The Shemwell Family

Annette “Nettie” HarrisAge: 66 years18651931

Name
Annette “Nettie” Harris
Given names
Annette
Surname
Harris
Married name
Annette Sissell
Nickname
Nettie
Birth February 18, 1865
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 22 months)
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 22 months)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 3 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 12 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageWilliam Zachariah SissellView this family
1884 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ethel Ann Sissell
March 10, 1885 (Age 20 years)
Census 1885 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
John Reuel Sissell
May 14, 1889 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Kenneth Ray Sissell
September 24, 1890 (Age 25 years)
Census March 1, 1895 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Gladys Inez Sissell
September 8, 1897 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 33 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 1, 1900 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#5
William Earl Sissell
February 2, 1903 (Age 37 years)
Census April 29, 1910 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childJames Arthur CrockerEthel Ann SissellView this family
January 18, 1912 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Reuel SissellSarah Thomas “Sadie” BrowerView this family
May 4, 1912 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Lucile Gwinn Sissell
May 13, 1913 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Annette Crocker
June 1, 1913 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
James Arthur Crocker Jr
October 19, 1914 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childKenneth Ray SissellMyra MillerView this family
about 1915 (Age 49 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 50 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
#4
John Reuel Sissell Jr
September 30, 1917 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 51 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 52 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/
Marriage of a childArthur Alonzo WalkerGladys Inez SissellView this family
Type: Religious marriage
1919 (Age 53 years)
Census January 14, 1920 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
William Park “Bill” Sissell
August 25, 1925 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Kenneth Ray Sissell
October 17, 1925 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Carolyn Sissell
February 24, 1927 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Sarah Ruth Sissell
September 5, 1928 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 64 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 10, 1930 (Age 65 years)
Death September 13, 1931 (Age 66 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
herself
Family with William Zachariah Sissell - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: 1884Kansas, United States
14 months
daughter
Ethel Ann Sissell
Birth: March 10, 1885 22 20Republic, Republic, Kansas, United States
Death: 1933Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
4 years
son
16 months
son
Kenneth Ray Sissell
Birth: September 24, 1890 28 25Cuba, Republic, Kansas, United States
Death: July 1981Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States
7 years
daughter
Gladys Inez Sissell
Birth: September 8, 1897 35 32Mississippi, United States
Death: June 23, 1993Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
5 years
son
William Earl Sissell
Birth: February 2, 1903 40 37Mississippi, United States
Death: February 28, 1954Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States

CensusKansas State - Census transcript - William Zachariah Sissell - Household

Cuba, Republic, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Sissell, William headMW23MIAmerchant
Sissell, AnnettewifeFW18MKS
Sissell, EtheldaughterFW1 monthSKS

CensusKansas State - Census transcript - William Zachariah Sissell - Household

Richland Twp, Republic, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Sissell, Wm ZheadMW32MIAfarmer
Sissell, NettiewifeFW30MKS
Sissell, EtheldaughterFW10SKS
Sissell, ReulsonMW6SKS
Sissell, RaysonMW5SKS

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Zachariah Sissell - Household

Lafayette, Mississippi, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Sissell, William ZheadWMSep186237M16IATNILfarmer
Sissell,NettiewifeWFFeb186535M1644KSMICanada
Sissell, EtheldaughterWFMar188515SKSIAKS
Sissell, ReuelsonWMMay188811SKSIAKSlaborer
Sissell, RaysonWMSep18909SKSIAKS
Sissell, GladysdaughterWFSep18972SMSIAKS

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Zachariah Sissell - Household

Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Sissell, William ZheadMW47M26IATNILfarmer
Sissell, AnnettewifeFW46M2655KSMICanada
Sissell, EtheldaughterFW25SKSIAKS
Sissell, RaysonMW19SKSIAKSlaborer
Sissell, GladysdaughterFW12SMSIAKS
Sissell, William EsonMW7SMSIAKS

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Zachariah Sissell - Household

Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Sissell, William ZheadMW57MIATNIL
Sissell, NettiewifeFW54MKSMICanada
Sissell, EarlsonMW17SMSIAKS

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Zachariah Sissell - Household

Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Sissell, William ZheadMW66M26IAILTNfarmer
Sissell, Nettie AwifeFW55M15KSWIWIpractical nurseprivate home