The Shemwell Family

Sarah “Sallie” RogersAge: 73 years18831956

Name
Sarah “Sallie” Rogers
Given names
Sarah
Surname
Rogers
Married name
Sarah Harrington
Nickname
Sallie
Birth about 1883
Note: Birth info based on Marriage source
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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
MarriageDempsey Hezekiah HarringtonView this family
July 1, 1914 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ollie Lee Harrington
1916 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 33 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 34 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 35 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/
Birth of a daughter
#2
Willie Mae Harrington
about October 1919 (Age 36 years)
Note: Birth info based on 1920 Census
Census January 13, 1920 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Bernice Harrington
1921 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 46 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
Census April 8, 1930 (Age 47 years)
Census April 6, 1940 (Age 57 years)
Death of a husbandDempsey Hezekiah Harrington
March 24, 1941 (Age 58 years)
Marriage of a childJohn William KendrickOllie Lee HarringtonView this family
November 4, 1941 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 58 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 3, 1950 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 67 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 63 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 July 13, 1956 (Age 73 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Huie Cemetery
Note: Source: Imogene Smith, comp., "Huie Cemetery, South of Clinton," in M. J. Kelley & E. B. Ryman, eds. (River Roads Press, Conway, AR, 1980), pp. 45-52.
Family with Dempsey Hezekiah Harrington - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: July 1, 1914Van Buren, Arkansas, United States
3 years
daughter
4 years
daughter
2 years
daughter
Dempsey Hezekiah Harrington + Jane Mae “Jannie” Gordon - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: December 28, 1897Conway, Arkansas, United States
11 months
step-son
Hervey Alexander Harrington
Birth: November 30, 1898 25 20Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 3, 1986Dumas, Desha, Arkansas, United States
16 months
step-daughter
Fronia B Harrington
Birth: March 1900 26 21Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 16, 1933Lonoke, Arkansas, United States
11 months
step-daughter
Arkie Hazel Harrington
Birth: January 22, 1901 27 22Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 25, 1996Arkansas, United States
2 years
step-daughter
Annie M Harrington
Birth: April 18, 1903 30 24Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 4, 1973Dumas, Desha, Arkansas, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Lola Evelyn Harrington
Birth: March 22, 1906 33 27Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 20, 1989Birdtown, Conway, Arkansas, United States
10 months
step-son
Sam Ray Harrington
Birth: January 25, 1907 33 28Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 16, 1990Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Selma Marie Harrington
Birth: March 21, 1910 36 31Morrilton, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death:
11 months
step-son
John Henry Harrington
Birth: February 4, 1911 37 32Morrilton, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 31, 1990Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States

No family available

Birth
Birth info based on Marriage source
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Dempsey Hezekiah Harrington - Household

ED 101 Lee, Pope, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Harrington, H DheadRMW45MNoYesYesARTNMOYesFarmerGeneral farmEmp
Harrington, SalliewifeFW39MNoYesYesARGAARYesNone
Harrington, ArkiedaughterFW18SNoYesYesARARARYesLaborerGeneral FarmW
Harrington, AnniedaughterFW16SNoYesYesARARARYesNone
Harrington, JohnniesonMW8SYesYesYesARARARYesNone
Harrington, Ollie LeedaughterFW3SYesYesYesARARARYesNone
Harrington, Willie MaydaughterFW0 years 3 monthsSNoYesYesARARARYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Dempsey Hezekiah Harrington - Household

ED 22 Silver Lake, Desha, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Harrington, H DheadRyesMW56M25NoYesARTNMOYesFarmerRented FarmOYes
Harrington, SarahwifeFW46M32NoYesARGATNYesNone
Harrington, Ollie LdaughterFW14SNoYesARARARYesNone
Harrington, Willie MdaughterFW11SNoYesARARARYesNone
Harrington, BernicedaughterFW9SNoARARARNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Dempsey Hezekiah Harrington - Household

Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Harrington, Dempsy DheadR12NoMW66MNoAR
Harrington, SalliexwifeFW56MNoARHome LaundryOur HomePW16140

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Ollie Lee Harrington - Household

North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Kendrick, John WheadMW58MarARW48CarpenterConstruction CompanyP
Kendrick, Ollie Lwife (step mother)FW33MarARH
Kendrick, Billie JeansonMW17NevARW48Carpenter HelperConstruction CompanyP
Harrington, Sarahmother-in-lawFW66WdAROT

Burial
Source: Imogene Smith, comp., "Huie Cemetery, South of Clinton," in M. J. Kelley & E. B. Ryman, eds. (River Roads Press, Conway, AR, 1980), pp. 45-52.