The Shemwell Family

Ora Lee ClardyAge: 81 years18811963

Name
Ora Lee Clardy
Given names
Ora Lee
Surname
Clardy
Married name
Ora Lee Fox
Birth October 12, 1881 31 31
Death of a paternal grandfatherJoseph Daniel “Joe” Clardy
January 22, 1886 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherEmily Ellen Shemwell
July 30, 1893 (Age 11 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 6, 1900 (Age 18 years)
MarriageLetcher Randolph FoxView this family
October 15, 1904 (Age 23 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 motherAnn Marie Cayce
September 21, 1927 (Age 45 years)
Cause: cancer of liver
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 47 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 fatherJames Harrison “Henry” Clardy
February 29, 1932 (Age 50 years)
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
Death of a sisterAlice Olivia Clardy
October 6, 1954 (Age 72 years)
Death of a husbandLetcher Randolph Fox
November 25, 1954 (Age 73 years)
Death of a brotherAllen “Snook” Clardy
December 31, 1956 (Age 75 years)
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
Death September 10, 1963 (Age 81 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 13, 1871Christian, Kentucky, United States
1 year
elder sister
Alice Olivia Clardy
Birth: December 9, 1872 22 22Tennessee, United States
Death: October 6, 1954Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
20 months
elder brother
Quint Clardy
Birth: August 1, 1874 24 24Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 22, 1877Stewart, Tennessee, United States
5 years
elder brother
Allen “Snook” Clardy
Birth: November 9, 1879 29 29Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 31, 1956Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
23 months
herself
Ora Lee Clardy
Birth: October 12, 1881 31 31Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 10, 1963Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Family with Letcher Randolph Fox - View this family
husband
Letcher Randolph Fox
Birth: March 25, 1879Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 25, 1954Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
herself
Ora Lee Clardy
Birth: October 12, 1881 31 31Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 10, 1963Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: October 15, 1904LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Harrison “Henry” Clardy - Household

Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Clardy, James HheadWMMar185050M28TNVATNfarmer
Clardy, Annie MwifeWFFeb185050M2853ILVAKY
Clardy, Allen SsonWMNov187920STNTNILfarm laborer
Clardy, Ora LdaughterWF188218STNTNIL