The Shemwell Family

Nellie Flora SurrattAge: 75 years1877–1953

Name
Nellie Flora Surratt
Given names
Nellie Flora
Surname
Surratt
Married name
Nellie Flora Badgett
Birth November 12, 1877 25 19
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 50 days)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a sisterChapel Ellen Surratt
September 20, 1888 (Age 10 years)
Death of a motherMargaret Cornelia Cunningham
March 25, 1889 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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
MarriageCicero Lowe Badgett — View this family
March 21, 1910 (Age 32 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Morton Surratt
December 13, 1916 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 38 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 39 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 40 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 51 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 husbandCicero Lowe Badgett
January 11, 1937 (Age 59 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 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
Census April 14, 1950 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 72 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 68 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 October 14, 1953 (Age 75 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
William Morton Surratt
Birth: July 6, 1852 — Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 13, 1916 — Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
mother
Margaret Cornelia Cunningham
Birth: May 2, 1858 — North Carolina, United States
Death: March 25, 1889 — Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: January 20, 1877 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States
10 months
herself
Nellie Flora Surratt
Birth: November 12, 1877 25 19 — Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 14, 1953 — Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
11 years
younger sister
Chapel Ellen Surratt
Birth: September 20, 1888 36 30 — Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 31, 1965 — Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Family with Cicero Lowe Badgett - View this family
husband
Cicero Lowe Badgett
Birth: August 20, 1846 — Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 11, 1937 — Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
herself
Nellie Flora Surratt
Birth: November 12, 1877 25 19 — Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 14, 1953 — Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: March 21, 1910 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States

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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Moses Lee Loftin - Household

Varner Street Denton, Davidson, North Carolina

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Loftin, M LheadMW70MNCSame HouseSchool TeacherPublic School
Loftin, ChapelwifeFW52MNCSame House
Badgett, Nelliesister in lawFW62WdNC

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Moses Lee Loftin - Household

Varner Street Denton, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Loftin, Mose LheadMW81MarNC
Loftin, Chapel SwifeFW61MarNC
Badgett, Nellie Ssister in lawFW71MarNC