The Shemwell Family

Saidee Haws EvansAge: 93 years18911985

Name
Saidee Haws Evans
Given names
Saidee Haws
Surname
Evans
Married name
Saidee Haws Cunnyngham
Married name
Saidee Haws Harris
Birth February 12, 1891 35 25
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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 19, 1900 (Age 9 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherNancy Jane Hinch
June 29, 1908 (Age 17 years)
Census May 4, 1910 (Age 19 years)
MarriageNoel Wiley CunnynghamView this family
December 26, 1912 (Age 21 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherThomas Hall
1912 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Evens Cunnyngham
April 30, 1914 (Age 23 years)
Death of a daughterEvens Cunnyngham
April 30, 1914 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Noel Wiley Cunnyngham Jr
April 17, 1915 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 24 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 25 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 26 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 husbandNoel Wiley Cunnyngham
November 28, 1919 (Age 28 years)
Census January 8, 1920 (Age 28 years)
Death of a motherHortence Vitoria Hall
October 16, 1920 (Age 29 years)
Cause: Muscular Dystrophy
MarriageLeo Vernon HarrisView this family
June 2, 1923 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 38 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 22, 1930 (Age 39 years)
Death of a fatherThomas Haws Evans
January 10, 1935 (Age 43 years)
Census April 19, 1940 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 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 58 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
Death of a husbandLeo Vernon Harris
November 29, 1964 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 54 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 5, 1985 (Age 93 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gravitt Evans Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Thomas Haws Evans
Birth: February 3, 1856Tennessee, United States
Death: January 10, 1935Evensville, Rhea, Tennessee, United States
mother
Hortence Vitoria Hall
Birth: May 29, 1865 32 28Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 16, 1920Rhea, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: about 1886
5 years
herself
Saidee Haws Evans
Birth: February 12, 1891 35 25Evensville, Rhea, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 5, 1985Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, United States
Family with Noel Wiley Cunnyngham - View this family
husband
herself
Saidee Haws Evans
Birth: February 12, 1891 35 25Evensville, Rhea, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 5, 1985Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: December 26, 1912Rhea, Tennessee, United States
16 months
daughter
Evens Cunnyngham
Birth: April 30, 1914 26 23Evansville, Rhea, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 30, 1914Evansville, Rhea, Tennessee, United States
1 year
son
Noel Wiley Cunnyngham Jr
Birth: April 17, 1915 27 24Washington, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 2, 1991Evensville, Rhea, Tennessee, United States
Family with Leo Vernon Harris - View this family
husband
Leo Vernon Harris
Birth: May 2, 1891 25 18Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 29, 1964Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
herself
Saidee Haws Evans
Birth: February 12, 1891 35 25Evensville, Rhea, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 5, 1985Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: June 2, 1923Rhea, Tennessee, United States
Leo Vernon Harris + Mary Penqrie - View this family
husband
Leo Vernon Harris
Birth: May 2, 1891 25 18Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 29, 1964Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
husband’s wife
Marriage: December 23, 1913Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Divorce: October 19, 1914Strafford, New Hampshire, United States

Saidee Haws Evans has 25 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas H Evans - Household

Rhea, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Evans, Thomas HheadWMMar185644M14TNTNTNFarmer
Evans, Hortence VwifeWFMay186535M1431TNTNTN
Evans, Saidee HdaughterWFFeb18919STNTNTNAt School

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas H Evans - Household

Evensville West of RR Rhea, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Evans, Thomas HheadMW54M124TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Evans, HortencewifeFW44M12431TNTNTN
Evans, SaideedaughterFW19STNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Thomas H Evans - Household

Mountain St. Evensville, Rhea, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Evans, Thomas HheadMW63WdTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Evans, ClemmieSisterFW69STNTN
Cunnyngham, SaideedaughterFW28WdTNTNTN
Cunnyngham, Noel JrGrandsonMW4=8mSTNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Leo Vernon Harris - Household

State Highway Number 27 Rhea, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Harris, Leo VheadMW37M31TNINTNSalesmanAutomobiles
Harris, Saidee HwifeFW37M31TNTNTN
Cunnyngham, Noel Jr.sonMW14STNTNTN

Noel is listed as Harris

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Leo Vernon Harris - Household

Porter Cemetary Road Rhea, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Harris, Leo VXheadMW48MTNSame HouseFarmer
Harris, SaideewifeFW48MTNSame House
Evans, ClemmieauntFW90STNSame House
Cunnyngham, Noelstep sonMW25STNSame HouseTruckerFreight Lines