The Shemwell Family

Blanche DaughertyAge: 96 years18971994

Name
Blanche Daugherty
Given names
Blanche
Surname
Daugherty
Married name
Blanche Britain
Birth December 21, 1897 47 35
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 months)
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 2 years)
Birth of a sisterLela Frances Daugherty
June 14, 1903 (Age 5 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 18 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 19 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 20 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 22 years)
MarriageMorris Alderson BritainView this family
about 1927 (Age 29 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Birth of a daughter
#1
Margaret Emma Britain
April 17, 1927 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 31 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
Death of a fatherJames Monroe Daugherty
January 6, 1932 (Age 34 years)
Associate: George Washington Daugherty
Associate: Francis “Fanny” McGehee
Death of a motherMargaret Frances McBride
July 15, 1934 (Age 36 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 43 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 8, 1950 (Age 52 years)
Death of a half-sisterAnna Louisa Daugherty
January 6, 1952 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 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 husbandMorris Alderson Britain
December 4, 1958 (Age 60 years)
Death of a half-brotherSamuel Daugherty
January 5, 1959 (Age 61 years)
Associate: Josephine Louise Daugherty
Death of a half-brotherJames Columbus Daugherty
September 19, 1960 (Age 62 years)
Death of a half-brotherWilliam Lawson Daugherty
August 3, 1966 (Age 68 years)
Associate: Ruby E Daugherty
Death of a sisterLela Frances Daugherty
May 17, 1973 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 of a sisterMattie Gordon Daugherty
December 24, 1977 (Age 80 years)
Death of a half-sisterMyrtie Lee Daugherty
March 31, 1984 (Age 86 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Madison Daugherty
January 21, 1985 (Age 87 years)
Death September 25, 1994 (Age 96 years)
Obituary
Blanche Britain Obituary
September 26, 1994 (1 day after death)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Veal Station Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1890Parker, Texas, United States
10 months
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
Myra Daugherty
Birth: July 6, 1893 43 31Parker, Texas, United States
Death: July 16, 1894Texas, United States
2 years
elder brother
John Madison Daugherty
Birth: September 18, 1895 45 33Azle, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: January 21, 1985Randall, Texas, United States
2 years
herself
Blanche Daugherty
Birth: December 21, 1897 47 35Parker, Texas, United States
Death: September 25, 1994Springtown, Parker, Texas, United States
6 years
younger sister
Father’s family with Mary Josephine Daugherty - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: July 11, 1869Kaufman, Texas, United States
1 year
half-sister
Ella Daugherty
Birth: July 9, 1870 20 17Texas, United States
Death: October 13, 1872Texas, United States
17 months
half-sister
3 years
half-brother
3 years
half-brother
William Lawson Daugherty
Birth: November 27, 1877 27 25Azle, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: August 3, 1966Cisco, Eastland, Texas, United States
2 years
half-sister
Sue Frances Daugherty
Birth: November 29, 1879 29 27Parker, Texas, United States
Death: September 1, 1891Texas, United States
2 years
half-brother
Henry Daugherty
Birth: March 11, 1882 31 29Parker, Texas, United States
Death: October 26, 1889Parker, Texas, United States
21 months
half-sister
2 years
half-brother
Samuel Daugherty
Birth: March 16, 1886 35 33Azle, Parker, Texas, United States
Death: January 5, 1959Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
20 months
half-brother
Infant Daugherty
Birth: November 22, 1887 37 35Azle, Parker, Texas, United States
Death: November 22, 1887Azle, Parker, Texas, United States
Family with Morris Alderson Britain - View this family
husband
Morris Alderson Britain
Birth: August 24, 1885Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
Death: December 4, 1958Parker, Texas, United States
herself
Blanche Daugherty
Birth: December 21, 1897 47 35Parker, Texas, United States
Death: September 25, 1994Springtown, Parker, Texas, United States
Marriage: about 1927Texas, United States
3 months
daughter
Margaret Emma Britain
Birth: April 17, 1927 41 29Texas, United States
Death: January 2, 2006Azle, Tarrant, 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 - James Monroe Daugherty - Household

ED 165 Tarrant, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Daugherty, James MheadMW59M20MOUnknownUnknownFarmerFarmOAYesYesNoOFF
Daugherty, Margaret FwifeFW48M2054KYALKYNoneYesYesNo
Daugherty, John MsonMW14STXMOKYNoneYesYesYes
Daugherty, BlanchedaughterFW12STXMOKYNoneYesYesYes
Daugherty, Lela FdaughterFW6STXMOKYNoneYesYesNo

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Monroe Daugherty - Household

ED 165 Tarrant, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Daugherty, James MheadOFMW69MYesYesTNTNTNYesFarmerTruck FarmerEm
Daugherty, Margret FwifeFW57MYesYesKYNCSCYesNone
Daugherty, BlanchdaughterFW22SYesYesTXTNKYYesNone
Daugherty, LeladaughterFW16SYesYesYesTXTNKYYesNone

Marriage
Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Morris Alderson Britain - Household

Justice Precinct 2 Parker, Texas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Britain, MorrisxheadR6YesMW54MNoTXFarmerDairy FarmE520
Britain, BlanchewifeFW42MNoTX00
Britain, MargaretdaughterFW12SYesTX

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Morris Alderson Britain - Household

Precinct 3 Parker, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Britain, Morris AheadMW64MarTXWK60RancherRanchO
Britain, Blanche MwifeFW52MarTXH
Hinkle, George Wson-in-lawMW23MarTXWK60Ranch HandRanchP
Hinkle, Margaret EdaughterFW22MarTXH
Hinkle, Barbara JGranddaughterFW6NevTX

Note
Marriage info based on the birth of their first child