The Shemwell Family

Wilma Dalie DanielAge: 96 years18821979

Name
Wilma Dalie Daniel
Given names
Wilma Dalie
Surname
Daniel
Married name
Wilma Dalie Harris
Birth June 4, 1882 23
Birth of a sisterLantie A Daniel
September 18, 1890 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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
MarriageWilliam Turner HarrisView this family
April 8, 1901 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Lee Harris
December 30, 1902 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Jessie Wade Harris
February 23, 1907 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mary Elizabeth Harris
April 15, 1910 (Age 27 years)
Census April 21, 1910 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Robert Glenn “Bob” Harris
October 10, 1912 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 33 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 34 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 35 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 10, 1920 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 47 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 March 9, 1930 (Age 47 years)
Census May 3, 1940 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 59 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
Census April 6, 1950 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 67 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 sonRobert Glenn “Bob” Harris
December 3, 1960 (Age 78 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Turner Harris
April 4, 1965 (Age 82 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 63 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 April 28, 1979 (Age 96 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Town of Denton Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
herself
8 years
younger sister
Lantie A Daniel
Birth: September 18, 1890 32North Carolina, United States
Death: June 1, 1984North Carolina, United States
Family with William Turner Harris - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: April 8, 1901Davidson, North Carolina, United States
21 months
son
William Lee Harris
Birth: December 30, 1902 23 20Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 14, 1996Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
4 years
son
Jessie Wade Harris
Birth: February 23, 1907 27 24Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 30, 2000Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
3 years
daughter
Mary Elizabeth Harris
Birth: April 15, 1910 30 27Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 6, 1995Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States
3 years
son
Robert Glenn “Bob” Harris
Birth: October 10, 1912 33 30Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 3, 1960Emmons, Davidson, North Carolina, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Turner Harris - Household

Emmons, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Harris, William TheadMW30M18NCNCNCFarmerGeneral
Harris, W DaliewifeFW26M1833NCNCNCLaborer Home
Harris, W LeesonMW7SNCNCNC
Harris, J WadesonMW3SNCNCNC
Harris, InfantdaughterFW0SNCNCNC
Linder, Sally Rmother in lawFWWdNCNCNC
Daniel, Lantiesister in lawFW17SNCNCNCLaborer Home

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Turner Harris - Household

Emmons, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Harris, W TheadMW40MNCNCNCFarmerGeneral Farm
Harris, DaliewifeFW37MNCNCNC
Harris, LeesonMW17SNCNCNC
Harris, WadesonMW12SNCNCNC
Harris, MarydaughterFW9SNCNCNC
Harris, BobsonMW7SNCNCNC
Snider, Salliemother in lawFW61WdNCNCNC
Harris, WGfatherMW76WdNCNCNC

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Turner Harris - Household

Oil Bound Emmons, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Harris, William TheadMW51M23NCNCNCFarmerGeneral Farm
Harris, WilmawifeFW48M19NCNCNC
Harris, RobertsonMW17SNCNCNC

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Turner Harris - Household

Country Road Rural Section Emmons, Davidson, North Carolina

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Harris, William TXheadMW61MNCSame HouseFarmerOwn Farm
Harris, WilmawifeFW57MNCSame House