The Shemwell Family

Hoke MorrisAge: 58 years18981956

Name
Hoke Morris
Given names
Hoke
Surname
Morris
Birth February 24, 1898 39 36
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 days)
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 2 years)
Census June 27, 1900 (Age 2 years)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 12 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherHonor Demanda Garner
April 23, 1915 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 17 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 18 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 19 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 21 years)
MarriageMary Lee CarrollView this family
January 23, 1927 (Age 28 years)
Death of a motherCoella Loftin
November 13, 1927 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 31 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
Death of a sisterLanta Mae Morris
December 20, 1932 (Age 34 years)
Death of a brotherEd Van Morris
November 15, 1936 (Age 38 years)
Death of a fatherSolomon Roby Morris
May 31, 1942 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 43 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 51 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 47 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 24, 1956 (Age 58 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Clear Springs Cemetery
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
elder brother
Ed Van Morris
Birth: November 11, 1891 33 30North Carolina, United States
Death: November 15, 1936Emmons, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
6 years
himself
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 Mary Lee Carroll - View this family
himself
Hoke Morris
Birth: February 24, 1898 39 36Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 24, 1956Davidson, North Carolina, United States
wife
Mary Lee Carroll
Birth: March 24, 1906Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 1, 1988Asheboro, Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: January 23, 1927Davidson, North 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