The Shemwell Family

Bridgett “Bertie” DaughertyAge: 60 years18751935

Name
Bridgett “Bertie” Daugherty
Given names
Bridgett
Surname
Daugherty
Nickname
Bertie
Married name
Bridgett Dupuy
Birth May 16, 1875 33 25
Marriage of parentsWilliam Ausburn DaughertyMary Ann PhillipiView this family
March 20, 1877 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a brotherBoggs Daugherty
November 18, 1877 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterNellie Daugherty
November 18, 1877 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 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 sisterNouna Daugherty
April 5, 1879 (Age 3 years)
Census June 25, 1880 (Age 5 years)
Death of a sisterNouna Daugherty
August 28, 1880 (Age 5 years)
Death of a sisterNellie Daugherty
February 3, 1882 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterLena Daugherty
June 26, 1882 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterLoula Daugherty
June 27, 1882 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterWillie Merkel Daugherty
October 8, 1886 (Age 11 years)
Death of a brotherBoggs Daugherty
January 12, 1888 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Midland Daugherty
March 22, 1888 (Age 12 years)
Death of a sisterMary Midland Daugherty
December 18, 1888 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterNancy “Nannie” Daugherty
September 1, 1890 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a brotherChristopher Columbus “Lum” Daugherty
September 1, 1890 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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
MarriageRobert Leroy DupuyView this family
about 1899 (Age 23 years)

Note: Marriage info found on findagrave site
Census June 9, 1900 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Daisy Lee Dupuy
July 26, 1900 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Ethelbert James “Jack” Dupuy
December 11, 1902 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Robert Eugene “Buck” Dupuy
December 24, 1905 (Age 30 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Ausburn Daugherty
August 16, 1906 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Ruth Helen Dupuy
November 4, 1906 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 40 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 41 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 42 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 February 27, 1920 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 54 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 10, 1930 (Age 54 years)
Death June 22, 1935 (Age 60 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairview Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 20, 1877Young, Texas, United States
-22 months
herself
3 years
younger brother
Boggs Daugherty
Birth: November 18, 1877 36 27Texas, United States
Death: January 12, 1888Texas, United States
younger sister
Nellie Daugherty
Birth: November 18, 1877 36 27Texas, United States
Death: February 3, 1882Texas, United States
17 months
younger sister
Nouna Daugherty
Birth: April 5, 1879 37 29Texas, United States
Death: August 28, 1880Texas, United States
3 years
younger sister
Loula Daugherty
Birth: June 27, 1882 40 32Young, Texas, United States
Death: December 28, 1937Midland, Midland, Texas, United States
younger sister
4 years
younger sister
17 months
younger sister
Mary Midland Daugherty
Birth: March 22, 1888 46 37Texas, United States
Death: December 18, 1888Texas, United States
2 years
younger sister
younger brother
Christopher Columbus “Lum” Daugherty
Birth: September 1, 1890 49 40Midland, Texas, United States
Death: January 1, 1952Midland, Midland, Texas, United States
Family with Robert Leroy Dupuy - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1899
19 months
daughter
Daisy Lee Dupuy
Birth: July 26, 1900 30 25Howard, Texas, United States
Death: October 23, 1986Hidalgo, New Mexico, United States
2 years
son
Ethelbert James “Jack” Dupuy
Birth: December 11, 1902 33 27Potter, Texas, United States
Death: June 21, 1967Longview, Gregg, Texas, United States
3 years
son
Robert Eugene “Buck” Dupuy
Birth: December 24, 1905 36 30El Paso, Texas, United States
Death: April 15, 1972Midland, Midland, Texas, United States
10 months
daughter
Ruth Helen Dupuy
Birth: November 4, 1906 37 31El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States
Death: May 27, 1996Pima, Arizona, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William Ausburn Daugherty - Household

Precinct 1, ED 167 Young, Texas, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Daugherty, WilliamWM39headMFarmerTXTNKY
Daugherty, MaryWF27wifeMHousekeepingINPAOH
Daugherty, NellieWF2daughterSAt HomexxTXTXIN
Daugherty, BoggsWM2sonSAt HomexxTXTXIN
Daugherty, BridgettWF1daughterSAt HomexxTXTXIN
Orrell, DelilaWF19boarderSAt HomeMOINIA

Marriage
Marriage info found on findagrave site
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Robert Leroy Dupuy - Household

Ed 97 Howard, Texas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Dupuy, Robert LheadWMAug187128M1TXMSMOCarpenter0YesYesYesRH
Dupuy, BertiewifeWFMay187624M100TXMOINYesYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Robert Leroy Dupuy - Household

ED 104 Ranger, Eastland, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Dupuy, Robert LheadOFMW50MYesYesTXMSMSYesCarpenterBuildingS
Dupuy, BertiewifeFW40MYesYesTXININYesNone
Dupuy, Dosy LdaughterFW20SNoYesYesTXTXTXYesNone
Dupuy, EthelbertsonMW18SNoYesYesTXTXTXYesNone
Dupuy, RobertsonMW15SYesYesYesTXTXTXYesNone
Dupuy, RuthdaughterFW13SYesYesYesTXTXTXYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Robert Leroy Dupuy - Household

ED 13 Presidio, Presidio, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Dupuy, Robert LheadR10NoMW59M27NoYesTXMSMSYesDriverEYes
Dupuy, BrotiewifeFW55M23NoYesTXMOINYesNone