The Shemwell Family

Blanche C FryAge: 77 years18741952

Name
Blanche C Fry
Given names
Blanche C
Surname
Fry
Married name
Blanche C Daugherty
Birth September 16, 1874 40 31
Birth of a sisterAlma Fontaine Fry
July 24, 1876 (Age 22 months)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 3 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 8, 1880 (Age 5 years)
Death of a motherElla Lemon
November 5, 1892 (Age 18 years)
MarriageStephen S DaughertyView this family
December 25, 1892 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Otis L Daugherty
August 27, 1893 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Ella Loretta Daugherty
January 17, 1895 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Stephen Curtis Daugherty
June 1898 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 25 years)
Death of a fatherThomas Temple Fry
August 7, 1903 (Age 28 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 41 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 42 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 43 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 1, 1920 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childStephen Curtis DaughertyEarl Carolyn EstesView this family
about 1923 (Age 48 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Death of a sisterAlma Fontaine Fry
March 29, 1923 (Age 48 years)
Death of a brotherArthur Griffin Fry
October 29, 1927 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 55 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 1930 (Age 55 years)
Census April 8, 1940 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 67 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
Death of a husbandStephen S Daugherty
December 17, 1945 (Age 71 years)
Census April 5, 1950 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 75 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 71 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 August 19, 1952 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Snyder Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Thomas Temple Fry
Birth: December 17, 1833Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 7, 1903Denton, Texas, United States
mother
Marriage: about 1862Texas, United States
12 years
elder brother
Arthur Griffin Fry
Birth: December 14, 1873 39 30Texas, United States
Death: October 29, 1927Texas, United States
9 months
herself
22 months
younger sister
Family with Stephen S Daugherty - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 25, 1892Denton, Texas, United States
8 months
son
Otis L Daugherty
Birth: August 27, 1893 25 18Texas, United States
Death: November 19, 1972Los Angeles, California, United States
17 months
daughter
Ella Loretta Daugherty
Birth: January 17, 1895 26 20Texas, United States
Death: April 15, 1977Snyder, Scurry, Texas, United States
3 years
son

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Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Temple Fry - Household

Pricinct 1, ED 102 Denton, Texas, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Fry, ThomasWM46headMFarmerNCNCNC
Fry, EllaWF36wifeMKeeping HouseINMDKY
Fry, OtisWM11sonSAttending SchoolxxTXMDKY
Fry, AnnieWF10daughterSAttending SchoolxTXMDKY
Fry, ArthurWM8sonSTXMDKY
Fry, BlanchWF5daughterSxTXMDKY
Fry, AlmaWF3daughterSTXMDKY
Fry, ThomasWM1sonSTXMDKY

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Stephen S Daugherty - Household

Justice Precinct 4-5, ED 101 Jones, Texas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Daugherty, S SheadWMMay186832M8TXMOIAFarmerYesYesYesOFF
Daugherty, BlanchewifeWFSep187425M843TXNCINYesYesYes
Daugherty, Otis LsonWMAug18936STXTXTX
Daugherty, Ella LdaughterWFJan18955STXTXTX
Daugherty, Stephen CsonWMJun18981STXTXTX

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Stephen S Daugherty - Household

Justice Precinct 1, ED 228 Scurry, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Daugherty, S SheadMW41M17TXUnited StatesIAEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmEmpYesYesOFF
Daugherty, Blanch CwifeFW35M1743TXNCINEnglishNoneYesYes
Daugherty, Attis LsonMW16STXTXTXEnglishFarm LaborerHome FarmW0YesYesYes
Daugherty, Ella LdaughterFW15STXTXTXEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Daugherty, Stephen CsonMW11STXTXTXEnglishFarm LaborerYesYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Stephen S Daugherty - Household

Justice Precinct 1, ED 215 Scurry, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Daugherty, Stephen SheadOMMW57MNoYesYesTXMOIAYesFarmerFarmingOA
Daugherty, Blanche CwifeFW45MNoYesYesTXNCINYesNone
Daugherty, OtissonMW26SNoYesYesTXTXTXYesFarmerFarming
Daugherty, ElladaughterFW25SNoYesYesTXTXTXYesTeacherPublic SchoolS

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Stephen S Daugherty - Household

Precinct 1, ED 6 Scurry, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Daugherty, Stephen SheadORYesMW62M24NoYesTXNcIAYesFarmerGeneral FarmEYes
Daugherty, BlanchewifeFW55M18NoYesTXNCINYesNone
Daugherty, OtussonMW36SNoYesTXTXTXYesLaborerFarmNPYes
Fry, FanniesisterFW50Wd21NoYesTXNCIAYesNone
Fry, FrancesnephewMW12SYesYesTXTXTXYesNone
Fry, S CnephewMW6SYesTXTXTXNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Stephen S Daugherty - Household

Precinct 4 Scurry, Texas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Daugherty, BlanchexheadO4800YesFW65MNoTXFarmerFarmE450
Daugherty, Stephen ShusbandYesMW71MNoTXFarmerFarmE

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Stephen Curtis Daugherty - Household

Scurry, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Daugherty, Stephen CheadMW51MarTXWK54FarmerFarmingO
Daugherty, Carolyn EwifeFW46MarTXH
Daugherty, ElainedaughterFW14NevTXOT
Daugherty, Blanche CmotherFW77WdTXH
Daugherty, Otis Lelder brotherMW57WdTXWK54FarmerFarmingNP