The Shemwell Family

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Birth	June 5, 1911 24 18 Virginia, United States
Birth of a sister	Helen Knight July 17, 1915 (Age 4 years) Henrico, Virginia, United States
Birth of a sister	Mildred Bertha Knight September 21, 1917 (Age 6 years) Henrico, Virginia, United States
Death of a mother	Bertha Lou Loftin February 27, 1918 (Age 6 years) Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States Cause: Pneumonia
Marriage of a parent	Monroe Ulysses Knight — Carrie Mae “Mary” Sasser — View this family May 17, 1924 (Age 12 years) Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death of a maternal grandmother	Aquilla Finch “Quilla” Morgan December 21, 1935 (Age 24 years) Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, United States
Census	April 6, 1940 (Age 28 years) Bermuda, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States Shared note: 1940 United States - Census transcript - Lee Mock Loftin - Household 1940 United States - Census transcript - Lee Mock Loftin - Household Petersburg Pike Bermuda, Chesterfield, Virginia Name Info Relation Home V/R Farm Sex Race Age Cond School R/W BP City County State Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Wages Vet War Loftin, Lee M head M W 40 M NC Same house Proprietor Hotel Loftin, D May wife F W 37 M NC Same house Proprietor Hotel Loftin, Constance J daughter F W 16 S NC Same house Loftin, Nina Ruth daughter F W 15 S NC Same house Knight, Burton H nepher M W 28 S VA Same house Manager Hotel
Census	April 14, 1950 (Age 38 years) Tuckahoe, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Death of a father	Monroe Ulysses Knight October 22, 1960 (Age 49 years) Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Death of a brother	James Cicero Knight April 28, 1975 (Age 63 years) Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States
Death	June 12, 1986 (Age 75 years) Richmond, Virginia, United States

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Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Bertha Lou Loftin James Cicero Knight Burton Howard Knight Helen Knight Mildred Bertha Knight Family with spouse Carrie Mae “Mary” Sasser Monroe Ulysses Knight Birth: December 2, 1886 — Rockingham, North Carolina, United States Death: October 22, 1960 — Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Monroe Ulysses Knight James Cicero Knight Burton Howard Knight Helen Knight Mildred Bertha Knight Bertha Lou Loftin Birth: August 6, 1892 25 22 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: February 27, 1918 — Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
	Marriage: February 27, 1909 — Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
14 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Eula Posy Bullock James Cicero Knight Birth: April 28, 1910 23 17 — Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States Death: April 28, 1975 — Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States
13 months himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Alice Clary Adams Burton Howard Knight Birth: June 5, 1911 24 18 — Virginia, United States Death: June 12, 1986 — Richmond, Virginia, United States
4 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Francis Watkins Finch Helen Knight Birth: July 17, 1915 28 22 — Henrico, Virginia, United States Death: March 1, 1993 — Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, United States
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Mildred Bertha Knight Birth: September 21, 1917 30 25 — Henrico, Virginia, United States Death: April 4, 1993

Father’s family with Carrie Mae “Mary” Sasser - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Bertha Lou Loftin James Cicero Knight Burton Howard Knight Helen Knight Mildred Bertha Knight Family with spouse Carrie Mae “Mary” Sasser Monroe Ulysses Knight Birth: December 2, 1886 — Rockingham, North Carolina, United States Death: October 22, 1960 — Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Monroe Ulysses Knight Carrie Mae “Mary” Sasser Birth: February 20, 1892 — Stanly, North Carolina, United States Death: July 29, 1967 — Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: May 17, 1924 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Family with Alice Clary Adams - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Alice Clary Adams Burton Howard Knight Birth: June 5, 1911 24 18 — Virginia, United States Death: June 12, 1986 — Richmond, Virginia, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Burton Howard Knight Alice Clary Adams Birth: November 26, 1911 — Prince George, Virginia, United States Death: May 9, 1992 — Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
daughter	Private

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1940 United States - Census transcript - Lee Mock Loftin - Household Petersburg Pike Bermuda, Chesterfield, Virginia Name Info Relation Home V/R Farm Sex Race Age Cond School R/W BP City County State Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Wages Vet War Loftin, Lee M head M W 40 M NC Same house Proprietor Hotel Loftin, D May wife F W 37 M NC Same house Proprietor Hotel Loftin, Constance J daughter F W 16 S NC Same house Loftin, Nina Ruth daughter F W 15 S NC Same house Knight, Burton H nepher M W 28 S VA Same house Manager Hotel

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Monroe Ulysses Knight 1886–1960
mother Parents John Howard Loftin Aquilla Finch “Quilla” Morgan	Bertha Lou Loftin 1892–1918
elder brother Family Eula Posy Bullock	James Cicero Knight 1910–1975
himself Family Alice Clary Adams Private	Burton Howard Knight 1911–1986
younger sister Family Francis Watkins Finch	Helen Knight 1915–1993
younger sister Family (none)	Mildred Bertha Knight 1917–1993
Father’s family with Carrie Mae “Mary” Sasser
father Parents (unknown)	Monroe Ulysses Knight 1886–1960
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Carrie Mae “Mary” Sasser 1892–1967
Family with Alice Clary Adams
himself Parents Monroe Ulysses Knight Bertha Lou Loftin	Burton Howard Knight 1911–1986
wife Parents (unknown)	Alice Clary Adams 1911–1992
daughter Family (none)	Private