The Shemwell Family

Charles Price “Charley” Smith Sr.Age: 70 years19001971

Name
Charles Price “Charley” Smith Sr.
Given names
Charles Price
Surname
Smith
Name suffix
Sr.
Nickname
Charley
Birth June 19, 1900 34 34
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Lanier
before 1903 (Age 2 years)
Death of a brotherCharley Smith
before 1910 (Age 9 years)
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 15 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Military
Charlie Price Smith - WWI Draft Registration
September 12, 1918 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 16 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 17 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/
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilborn Loftin
August 14, 1919 (Age 19 years)
Census January 8, 1920 (Age 19 years)
MarriageOllie G LoveView this family
April 12, 1924 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Charles Price Smith Jr
April 10, 1927 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 29 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
Death of a fatherThomas L Smith
March 6, 1930 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Donald Lee Smith
May 21, 1931 (Age 30 years)
Census April 15, 1940 (Age 39 years)
Military
Charles Price Smith - WWII Draft Registration
February 16, 1942 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 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 1, 1950 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 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 sisterLula Mae Smith
May 5, 1957 (Age 56 years)
Death of a motherEmma Gennette “Nellie” Loftin
April 2, 1958 (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childDonald Lee SmithSarah Virginia GlennView this family
about 1960 (Age 59 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 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 February 19, 1971 (Age 70 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forsyth Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Emma Gennette “Nellie” Loftin
Birth: May 19, 1866 40 40Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 2, 1958Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: April 22, 1885
15 months
elder sister
13 years
elder brother
Charley Smith
Birth: May 1899 33 32North Carolina, United States
Death: before 1910North Carolina, United States
14 months
himself
Charles Price “Charley” Smith Sr.
Birth: June 19, 1900 34 34Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 19, 1971Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Family with Ollie G Love - View this family
himself
Charles Price “Charley” Smith Sr.
Birth: June 19, 1900 34 34Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 19, 1971Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
wife
Ollie G Love
Birth: June 29, 1903Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 24, 1993Southport, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: April 12, 1924Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
3 years
son
Charles Price Smith Jr
Birth: April 10, 1927 26 23Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 1, 1998Long Beach, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States
4 years
son
Donald Lee Smith
Birth: May 21, 1931 30 27Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 25, 2006Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States

Charles Price “Charley” Smith Sr. has 11 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas L Smith - Household

Eldorado, Montgomery, North Carolina

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Smith, ThomasheadMW50M125NCNCNCDay LaborerOdd Jobs
Smith, NelliewifeFW43M12552NCNCNC
Smith, CharliesonMW10SNCNCNC

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Thomas L Smith - Household

Cotton Grove, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Smith, Thomas LheadMW57MNCNCNCWood ??Cord Wood
Smith, Emma GwifeFW53MNCNCNC
Smith, CharleysonMW19SNCNCNC

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Charles Price “Charley” Smith Sr. - Household

Elfird Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Smith, Charlie PheadMW39MNCSame HouseCounterHosiery Mill
Smith, OlliewifeFW34MNCSame HouseInspectorTobacco Company
Smith, Charles JrsonMW12SNCSame House
Smith, Donald LeesonMW9SNCSame House
Smith, Emma JXmotherFW74WdNCSame House

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Charles Price “Charley” Smith Sr. - Household

Middle Fork, Forsyth, North Carolina

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Smith, Charles PheadMW49MarNCMachine OperatorMetal Factory
Smith, Ollie GwifeFW46MarNCInspectorTobacco Factory
Smith, Donald LsonMW19NevNC
Smith, Emma GmotherFW84WdNC