The Shemwell Family

Sarah Elizabeth MiddletonAge: 65 years18581924

Name
Sarah Elizabeth Middleton
Given names
Sarah Elizabeth
Surname
Middleton
Married name
Sarah Elizabeth Daugherty
Birth August 3, 1858
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 8 years)
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 8 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 10 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
MarriageJames Monroe DaughertyView this family
July 25, 1875 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Nora Daugherty
July 3, 1876 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 19 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 daughter
#2
Mary Eleanor “Mable” Daugherty
June 6, 1879 (Age 20 years)
Census June 2, 1880 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Lillian Lee Daugherty
July 19, 1882 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Cleveland Odell Daugherty
August 14, 1884 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#5
James Monroe Daugherty Jr
November 1887 (Age 29 years)
Death of a daughterNora Daugherty
May 28, 1897 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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
Marriage of a childWilliam Erwin NeillMary Eleanor “Mable” DaughertyView this family
June 5, 1900 (Age 41 years)
Census June 5, 1900 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
James Daugherty Neill
April 17, 1901 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childLouis Sinclair LigonLillian Lee DaughertyView this family
about 1903 (Age 44 years)
Note: Marriage info based on birth of first child and 1910 Census
Marriage of a childLloyd Ernest LockhartCleveland Odell DaughertyView this family
July 14, 1903 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Alfred Edward Ligon
January 10, 1904 (Age 45 years)
Death of a sonJames Monroe Daugherty Jr
June 23, 1905 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Dorothy Elizabeth Ligon
October 11, 1906 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Ross Monroe Lockhart
August 30, 1907 (Age 49 years)
Census May 6, 1910 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Infant Lockhart
January 19, 1912 (Age 53 years)
Death of a granddaughterInfant Lockhart
January 20, 1912 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 57 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a grandson
#6
William Erwin Neill Jr
January 7, 1917 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 58 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 59 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 13, 1920 (Age 61 years)
Marriage of a childJames Worth FrazerLillian Lee DaughertyView this family
1921 (Age 62 years)
Marriage of a childThomas Brownlee LongreCleveland Odell DaughertyView this family
March 2, 1922 (Age 63 years)
Death January 23, 1924 (Age 65 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Van Horn Cemetery
Family with James Monroe Daugherty - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: July 25, 1875Hood, Texas, United States
11 months
daughter
Nora Daugherty
Birth: July 3, 1876 26 17Hood, Texas, United States
Death: May 28, 1897Taylor, Texas, United States
3 years
daughter
Mary Eleanor “Mable” Daugherty
Birth: June 6, 1879 29 20Denton, Denton, Texas, United States
Death: June 29, 1955Tornillo, El Paso, Texas, United States
3 years
daughter
2 years
daughter
3 years
son
James Monroe Daugherty Jr
Birth: November 1887 37 29Jones, Texas, United States
Death: June 23, 1905Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States

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Census1880 United States - Census transcript - James Monroe Daugherty - Household

ED 101 Denton, Denton, Texas, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Daugherty, James MWM30headMStock DroverxxMOVAVA
Daugherty, Sara EWF21wifeMKeeping HousexxTXMSTX
Daugherty, NoraWF3daughterSTXMOTX
Watson, VictoriaWF21otherSServantxxTXPrussiaTX

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Monroe Daugherty - Household

ED 150 Justice Precinct 1 Abilene city Ward 3-4 Taylor, Texas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Daugherty, Jim MheadWMFeb185050M24MOMOMOStockmanYesYesYesOFH
Daugherty, Sarah EwifeWFAug185841M2464TXTXTXYesYesYes
Daugherty, MabeldaughterWFJun188019STXMOTXYesYesYes
Daugherty, LilliedaughterWFJul188217STXMOTXAt School6YesYesYes
Daugherty, CleoedaughterWFAug188415STXMOTXAt School6YesYesYes
Daugherty, James MsonWMNov188712STXMOTXAt School9YesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Monroe Daugherty - Household

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

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Daugherty, J MheadMW59M135MOVAVAEnglishRanch ManStock RaisingOANo0YesYesOFH
Daugherty, SariewifeFW50M13563TXTXTXEnglishNoneYesYes
Daughtery, MabledaughterFW30M11011TXTXTXEnglishNoneYesYes
Daugherty, J LgrandsonMW8STXTXTXEnglishNoneYesYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Sarah Elizabeth Middleton - Household

Taylor, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Daugherty, Sara EheadOFFW61WdNoYesYesTXMSTXYesNone
Adamson, Joe LRenterMW51WdNoYesYesTXUnited StatesUnited StatesYesFarmerOA