 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Hester Sherrod
January 7, 1922 (Age 26 years)
Note: Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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 fatherJames Thomas Asher
March 19, 1939 (Age 43 years)
Death of a motherEtta Bell Shemwell
April 25, 1942 (Age 46 years)
Death of a sisterHettie Gertrude “Gertie” Asher
October 13, 1944 (Age 49 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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 wifeFaye Thomas Kennerly
1945 (Age 49 years)
Death May 19, 1945 (Age 49 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lewisburg Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: 1892Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
15 months
himself
Ellis Elvin Asher
Birth: October 6, 1895 23 23Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 19, 1945Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
John Riley Asher
Birth: September 19, 1900 28 28Kentucky, United States
Death: January 2, 1965Logan, Kentucky, United States
Family with Faye Thomas Kennerly - View this family
himself
Ellis Elvin Asher
Birth: October 6, 1895 23 23Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 19, 1945Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
wife
Faye Thomas Kennerly
Birth: June 6, 1898 52 34Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: 1945Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: October 4, 1920Kentucky, United States
9 months
son
Joe Kennerly Asher
Birth: July 11, 1921 25 23Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 28, 2006Lolo, Missoula, Montana, United States

Ellis Elvin Asher has 14 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Asher - Household

Clifty, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Asher, James TheadWMJul187127M8KYKYKYFarmer
Asher, Etta BwifeWFAug187127M833KYKYKY
Asher, Leslie EsonWMJul18935SKYKYKY
Asher, Ellis EsonWMOct18954SKYKYKY
Asher, Hettie GdaughterWFFeb18982SKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Asher - Household

Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Asher, James TheadMW37M17KYKYKYFarmerHome farm
Asher, Etta BwifeFW37M1744KYKYKY
Asher, Leslie EsonMW16SKYKYKY
Asher, Ellis EsonMW14SKYKYKY
Asher, Hettie GdaughterFW12SKYKYKY
Asher, John RsonMW10SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Asher - Household

Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Asher, Jim TheadMW47MKYKYKYOwnerGeneral farm
Asher, Etta BwifeFW47MKYKYKY
Asher, EllissonMW24SKYKYKYRural carrierMail
Asher, GirtiedaughterFW22SKYKYKY
Asher, John RsonMW19SKYKYKYLaborerHome farm