The Shemwell Family

William Lawson DaughertyAge: 88 years18771966

Name
William Lawson Daugherty
Given names
William Lawson
Surname
Daugherty
Birth November 27, 1877 27 25
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 35 days)

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 sisterSue Frances Daugherty
November 29, 1879 (Age 2 years)
Note: Need to find a birth, death or Census record to confirm family ties. Note that the 1879 birth date is consistent with other siblings born into this family
Birth of a brotherHenry Daugherty
March 11, 1882 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterMyrtie Lee Daugherty
November 25, 1883 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherSamuel Daugherty
March 16, 1886 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherInfant Daugherty
November 22, 1887 (Age 9 years)
Death of a brotherInfant Daugherty
November 22, 1887 (Age 9 years)
Death of a motherMary Josephine Daugherty
November 24, 1887 (Age 9 years)
Death of a brotherHenry Daugherty
October 26, 1889 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a half-sisterMattie Gordon Daugherty
October 1890 (Age 12 years)
Marriage of a parentJames Monroe DaughertyMargaret Frances McBrideView this family
about 1890 (Age 12 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Death of a sisterSue Frances Daugherty
September 1, 1891 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a half-sisterMyra Daugherty
July 6, 1893 (Age 15 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherFrancis “Fanny” McGehee
November 24, 1893 (Age 15 years)
Death of a half-sisterMyra Daugherty
July 16, 1894 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJohn Madison Daugherty
September 18, 1895 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a half-sisterBlanche Daugherty
December 21, 1897 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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 14, 1900 (Age 22 years)
MarriageLeona Lois SpannView this family
July 25, 1901 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ruby E Daugherty
August 21, 1902 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a half-sisterLela Frances Daugherty
June 14, 1903 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Georgia Faye Daugherty
May 2, 1904 (Age 26 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 38 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 39 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 40 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 20, 1920 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 51 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 5, 1930 (Age 52 years)
Death of a fatherJames Monroe Daugherty
January 6, 1932 (Age 54 years)
Associate: George Washington Daugherty
Associate: Francis “Fanny” McGehee
Census May 21, 1940 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 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 5, 1950 (Age 72 years)
Death of a sisterAnna Louisa Daugherty
January 6, 1952 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 72 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 brotherSamuel Daugherty
January 5, 1959 (Age 81 years)
Associate: Josephine Louise Daugherty
Death of a brotherJames Columbus Daugherty
September 19, 1960 (Age 82 years)
Death of a wifeLeona Lois Spann
June 2, 1963 (Age 85 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 68 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 3, 1966 (Age 88 years)
Associate: Ruby E Daugherty
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memory Gardens of the Valley
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: July 11, 1869Kaufman, Texas, United States
1 year
elder sister
Ella Daugherty
Birth: July 9, 1870 20 17Texas, United States
Death: October 13, 1872Texas, United States
17 months
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
3 years
himself
William Lawson Daugherty
Birth: November 27, 1877 27 25Azle, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: August 3, 1966Cisco, Eastland, Texas, United States
2 years
younger sister
Sue Frances Daugherty
Birth: November 29, 1879 29 27Parker, Texas, United States
Death: September 1, 1891Texas, United States
2 years
younger brother
Henry Daugherty
Birth: March 11, 1882 31 29Parker, Texas, United States
Death: October 26, 1889Parker, Texas, United States
21 months
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
Samuel Daugherty
Birth: March 16, 1886 35 33Azle, Parker, Texas, United States
Death: January 5, 1959Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
20 months
younger brother
Infant Daugherty
Birth: November 22, 1887 37 35Azle, Parker, Texas, United States
Death: November 22, 1887Azle, Parker, Texas, United States
Father’s family with Margaret Frances McBride - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: about 1890Parker, Texas, United States
10 months
half-sister
3 years
half-sister
Myra Daugherty
Birth: July 6, 1893 43 31Parker, Texas, United States
Death: July 16, 1894Texas, United States
2 years
half-brother
John Madison Daugherty
Birth: September 18, 1895 45 33Azle, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: January 21, 1985Randall, Texas, United States
2 years
half-sister
Blanche Daugherty
Birth: December 21, 1897 47 35Parker, Texas, United States
Death: September 25, 1994Springtown, Parker, Texas, United States
6 years
half-sister
Family with Leona Lois Spann - View this family
himself
William Lawson Daugherty
Birth: November 27, 1877 27 25Azle, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: August 3, 1966Cisco, Eastland, Texas, United States
wife
Leona Lois Spann
Birth: December 20, 1883Parker, Texas, United States
Death: June 2, 1963Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States
Marriage: July 25, 1901Parker, Texas, United States
13 months
daughter
Ruby E Daugherty
Birth: August 21, 1902 24 18Texas, United States
Death: October 14, 1988Conconroe, Montgomery, Texas, United States
20 months
daughter
Georgia Faye Daugherty
Birth: May 2, 1904 26 20Azle, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: July 6, 1994Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States

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

ED 117 Tarrant, Texas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Daugherty, JamesheadWMJul185050M30MOTNARFarmerYesYesYesOFF
Daugherty, MargretwifeWFMar186832M3041KYALKYYesYesYes
Daugherty, WilliamsonWMNov187822STXMOARFarm LaborerYesYesYes
Daugherty, MyrtiedaughterWFNov188415STXMOAR3YesYesYes
Daugherty, SamuelsonWMMar188614STXMOAR3YesYesYes
Daugherty, MattiedaughterWFOct18909STXMOKY
Daugherty, MadisonsonWMSep18954STXMOKY
Daugherty, BlanchdaughterWFDec18972STXMOKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Lawson Daugherty - Household

Justice Precinct 5, ED 165 Tarrant, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Daugherty, W LheadMW32M18TXMOARFarmerFarmOAYesYesNoOMFNoNo
Daugherty, L LwifeFW26M1822TXGAGANoneYesYesNoNoNo
Daugherty, RdaughterFW7STXTXTXNoneYesYesYesNoNo
Daugherty, G FdaughterFW5STXTXTXNoneYesNoNoNoNo

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Lawson Daugherty - Household

Justice Precinct 6, ED 77 Parker, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Daugherty, WilliamheadHMMW42MYesYesTXMSARYesFarmerGeneral FarmOA
Daugherty, LoiswifeFW36MYesYesTXGAGAYesNone
Daugherty, RubiedaughterFW17SYesYesYesTXTXTXYesNone
Daugherty, FaydaughterFW15SYesYesYesTXTXTXYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Lawson Daugherty - Household

Precinct 6, ED18 Parker, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Daugherty, Will LheadOYesMW52M23TXMOARYesFarmingGen FarmVVVVOYesNo
Daugherty, LolawifeFW46M17TXFAGAYesNone
Daugherty, FayedaughterFW25STXTXTXYesTeachingPublic School9494WYesNo

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Lawson Daugherty - Household

Justice Precinct 6 Parker, Texas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Daugherty, William LxheadO700YesMW62MTXFarmingGeneral FarmOA5224
Daugherty, LoiswifeFW56MTX00
Myatt, HermanlodgerMW24STXTeachingPublic SchoolGW521080

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - William Lawson Daugherty - Household

Justice Precinct 6 Parker, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Daugherty, William LheadMW72MarTXOT
Daugherty, Leona LwifeFW66MarTXH