The Shemwell Family

Lucy O Freeman1881

Name
Lucy O Freeman
Given names
Lucy O
Surname
Freeman
Married name
Lucy O McCurry
Birth October 1881 21 22
Birth of a sisterJennie Freeman
April 1885 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherEdgar Graham “Eddie” Freeman
May 1888 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterGergie R Freeman
August 1892 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterHester L Freeman
July 1895 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterNancy M Freeman
April 1898 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 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 7, 1900 (Age 18 years)
Religious marriageWalter McCurryView this family
February 10, 1901 (Age 19 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Jane Long
December 8, 1901 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Jennie S McCurry
1906 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mamie E McCurry
1908 (Age 26 years)
Census May 9, 1910 (Age 28 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Graham Freeman
January 11, 1915 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 34 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 35 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 36 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 motherEliza Grayson
February 19, 1919 (Age 37 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Decator Freeman
June 20, 1924 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 48 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 60 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 68 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 64 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

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 18, 1880Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
11 months
herself
4 years
younger sister
Jennie Freeman
Birth: April 1885 25 26North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
younger brother
4 years
younger sister
Gergie R Freeman
Birth: August 1892 32 33North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
Nancy M Freeman
Birth: April 1898 38 39North Carolina, United States
Death:
Family with Walter McCurry - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: February 10, 1901Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
6 years
daughter
3 years
daughter

Lucy O Freeman has 19 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Decator Freeman - Household

Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Freeman, John DheadWMJan186040M19NCNCNCfarmer
Freeman, ElizawifeWFMar185941M1986NCNCNC
Freeman, Lucy OdaughterWFOct188118SNCNCNC
Freeman, JenniedaughterWFApr188515SNCNCNC
Freeman, Eddy GsonWMMay188812SNCNCNC
Freeman, Gergie RdaughterWFAug18927SNCNCNC
Freeman, Hester LdaughterWFJul18954SNCNCNC
Freeman, Nancy MdaughterWFApr18982SNCNCNC

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Walter McCurry - Household

Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
McCurry, WalterheadMW31M9NCNCNCfarmer
McCurry, Lucy OwifeFW28M922NCNCNC
McCurry, Jennie SdaughterFW4SNCNCNC
McCurry, Mamie EdaughterFW2SNCNCNC
Freeman, John Ggrandfather in lawMW74WNCNCNC