The Shemwell Family

Ed Van MorrisAge: 45 years18911936

Name
Ed Van Morris
Given names
Ed Van
Surname
Morris
Birth November 11, 1891 33 30
MarriageJulia Louella Daniel MillerView this family
unknown

Birth of a brotherHoke Morris
February 24, 1898 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 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 8 years)
Census June 27, 1900 (Age 8 years)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 18 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherHonor Demanda Garner
April 23, 1915 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 24 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 25 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 26 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 28 years)
Death of a motherCoella Loftin
November 13, 1927 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 37 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 38 years)
Death of a sisterLanta Mae Morris
December 20, 1932 (Age 41 years)
Death November 15, 1936 (Age 45 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
elder brother
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
himself
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 Julia Louella Daniel Miller - View this family
himself
Ed Van Morris
Birth: November 11, 1891 33 30North Carolina, United States
Death: November 15, 1936Emmons, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
wife
Julia Louella Daniel Miller
Birth: June 20, 1898North Carolina, United States
Death: March 4, 1984Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Marriage:

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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

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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