The Shemwell Family

Elbert Elizabeth DavisAge: 63 years18761939

Name
Elbert Elizabeth Davis
Given names
Elbert Elizabeth
Surname
Davis
Married name
Elbert Elizabeth Tilley
Birth May 13, 1876
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 19 months)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 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
MarriageJames Lewis TilleyView this family
December 10, 1899 (Age 23 years)
Census June 13, 1900 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James Ninion Tilley
March 19, 1901 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Bessie Lee Tilley
June 7, 1903 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Elias Dotson Tilley
April 25, 1905 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Freed Altamont Tilley
February 20, 1907 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Essie D Tilley
May 20, 1908 (Age 32 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 39 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 40 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 41 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/
Census January 13, 1920 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 53 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 14, 1930 (Age 53 years)
Death December 1, 1939 (Age 63 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lamar Cemetery
Family with James Lewis Tilley - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 10, 1899Conway, Arkansas, United States
15 months
son
James Ninion Tilley
Birth: March 19, 1901 26 24Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 1983Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, United States
2 years
daughter
Bessie Lee Tilley
Birth: June 7, 1903 28 27Arkansas, United States
Death: April 2, 1978Lamar, Johnson, Arkansas, United States
23 months
son
Elias Dotson Tilley
Birth: April 25, 1905 30 28Arkansas, United States
Death: May 8, 1967Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States
22 months
son
Freed Altamont Tilley
Birth: February 20, 1907 32 30Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 16, 1988Lamar, Johnson, Arkansas, United States
15 months
daughter
Essie D Tilley
Birth: May 20, 1908 33 32Arkansas, United States
Death: December 22, 1992Elma, Grays Harbor, Washington, United States
James Lewis Tilley + Corol Dora Bizzell - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Corol Dora Bizzell
Birth: March 7, 1875Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 18, 1898Solgohachia, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: June 11, 1893Conway, Arkansas, United States
2 years
step-daughter
Naomie Frances Tilley
Birth: August 19, 1895 20 20Arkansas, United States
Death: August 11, 1968Conway, Arkansas, United States
3 years
step-son
Infant Tilley
Birth: November 16, 1898 23 23Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 17, 1898Conway, Arkansas, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Tilley - Household

ED 154 Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Tilley, LewisheadWMOct187326M0ARARARFarmer0YesYesYesRF
Tilley, ElbertwifeWFMay187624M000ARMSTNYesYesYes
Tilley, OmadaughterWFAug18954SARARARYesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Tilley - Household

ED 3 Gregory, Conway, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Tilley, James LheadMW36M211ARTNMOEnglishFarmerGeneralEmpYesYesRF
Tilley, Elbert EwifeFW32M11155ARMSTNEnglishNoneYesYes
Tilley, Oma FdaughterFW14SARARAREnglishFarm LaborerHome FarmWNo0YesYesYes
Tilley, Ninion JsonMW9SARARARFarm LaborerHome FarmWNo0YesYesYes
Tilley, Bessie LdaughterFW6SARARARNone
Tilley, Elias DsonMW4SARARARNone
Tilley, Freedie AsonMW3SARARARNone
Tilley, Essie DdaughterFW1 year 10 monthsSARARARNone

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Tilley - Household

ED 3 Gregory, Conway, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Tilley, James LheadOMMW46SYesYesARUnited StatesUnited StatesYesFarmerGeneralEmp
Tilley, Elbert EwifeFW43MYesYesARUnited StatesTNYesNone
Tilley, James NsonMW18SYesYesYesARARARYesFarm LaborerHome FarmW
Tilley, Bessie LdaughterFW16SYesYesYesARARARYesNone
Tilley, Elias DsonMW14SYesYesYesARARARYesFarm LaborerHome FarmW
Tilley, Freed AsonMW12SYesYesYesARARARYesNone
Tilley, EssiedaughterFW11SYesYesYesARARARYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Tilley - Household

Pittsburg, Johnson, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Tilley, Louis JheadRFMW56M26NoNoARTNSCYesFarmerGen FarmingOYes
Tilley, ElbertwifeFW53M23NoNoARMSTNYesNone
Tilley, FreediesonMW22SNoNoARARARYesFarm LaborerFarmNPYes