The Shemwell Family

John Felix FoxAge: 66 years18661933

Name
John Felix Fox
Given names
John Felix
Surname
Fox
Birth April 7, 1866
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 8 months)
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 months)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 2 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 11 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageArraby “Arra” AllenView this family
June 3, 1888 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Luanna Dell “Anna” Fox
May 15, 1889 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Henry Clyde Fox
February 10, 1892 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Uld Dee Fox
July 17, 1894 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Sussie P Fox
May 26, 1896 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Leston C “Sandy” Fox
August 3, 1897 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 31 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 33 years)
Census June 20, 1900 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Roy Lee Fox
March 31, 1903 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Melissie Louise Fox
March 8, 1905 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Velma Mae Fox
March 25, 1907 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#10
Mildred Lucille Fox
March 26, 1909 (Age 42 years)
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a son
#11
Weldon Fox
December 8, 1910 (Age 44 years)
Death of a sonWeldon Fox
October 3, 1911 (Age 45 years)
Death of a daughterSussie P Fox
June 22, 1915 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 49 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 50 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 51 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 53 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 63 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 64 years)
Death 1933 (Age 66 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hope Cemetery
Note: John Felix Fox was the son of Harbon Riley Fox and Elvira Grant. He married Arraby Allen, June 3, 1888 in Hunt County, Texas. They had 11 children, 4 of which are listed here. The others were; Susie (b. 1896, married a Swink), Uel Dee (b. 1893 d. 1977), Millie Lucille (b. 1909 d. 1979), Velma May (b. 1907 d. 1999, married Roy G. Gamble), Jesse Daniel (b. 1900 d. 1999), and Melissa Louise (b. 1905 d. 2006 married Aubrey Moore).
Family with Arraby “Arra” Allen - View this family
himself
wife
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

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
John Felix Fox was the son of Harbon Riley Fox and Elvira Grant. He married Arraby Allen, June 3, 1888 in Hunt County, Texas. They had 11 children, 4 of which are listed here. The others were; Susie (b. 1896, married a Swink), Uel Dee (b. 1893 d. 1977), Millie Lucille (b. 1909 d. 1979), Velma May (b. 1907 d. 1999, married Roy G. Gamble), Jesse Daniel (b. 1900 d. 1999), and Melissa Louise (b. 1905 d. 2006 married Aubrey Moore).