The Shemwell Family

Pearl Gardner1889

Name
Pearl Gardner
Given names
Pearl
Surname
Gardner
Birth October 1889 29 27
Birth of a brotherLewis Gardner
September 1892 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Nooe Gardner
October 1896 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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
Birth of a sisterHelen Gardner
November 11, 1898 (Age 9 years)
Census June 12, 1900 (Age 10 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Martha Vannoy
February 12, 1905 (Age 15 years)
Census April 21, 1910 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 26 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 27 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 28 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/
Death of a fatherJunius Tazewell Gardner
October 9, 1925 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 40 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 motherJulia “Texie” Nooe
July 31, 1934 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 60 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 56 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 of a sisterHelen Gardner
October 21, 1985 (Age 96 years)

Deathunknown

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father
Junius Tazewell Gardner
Birth: July 6, 1860Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 9, 1925Forest City, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
mother
Julia “Texie” Nooe
Birth: January 8, 1862 38 23Cleveland, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 31, 1934Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: December 1884North Carolina, United States
2 years
elder brother
Talmadge Gardner
Birth: November 1886 26 24North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
herself
Pearl Gardner
Birth: October 1889 29 27North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
younger brother
Lewis Gardner
Birth: September 1892 32 30North Carolina, United States
Death:
4 years
younger brother
John Nooe Gardner
Birth: October 1896 36 34North Carolina, United States
Death:
2 years
younger sister

Pearl Gardner has 6 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Janus Gardner - Household

Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Gardner, JanusheadWMJul186039M15NCNCNCwholesale grocery broker
Gardner, Jamie TwifeWFJan186238M1555NCNCNC
Gardner, JohnnysonWMNov188613SNCNCNC
Gardner, PearldaughterWFOct188910SNCNCNC
Gardner, LewissonWMSep18927SNCNCNC
Gardner, John NsonWMOct18963SNCNCNC
Gardner, HelensonWMNov18981SNCNCNC

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Junius Tazewell Gardner - Household

Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Gardner, Junius TheadMW48M25NCNCNCmanagerinsurance
Gardner, TexiewifeFW47M2555NCNCNC
Gardner, TalmadgesonMW23SNCNCNCbookkeeperrealty company
Gardner, PearldaughterFW20SNCNCNCteacherliterary
Gardner, LouiesonMW16SNCNCNC
Gardner, John NsonMW13SNCNCNC
Gardner, HelensonMW11SNCNCNC