The Shemwell Family

Sally Rosetta Thompson1858

Name
Sally Rosetta Thompson
Given names
Sally Rosetta
Surname
Thompson
Married name
Sally Rosetta Daniel
Birth July 16, 1858
MarriageWilliam Roby DanielView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 8 years)
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 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 10 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 19 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a daughter
#1
Wilma Dalie Daniel
June 4, 1882 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Lantie A Daniel
September 18, 1890 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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
Marriage of a childWilliam Turner HarrisWilma Dalie DanielView this family
April 8, 1901 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
William Lee Harris
December 30, 1902 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Jessie Wade Harris
February 23, 1907 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Mary Elizabeth Harris
April 15, 1910 (Age 51 years)
Census April 21, 1910 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Robert Glenn “Bob” Harris
October 10, 1912 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 57 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 58 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 59 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 61 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 71 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 83 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 91 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 grandsonRobert Glenn “Bob” Harris
December 3, 1960 (Age 102 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 87 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
Deathunknown

Family with William Roby Daniel - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage:
daughter
8 years
daughter
Lantie A Daniel
Birth: September 18, 1890 32North Carolina, United States
Death: June 1, 1984North Carolina, United States

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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