The Shemwell Family

Lou Etta Cole1876

Name
Lou Etta Cole
Given names
Lou Etta
Surname
Cole
Birth 1876 29 23
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a brotherJohn Cole
December 1879 (Age 3 years)
Census June 3, 1880 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterLiza J Cole
February 1882 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterFlossie R Cole
May 1888 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherBennett Columbus Cole Jr
March 1891 (Age 15 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Porter Cole
April 27, 1896 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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 2, 1900 (Age 24 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMartha “Patsy” Nooe
June 19, 1904 (Age 28 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 40 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 41 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 42 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 fatherBennett C Cole
June 26, 1923 (Age 47 years)
Death of a motherAmanda Kearns
April 11, 1926 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 53 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 65 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 74 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 70 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
Deathunknown

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mother
Marriage: August 14, 1873Davidson, North Carolina, United States
17 months
elder sister
3 years
herself
4 years
younger brother
John Cole
Birth: December 1879 33 26North Carolina, United States
Death:
2 years
younger sister
Liza J Cole
Birth: February 1882 35 29North Carolina, United States
Death:
6 years
younger sister
Flossie R Cole
Birth: May 1888 41 35North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
younger brother

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Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Bennett C Cole - Household

Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina,

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Cole, Bennett CWM32headMfarmingNCNCNC
Cole, MandaWF27wifeMNCNCNC
Cole, LillieWF6daughterSNCNCNC
Cole, LouWF4daughterSNCNCNC
Cole, JohnWM6 monthsDecsonSNCNCNC

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Bennett C Cole - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Cole, Bennett CheadWMSep184653M26NCNCNCfarmer
Cole, Mandy MwifeWFFeb184951M2686NCNCNC
Cole, Lou EdaughterWFDec187723SNCNCNCfarm laborer
Cole, John WsonWMOct187920SNCNCNCfarm laborer
Cole, Liza JdaughterWFFeb188218SNCNCNCfarm laborer
Cole, Flossie RdaughterWFMay188812SNCNCNCfarm laborer
Cole, Bennett CsonWMMar18919SNCNCNC

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Bennett C Cole - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Cole, B CheadMW63MNCNCNCfarmer
Cole, Amanda MwifeFW61M86NCNCNC
Cole, Etta LdaughterFW33SNCNCNCteacherpublic school
Cole, Eliza JdaughterFW27SNCNCNCteacherpublic school
Cole, Flossie RdaughterFW22SNCNCNC
Cole, Columbus BsonMW19SNCNCNClaborer