The Shemwell Family

Solomon Roby MorrisAge: 83 years18581942

Name
Solomon Roby Morris
Given names
Solomon Roby
Surname
Morris
Birth August 8, 1858
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 8 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 8 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 10 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 19 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageCoella LoftinView this family
about 1887 (Age 28 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Finch Charles Morris
August 9, 1889 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Ed Van Morris
November 11, 1891 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Hoke Morris
February 24, 1898 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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
Birth of a daughter
#4
Lanta Mae Morris
March 10, 1900 (Age 41 years)
Census June 27, 1900 (Age 41 years)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childFinch Charles MorrisEtta Florence HarrisonView this family
April 12, 1911 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 57 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 58 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 59 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 21, 1920 (Age 61 years)
Marriage of a childHoke MorrisMary Lee CarrollView this family
January 23, 1927 (Age 68 years)
Death of a wifeCoella Loftin
November 13, 1927 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 71 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 3, 1930 (Age 71 years)
Death of a daughterLanta Mae Morris
December 20, 1932 (Age 74 years)
Death of a sonEd Van Morris
November 15, 1936 (Age 78 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 83 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 May 31, 1942 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Toms Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
Family with Coella Loftin - View this family
himself
Solomon Roby Morris
Birth: August 8, 1858North Carolina, United States
Death: May 31, 1942Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
wife
Coella Loftin
Birth: June 25, 1861 31 21North Carolina, United States
Death: November 13, 1927Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: about 1887
3 years
son
Finch Charles Morris
Birth: August 9, 1889 31 28Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 7, 1968High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
2 years
son
Ed Van Morris
Birth: November 11, 1891 33 30North Carolina, United States
Death: November 15, 1936Emmons, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
6 years
son
Hoke Morris
Birth: February 24, 1898 39 36Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 24, 1956Davidson, North Carolina, United States
2 years
daughter
Lanta Mae Morris
Birth: March 10, 1900 41 38North Carolina, United States
Death: December 20, 1932North Carolina, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Solomon Roby Morris - Household

Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Morris, RobieheadWMAug185841M13NCNCNCFarmer
Morris, EllenwifeWFJun186138M1344NCNCNC
Morris,CharliesonWMAug188910SNCNCNCFarm Laborer
Morris, Ed VsonWMNov18909SNCNCNC
Morris, HokesonWMFeb18982SNCNCNC
Morris, MaydaughterWFMay19008mSNCNCNC

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Solomon Roby Morris - Household

Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Morris, Solomon RheadMW51M123NCNCNCFarmerGeneral Farm
Morris, CoellawifeFW48M12344NCNCNC
Morris, Charles FsonMW20SNCNCNCFarmLaborer
Morris, Ed VsonMW17SNCNCNCFarmLaborer
Morris, HokesonMW12SNCNCNCFarmLaborer
Morris, Lanta MdaughterFW10SNCNCNC
Lane, Honormother in lawFW70Wd11NCNCNC

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Solomon Roby Morris - Household

Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Morris, RobyheadMW61MNCNCNCFarmerGeneral Farm
Morris, CoellawifeFW58MNCNCNC
Morris, Edan BsonMW26SNCNCNCFarmerGeneral Farm
Morris, HokesonMW21SNCNCNCFarmerGeneral Farm
Morris, Lanta MdaughterFW18SNCNCNC

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Solomon Roby Morris - Household

Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Morris, RobyheadMW71WdNCNCNCFarmerGeneral Farm
Morris, EdsonMW38SNCNCNC
Morris, LantadaughterFW25SNCNCNC

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