The Shemwell Family

Sara Rheda BarbeeAge: 73 years18841958

Name
Sara Rheda Barbee
Given names
Sara Rheda
Surname
Barbee
Married name
Sara Rheda Daugherty
Married name
Sara Rheda Nelson
Birth November 23, 1884
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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
MarriageJames Walter NelsonView this family
about 1903 (Age 18 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Birth of a daughter
#1
Margaret “Metha” Nelson
May 8, 1903 (Age 18 years)
Census April 30, 1910 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Charles Dwight Nelson
January 18, 1916 (Age 31 years)
Death of a husbandJames Walter Nelson
December 27, 1916 (Age 32 years)
Note: Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 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 32 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 33 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/
MarriageDaniel Boone Daugherty JrView this family
about 1924 (Age 39 years)
Note: Assuming he married within a year after his first wife, Alma, died. He is shown in the 1930 Census with his second wife, Sara.
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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 4, 1930 (Age 45 years)
Census April 25, 1940 (Age 55 years)
Death of a husbandDaniel Boone Daugherty Jr
August 24, 1941 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 65 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 65 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 61 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 November 6, 1958 (Age 73 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park
Family with Daniel Boone Daugherty Jr - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1924Texas, United States
Family with James Walter Nelson - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1903Texas, United States
4 months
daughter
Margaret “Metha” Nelson
Birth: May 8, 1903 20 18Texas, United States
Death: October 13, 1981Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
13 years
son
Charles Dwight Nelson
Birth: January 18, 1916 33 31Seymour, Baylor, Texas, United States
Death: January 29, 1989Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States
Daniel Boone Daugherty Jr + Alma Fontaine Fry - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: October 26, 1893Cooke, Texas, United States
20 months
step-son
Claude Daugherty
Birth: June 26, 1895 23 18Texas, United States
Death: June 12, 1976Bowie, Montague, Texas, United States
3 years
step-son
Daniel Boone “Bugs” Daugherty
Birth: December 19, 1897 25 21Denton, Texas, United States
Death: October 30, 1969Wichita, Texas, United States
9 months
step-daughter
Blanche Pauline Daugherty
Birth: September 17, 1898 26 22Denton, Texas, United States
Death: October 26, 2002Blanchard, McClain, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Lois Vivian Daugherty
Birth: May 6, 1901 28 24Denton, Texas, United States
Death: July 15, 1990Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States

No family available

Marriage
Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Walter Nelson - Household

ED 43 Delta, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Nelson, James WheadMW27M7MSALGAEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmOAYesYesOMF
Nelson, Sara RwifeFW25M733TXTNALEnglishNoneYesYes
Nelson, Metha IdaughterFW6STXMSTXNoneNo
Nelson, Mamie EdaughterFW5STXMSTXNoneNo
Nelson, Glady LdaughterFW2STXMSTXNone

Marriage
Assuming he married within a year after his first wife, Alma, died. He is shown in the 1930 Census with his second wife, Sara.
Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Boone Daugherty Jr - Household

Precinct 1, ED 7 Denton, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Daugherty, David BheadR2000YesMW57M36NoYesTXMOIAYesFarmerFarmingVVVVOYesYes
Daugherty, ShadawifeFW44M20NoYesTXTNALYesNone
Daugherty, BoonfatherMW87WdNoYesMOUnited StatesUnited StatesYesNone
Nelson, C DstepsonMW15SNoYesTXTXTXYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Boone Daugherty Jr - Household

Justice Precinct 1 Denton, Denton, Texas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Daugherty, D BheadO1000NoMW67MTXProprietorPottery ShopOA520
Daugherty, SarahxwifeFW52MTX00

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Sara Rheda Barbee - Household

Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Margaret N GuynesheadFW46SepTXWK38ClerkMail Order StoreP
Daugherty, Sara RmotherFW65WdTXOT
Norton, James WroomerMW21NevTXOT