The Shemwell Family

Sallie Ida NicholsAge: 88 years19061995

Name
Sallie Ida Nichols
Given names
Sallie Ida
Surname
Nichols
Married name
Sallie Ida Stevens
Birth March 20, 1906 33 31
Death of a brotherJohn Edward Nichols
April 23, 1906 (Age 34 days)
Birth of a brotherGilbert Vernon Nichols
July 28, 1908 (Age 2 years)
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterMaxie Lee Nichols
August 28, 1910 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherMarshall Bryant Nichols
April 8, 1913 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherWoodrow Wilson “Row” Nichols
July 1916 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 9 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 10 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 11 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 15, 1920 (Age 13 years)
Death of a fatherCharles Wade “Charley” Nichols
August 30, 1924 (Age 18 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Francis Nichols
April 18, 1925 (Age 19 years)
Cause: Shot by City Marshall
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 23 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
MarriageRaymond Glynn StevensView this family
before 1939 (Age 32 years)

Census April 9, 1940 (Age 34 years)
Death of a motherSallie Jane McMillan
January 10, 1945 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 35 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 sisterMary Evelyn “Maymie” Nichols
December 21, 1951 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 43 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 brotherCharles Carlisle Nichols
April 2, 1960 (Age 54 years)
Death of a brotherMarshall Bryant Nichols
December 4, 1964 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 39 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 brotherIra Guy Nichols
March 3, 1980 (Age 73 years)
Death of a husbandRaymond Glynn Stevens
April 22, 1983 (Age 77 years)
Death of a brotherWoodrow Wilson “Row” Nichols
November 24, 1983 (Age 77 years)
Death of a brotherGilbert Vernon Nichols
October 21, 1988 (Age 82 years)
Death January 15, 1995 (Age 88 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: May 22, 1892Houston, Tennessee, United States
10 months
elder brother
Charles Carlisle Nichols
Birth: April 5, 1893 20 18Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 2, 1960Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder brother
Henry Edwin Gervis Nichols
Birth: June 12, 1895 22 20Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death:
2 years
elder brother
Ira Guy Nichols
Birth: October 9, 1897 24 23Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 3, 1980Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder sister
Mary Evelyn “Maymie” Nichols
Birth: November 18, 1899 26 25Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 21, 1951Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
23 months
elder brother
William Francis Nichols
Birth: October 18, 1901 28 27Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 18, 1925Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
4 years
elder brother
John Edward Nichols
Birth: April 4, 1905 32 30Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 23, 1906Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
11 months
herself
Sallie Ida Nichols
Birth: March 20, 1906 33 31Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 15, 1995Houston, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
Gilbert Vernon Nichols
Birth: July 28, 1908 35 33Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 21, 1988Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Maxie Lee Nichols
Birth: August 28, 1910 37 36Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 17, 2008Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
Marshall Bryant Nichols
Birth: April 8, 1913 40 38Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 4, 1964Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
Woodrow Wilson “Row” Nichols
Birth: July 1916 43 41Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 24, 1983Livingston, Overton, Tennessee, United States
Family with Raymond Glynn Stevens - View this family
husband
Raymond Glynn Stevens
Birth: September 5, 1911Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States
Death: April 22, 1983Houston, Tennessee, United States
herself
Sallie Ida Nichols
Birth: March 20, 1906 33 31Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 15, 1995Houston, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: before 1939

Sallie Ida Nichols has 5 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles Wade “Charley” Nichols - Household

Houston, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Nichols, Charlie WheadMW37M117TNTNTNFarmer
Nichols, Sallie JwifeFW36M11787TNTNTN
Nichols, Charles CsonMW16STNTNTNFarmHome
Nichols, Henry EsonMW15STNTNTNFarmHome
Nichols, Ira GsonMW13STNTNTN
Nichols, Mary EdaughterFW11STNTNTN
Nichols, William FsonMW9STNTNTN
Nichols, Sallie IdaughterFW4STNTNTN
Nichols, Gilbert VsonMW2STNTNTN
McMillan, Grace Fsister in lawFW27STNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles Wade “Charley” Nichols - Household

Tennessee Ridge Road Houston, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Nichols, CharlieheadMW45MTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Nichols, SalliewifeFW44MTNTNTN
Nichols, MamiedaughterFW19STNTNTN
Nichols, FrancissonMW16STNTNTN
Nichols, IdadaughterFW13STNTNTN
Nichols, GilbertsonMW11STNTNTN
Nichols, MaxiedaughterFW9STNTNTN
Nichols, MarshallsonMW7STNTNTN
Nichols, WoodrowsonMW4STNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Sallie Jane McMillan - Household

Houston, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Nichols, SallieheadFW65WdTNSame House
Nichols, RoesonMW23STNSame HouseBody ManChrysler?
Nichols, GilbertsonMW31MTNSame HouseSales ManRetail Grocery Store
Nichols, Lucilledaughter in lawFW29MTNSame HouseSales LadyRetail Grocery Store
Stevens, R Gson in lawMW28MMSCold WaterTateMS
Stevens, IdadaughterFW33MMSCold WaterTateMS