The Shemwell Family

Robert Lee DaughertyAge: 69 years18651935

Name
Robert Lee Daugherty
Given names
Robert Lee
Surname
Daugherty
Birth July 19, 1865 29 21
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 17 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 17 months)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a brotherThomas James Daugherty
March 15, 1868 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Eleanor Daugherty
June 19, 1869 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 3 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
Census July 21, 1870 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherSammie Daugherty
June 14, 1871 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Ausburn Daugherty
July 4, 1873 (Age 7 years)
Death of a brotherSammie Daugherty
June 16, 1875 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterMartha Rebecca “Mattie” Daugherty
August 26, 1875 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 12 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 3, 1880 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 32 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
Death of a brotherBenjamin M Daugherty
before 1900 (Age 34 years)
Note: In the 1900 Census, his wife (Fannie) is listed as a Widow
MarriageLillie Agnes DaughertyView this family
January 9, 1905 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Viola Dell Daugherty
July 4, 1906 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James M Daugherty
about 1909 (Age 43 years)
Census May 6, 1910 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a son
#3
William Thomas Daugherty
June 22, 1910 (Age 44 years)
Death of a fatherThomas Wisdom Daugherty
June 19, 1914 (Age 48 years)
Event
Thomas Wisdom Daugherty
June 20, 1914 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 50 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 51 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 52 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 27, 1920 (Age 54 years)
Death of a motherMartha Rebecca White
July 21, 1927 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 64 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 12, 1930 (Age 64 years)
Death of a sisterMary Eleanor Daugherty
December 30, 1931 (Age 66 years)
Death February 18, 1935 (Age 69 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Van Horn Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1862Texas, United States
2 years
elder brother
3 years
himself
3 years
younger brother
15 months
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
Sammie Daugherty
Birth: June 14, 1871 35 27Denton, Texas, United States
Death: June 16, 1875Denton, Texas, United States
2 years
younger brother
William Ausburn Daugherty
Birth: July 4, 1873 37 29Denton, Denton, Texas, United States
Death: January 30, 1958Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States
2 years
younger sister
Martha Rebecca “Mattie” Daugherty
Birth: August 26, 1875 39 31Denton, Texas, United States
Death: January 20, 1970Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States
Family with Lillie Agnes Daugherty - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: January 9, 1905Craig, Oklahoma, United States
18 months
daughter
Viola Dell Daugherty
Birth: July 4, 1906 40 32Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 16, 1986Arkansas, United States
4 years
son
18 months
son
William Thomas Daugherty
Birth: June 22, 1910 44 36Van Horn, Culberson, Texas, United States
Death: December 16, 2000El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Wisdom Daugherty - Household

Denton, Denton, Texas, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Daugherty, Thoshead34MWRetail Dry Goods Merchant30503000MOx
Daugherty, Marthawife25FWKeeping HouseIL
Daugherty, Benj Mson7MWAttending SchoolTX
Daugherty, Robertson5MWAt HomeTXx
Daugherty, Thos Json2MWAt HomeTX
Daugherty, Mary Edaughter1FWAt HomeTX

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Wisdom Daugherty - Household

ED101 Denton, Denton, Texas, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Daugherty, Thomas WWM44headMFarmerxxMOVAVA
Daugherty, Martha RWF35wifeMKeeping HousexxILNCTN
Daugherty, Benjamin MWM17sonSLabors on FarmxxxTXMOIL
Daugherty, RobertWM14sonSLabors on FarmxxxTXMOIL
Daugherty, ThomasWM12sonSAt HomeTXMOIL
Daugherty, EllaWF10daughterSTXMOIL
Daugherty, WilliamWM6sonSTXMOIL
Daugherty, MarthaWF4daughterSTXMOIL

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Cecil Daugherty - Household

Justice Precinct 7, Ed 89 El Paso, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Daugherty, William CheadMW68M216ARTNTNEnglishRanch ManStock RaisingOANo0YesYesOFH
Daugherty, LilliandaughterFW35M1522TXARTXEnglishNoneYesYes
Daugherty, Violagrand daughterFW3SOKTXTXEnglishNone
Daugherty, James Mgrand sonMW1STXTXTXEnglishNone
Daugherty, R Lson-in-lawMW42M15TXMOILEnglishRanch ManStock RaisingOANo0YesYesOFH
Daugherty, GeorgesonMW40STXARTXEnglishRanch ManStock RaisingOANo0YesYes
Daugherty, Sallie BdaughterFW30WS00TXARTXEnglishNoneYesYesOFH

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Robert Lee Daugherty - Household

Justice Precinct 2, ED 26 Culberson, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Daugherty, Robert LheadRMW54MYesYesTXMOILYesLaborerStock RancherW
Daugherty, Lilli AwifeFW44MYesYesTXARTXYes
Daugherty, Viola DelldaughterFW13SYesYesYesOKTXTXYes
Daugherty, James MsonMW11SYesYesYesTXTXTXYes
Daugherty, William TsonMW9SYesTXTXTXYes

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Robert Lee Daugherty - Household

Precinct 2, ED 2 Culberson, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Daugherty, Robert LheadO1500NoMW65M40NoYesTXMOILYesMail CarrierPostal ServiceWYes
Daugherty, LillianwifeFW55M31NoYesTXARTXYesNone
Daugherty, William TsonMW19SNoYesTXTXTXYesTelegrapherRailroadWYes
Spencer, Viola DdaughterFW23SNoYesOKTXTXYesNone
Spencer, Dorris JgranddaughterFW0 years 3 monthsSNoTXTXOKNone