The Shemwell Family

Opal Lula ChandlerAge: 57 years18951953

Name
Opal Lula Chandler
Given names
Opal Lula
Surname
Chandler
Married name
Opal Lula Stoker
Birth July 27, 1895 28 24
Birth of a sisterChristie Chandler
April 1897 (Age 20 months)
Birth of a sisterClyde Della Chandler
April 7, 1897 (Age 20 months)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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 11, 1900 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterNell Loftin “Nellie” Chandler
February 24, 1904 (Age 8 years)
Census April 23, 1910 (Age 14 years)
MarriageJames Franklin StokerView this family
March 4, 1916 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 20 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a maternal grandmotherElizabeth Angelina Ward
August 3, 1918 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 21 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 22 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 maternal grandfatherWilliam Moses “Willy” Loftin
August 14, 1919 (Age 24 years)
Death of a sisterBettie Catherine Chandler
May 16, 1920 (Age 24 years)
Death of a motherLula C Loftin
May 21, 1927 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 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 sisterMaud Chandler
February 5, 1932 (Age 36 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Thomas Chandler
July 29, 1936 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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 54 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 50 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 January 6, 1953 (Age 57 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 30, 1890Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
9 months
elder sister
Bettie Catherine Chandler
Birth: October 23, 1890 24 19Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 16, 1920North Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina, United States
15 months
elder sister
Maud Chandler
Birth: January 22, 1892 25 20Eldorado, Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 5, 1932Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina, United States
2 years
elder sister
Pallie Reid Chandler
Birth: May 11, 1894 27 23Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 20, 1960McCain, Hoke, North Carolina, United States
15 months
herself
Opal Lula Chandler
Birth: July 27, 1895 28 24North Carolina, United States
Death: January 6, 1953Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina, United States
21 months
younger sister
Christie Chandler
Birth: April 1897 30 26North Carolina, United States
Death:
younger sister
Clyde Della Chandler
Birth: April 7, 1897 30 26Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 5, 1976Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina, United States
7 years
younger sister
Nell Loftin “Nellie” Chandler
Birth: February 24, 1904 37 32North Carolina, United States
Death: October 11, 1975Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, United States
Family with James Franklin Stoker - View this family
husband
James Franklin Stoker
Birth: August 20, 1891Stanly, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 20, 1956Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina, United States
herself
Opal Lula Chandler
Birth: July 27, 1895 28 24North Carolina, United States
Death: January 6, 1953Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: March 4, 1916Stanly, North Carolina, United States

Opal Lula Chandler has 43 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (43)

Parents Dr. William Robert Loftin Sr. + Ella May Cray
1Lavina E Loftin18931914
3Nona Lee Loftin18981987
4Albert L Loftin19011957
5Ella Mae Loftin19041993
Parents Dr. William Robert Loftin Sr. + Gertrude May “Gertie” Bobo
Parents John Howard Loftin + Aquilla Finch “Quilla” Morgan
1Bertha Lou Loftin18921918
2Lee Mock Loftin18991980
Parents Moses Lee Loftin + Sarah Louella Riley
1Fred Loftin18921915
3Clyde Loftin18971979
4Piccola Loftin19001968
Parents Moses Lee Loftin + Chapel Ellen Surratt
Parents Albert B Loftin + Nancy “Nannie” Morris
1Gean Kerney Loftin18971948
2Robert Guy Loftin19001948
Parents Edward Hoke Loftin + Minnie M Riley
2Edith Lee Loftin19041999
4Julia Mae Loftin19092003
5Robert Hoke Loftin19111976
Parents John Duckery “Duck” Morgan + Pallie Loftin
2Robert Paul Morgan19111981
Parents Charles Clay “Charlie” Loftin + Louzina “Zannie” Elliott
1Nona Lee Loftin19061999
Parents Pleasant Everett Hall + Della Ann Loftin
1Harris Leon Hall19051911
4Albert Clegg Hall19122000
6Scott Eugene Hall19172007
7Arthur Rand Hall19191959
Parents Zebulon Vance Loftin + Freda Venie Bean
1Infant Loftin19091909
2Lula Loftin19102000
4William Lee Loftin19131914
5Jewel Loftin19162010
6Mable Marie Loftin19201991
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Chandler - Household

Eldorado, Montgomery, North Carolina

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Chandler, John TheadWMSep186633M10NCNCNCFarmer
Chandler, LulawifeWFMar187129M1065NCNCNC
Chandler, BettiedaughterWFNov18909SNCNCNC
Chandler, MauddaughterWFJan18928SNCNCNC
Chandler, PalliedaughterWFMay18946SNCNCNC
Chandler, OpaldaughterWFJul18954SNCNCNC
Chandler, ChristiedaughterWFApr18973SNCNCNC

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Chandler - Household

Salisbury Road Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Chandler, JohnheadMW43M120NCNCNCJob CutterKnitting Mill
Chandler, LulawifeFW39M12066NCNCNC
Chandler, BettiedaughterFW19SNCNCNCLooperKnitting Mill
Chandler, PalliedaughterFW15SNCNCNCLooperKnitting Mill
Chandler, OpaldaughterFW14SNCNCNCKnitterKnitting Mill
Chandler, ClydedaughterFW13SNCNCNCKnitterKnitting Mill
Chandler, NelliedaughterFW6SNCNCNC