The Shemwell Family

Arraby “Arra” AllenAge: 81 years18741955

Name
Arraby “Arra” Allen
Given names
Arraby
Surname
Allen
Married name
Arraby Fox
Nickname
Arra
Birth May 20, 1874 44 31
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 3 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a fatherJohn Franklin Allen
about 1879 (Age 4 years)

Note: From "History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas, Volume II, by Capt. B.B. Paddock…
Census June 19, 1880 (Age 6 years)
MarriageJohn Felix FoxView this family
June 3, 1888 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Luanna Dell “Anna” Fox
May 15, 1889 (Age 14 years)
Death of a sisterMartha Wibbme “Mattie” Allen
March 10, 1891 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Henry Clyde Fox
February 10, 1892 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Uld Dee Fox
July 17, 1894 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Sussie P Fox
May 26, 1896 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Leston C “Sandy” Fox
August 3, 1897 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 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 son
#6
Jessie Daniel Fox
January 28, 1900 (Age 25 years)
Census June 20, 1900 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Roy Lee Fox
March 31, 1903 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Melissie Louise Fox
March 8, 1905 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Velma Mae Fox
March 25, 1907 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#10
Mildred Lucille Fox
March 26, 1909 (Age 34 years)
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#11
Weldon Fox
December 8, 1910 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sonWeldon Fox
October 3, 1911 (Age 37 years)
Death of a daughterSussie P Fox
June 22, 1915 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 41 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a brotherJohn Lewis Allen
October 22, 1918 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 42 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 43 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 19, 1920 (Age 45 years)
Death of a motherCaroline Sarah Coleman
February 1928 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 55 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 19, 1930 (Age 55 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Henry Allen
December 13, 1930 (Age 56 years)
Death of a husbandJohn Felix Fox
1933 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 67 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 of a sisterAllie M Allen
February 17, 1946 (Age 71 years)
Death of a sonLeston C “Sandy” Fox
May 15, 1949 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 75 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 71 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 13, 1955 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crestview Memorial Park
Note: Arraby Allen Fox was the daughter of John Franklin Allen and Caroline Coleman. John Franklin Allen (…
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1860Texas, United States
19 months
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
2 years
elder brother
13 months
elder sister
7 years
herself
Father’s family with Susan Wright - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: March 8, 1852New Madrid, Missouri, United States
3 years
half-sister
3 years
half-sister
Family with John Felix Fox - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: June 3, 1888Hunt, Texas, United States
11 months
daughter
Luanna Dell “Anna” Fox
Birth: May 15, 1889 23 14Wynnewood, Garvin, Oklahoma, United States
Death: February 24, 1969Loco, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
son
Henry Clyde Fox
Birth: February 10, 1892 25 17Oklahoma, United States
Death: May 8, 1966Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
2 years
son
Uld Dee Fox
Birth: July 17, 1894 28 20Greenville, Hunt, Texas, United States
Death: May 26, 1977Lubbock, Texas, United States
22 months
daughter
Sussie P Fox
Birth: May 26, 1896 30 22Terrell, Texas, United States
Death: June 22, 1915Clay, Texas, United States
14 months
son
Leston C “Sandy” Fox
Birth: August 3, 1897 31 23Foster, Garvin, Oklahoma, United States
Death: May 15, 1949Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
3 years
son
Jessie Daniel Fox
Birth: January 28, 1900 33 25Bowie, Montague, Texas, United States
Death: August 9, 1999New Braunfels, Comal, Texas, United States
3 years
son
Roy Lee Fox
Birth: March 31, 1903 36 28Foster, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 29, 1992Tarrant, Texas, United States
23 months
daughter
Melissie Louise Fox
Birth: March 8, 1905 38 30Foster, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 21, 2006Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
2 years
daughter
Velma Mae Fox
Birth: March 25, 1907 40 32Clay, Texas, United States
Death: December 28, 1999Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
2 years
daughter
Mildred Lucille Fox
Birth: March 26, 1909 42 34Clay, Texas, United States
Death: January 27, 1979Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
20 months
son
Weldon Fox
Birth: December 8, 1910 44 36Brown, Clay, Texas, United States
Death: October 3, 1911Brown, Clay, Texas, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Caroline Sarah Coleman - Household

ED 113 Cooke, Texas, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Allen, CarolineWF37headWdHouse KeepingxxOH
Allen, HenryWM18sonFarmingMOOH
Allen, MattieWF16daughterHouseworkMOOH
Allen, JohnWM13sonFarmingxxMOOH
Allen, AllieWF11daughterxxMOOH
Allen, AnaliaWF6daughterxxMOOH

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Felix Fox - Household

Ed 162 Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Fox, FelixheadWMApr186832M11Indian TerritoryTNTNEngineer3YesYesYesOH
Fox, IniwifeWFMay187426M1155ARARNoNoYes
Fox, Allie DelldaughterWFMay188911SIndian TerritoryIndian TerritoryAR3YesYesYes
Fox, Henry ClydesonWMFeb18919SIndian TerritoryIndian TerritoryAR1
Fox, Val DsonWMJul18937STXIndian TerritoryAR0
Fox, SusiedaughterWFMay18964SIndian TerritoryIndian TerritoryAR
Fox, LestonsonWMAug18982SIndian TerritoryIndian TerritoryAR

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Felix Fox - Household

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Fox, John FheadMW42M22ARKYTNEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmEmp0YesYesOFR
Fox, ArriawifeFW36M221010ARAREnglishNoneNoNo
Fox, Henry CsonMW19SOKARAREnglishLaborerHome FarmWYesYesNo
Fox, UldsonMW16STXARAREnglishLaborerHome FarmWYesYesYes
Fox, Susie PdaughterFW15SOKARAREnglishNoneNoNoNo
Fox, LestonsonMW12SOKARAREnglishNoneYesYesYes
Fox, Jessie DsonMW10SOKARAREnglishNoneNoNoYes
Fox, Roy LsonMW7SOKARARNone
Fox, MelissiedaughterFW5STXARARNone
Fox, Velma MdaughterFW3STXARARNone
Fox, MilladaughterFW1STXARARNone

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Felix Fox - Household

Ed 81 Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Fox, John FheadOFMW51MYesYesARKYTNMechanicGarageW
Fox, ArorawifeFW45MNoNoARU.S.U.S.House KeepAt Home
Fox, DeesonMW24SYesYesTXARARMechanicAuto GarageW
Fox, Jessie HsonMW19SYesYesTXARARMechanicAutoW
Fox, Roy LsonMW16SNoYesYesOKARARMechanicAutoW
Fox, MalissadaughterFW14SYesYesYesOKARAR
Fox, VelmadaughterFW12SYesYesYesTXARAR
Fox, MilliedaughterFW10SYesTXARAR

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Felix Fox - Household

Wichita, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Fox, John FheadO2500NoMW63M20NoARARARMachinistRoadworkWYes
Fox, IrawifeFW56M19NoYesARARARNone

Burial
Arraby Allen Fox was the daughter of John Franklin Allen and Caroline Coleman. John Franklin Allen (1824-1877/1879) was the son of Joseph C. Allen and Martha "Patsy" Daugherty. John Franklin's first wife was Susan Wright. She died between 1860-1864. John Franklin and Susan had at least 2 children; Savery, 1854 - ?, and William Henry, 1860-1930. His second wife was Caroline Coleman, 1843-1892, daughter of Heinrich Coleman or Kuhlman and Margaret J. Hencke. John Franklin Allen and Caroline Coleman had at least 4 children; Martha (1864-1891 Married Columbus King), John Lewis (1866-1918 Married Lucy Gill), Amelia "Allie" (1869-1946 Married Daniel Henderson), and Arraby "Arria." Arraby Allen married John Felix Fox June 3, 1888, in Hunt County, Texas. They had 11 children; Henry Clyde, Uel, Susie P., Dee, Leston C., Jessie H., Roy L., Malissa, Velma M., Millie, and Weldon.