The Shemwell Family

Finch Charles MorrisAge: 79 years18891968

Name
Finch Charles Morris
Given names
Finch Charles
Surname
Morris
Birth August 9, 1889 31 28
Birth of a brotherEd Van Morris
November 11, 1891 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherHoke Morris
February 24, 1898 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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 sisterLanta Mae Morris
March 10, 1900 (Age 10 years)
Census June 27, 1900 (Age 10 years)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 20 years)
MarriageEtta Florence HarrisonView this family
April 12, 1911 (Age 21 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherHonor Demanda Garner
April 23, 1915 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 26 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 27 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 28 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 motherCoella Loftin
November 13, 1927 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 40 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 40 years)
Death of a sisterLanta Mae Morris
December 20, 1932 (Age 43 years)
Death of a brotherEd Van Morris
November 15, 1936 (Age 47 years)
Death of a fatherSolomon Roby Morris
May 31, 1942 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 60 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 brotherHoke Morris
July 24, 1956 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 56 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 October 7, 1968 (Age 79 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Solomon Roby Morris
Birth: August 8, 1858North Carolina, United States
Death: May 31, 1942Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
mother
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
himself
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
younger brother
Ed Van Morris
Birth: November 11, 1891 33 30North Carolina, United States
Death: November 15, 1936Emmons, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
6 years
younger brother
Hoke Morris
Birth: February 24, 1898 39 36Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 24, 1956Davidson, North Carolina, United States
2 years
younger sister
Lanta Mae Morris
Birth: March 10, 1900 41 38North Carolina, United States
Death: December 20, 1932North Carolina, United States
Family with Etta Florence Harrison - View this family
himself
Finch Charles Morris
Birth: August 9, 1889 31 28Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 7, 1968High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
wife
Etta Florence Harrison
Birth: May 6, 1894Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 23, 1969Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: April 12, 1911Davidson, North Carolina, United States

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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

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Finch Charles Morris - Household

Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Morris, FinchheadMW40M21NCNCNCFarmerGeneral Farm
Morris, EttawifeFW35M16NCNCNC