The Shemwell Family

Clyde Della ChandlerAge: 79 years18971976

Name
Clyde Della Chandler
Given names
Clyde Della
Surname
Chandler
Married name
Clyde Della Lowder
Birth April 7, 1897 30 26
Birth of a sisterChristie Chandler
April 1897
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 months)
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
Birth of a sisterNell Loftin “Nellie” Chandler
February 24, 1904 (Age 6 years)
Census April 23, 1910 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 18 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 21 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 19 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 20 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 22 years)
MarriageHenry Daniel LowderView this family
estimated 1920 (Age 22 years)

Death of a sisterBettie Catherine Chandler
May 16, 1920 (Age 23 years)
Death of a motherLula C Loftin
May 21, 1927 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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 34 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Thomas Chandler
July 29, 1936 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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
Death of a sisterOpal Lula Chandler
January 6, 1953 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 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 sisterPallie Reid Chandler
November 20, 1960 (Age 63 years)
Death of a husbandHenry Daniel Lowder
November 28, 1963 (Age 66 years)
Death of a sisterNell Loftin “Nellie” Chandler
October 11, 1975 (Age 78 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 December 5, 1976 (Age 79 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
elder sister
Opal Lula Chandler
Birth: July 27, 1895 28 24North Carolina, United States
Death: January 6, 1953Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina, United States
21 months
sister
Christie Chandler
Birth: April 1897 30 26North Carolina, United States
Death:
herself
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 Henry Daniel Lowder - View this family
husband
Henry Daniel Lowder
Birth: November 18, 1892North Carolina, United States
Death: November 28, 1963Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina, United States
herself
Clyde Della Chandler
Birth: April 7, 1897 30 26Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 5, 1976Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: estimated 1920

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