The Shemwell Family

Debbie “Dovie” DriscollAge: 35 years19051940

Name
Debbie “Dovie” Driscoll
Given names
Debbie
Surname
Driscoll
Married name
Debbie Daugherty
Nickname
Dovie
Birth about 1905 34
Note: Birth info based on 1920 Census
Birth of a sisterIleta Elizabeth Driscoll
about 1909 (Age 4 years)
Note: Birth info based on 1920 census
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 11 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 12 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 13 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/
Death of a fatherDriscoll
before 1920 (Age 15 years)
Note: His wife is listed as a Widow in the 1920 Census
Census February 14, 1920 (Age 15 years)
MarriageLoren Lavelle DaughertyView this family
about 1923 (Age 18 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Birth of a son
#1
Loran Lavelle Daugherty Jr
April 24, 1924 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Harold Roy Daugherty
September 11, 1925 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Troy Caroll Daugherty
September 11, 1925 (Age 20 years)
Note: Document lists birth date and mother's maiden name
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 24 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 9, 1930 (Age 25 years)
Death of a sisterIleta Elizabeth Driscoll
before 1940 (on the date of death)
Note: She and her husband are listed in the 1930 Census. In the 1940 Census, he is listed as "Widowed".
Death before 1940 (Age 35 years)
Note: She is shown in the 1930 Census with her husband and children. In the 1940 Census, she is not listed and her husband is listed as a Widow.
Death
Troy Caroll Daugherty
February 10, 1991 (Age 86 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
herself
5 years
younger sister
Family with Loren Lavelle Daugherty - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1923Texas, United States
16 months
son
Loran Lavelle Daugherty Jr
Birth: April 24, 1924 21 19Palo Pinto, Texas, United States
Death: October 17, 1981Dallas, Texas, United States
17 months
son
Harold Roy Daugherty
Birth: September 11, 1925 23 20Palo Pinto, Texas, United States
Death: October 30, 1982Texas, United States
son
Troy Caroll Daugherty
Birth: September 11, 1925 23 20Texas, United States
Death: February 10, 1991Kern, California, United States

Birth
Birth info based on 1920 Census
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Haley … - Household

Ed 209 Strawn, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Driscoll, HaleyheadRFW49WdYesYesTXScotlandEnglishARYesNone
Driscoll, DebbiedaughterFW15SYesYesOKARTXYesNone
Driscoll, IletadaughterFW10SYesYesYesTXTXTXYesNone
Driscoll, WanitadaughterFW10SYesYesYesTXTXTXYesNone
Driscoll, ElradaughterFW9SYesTSTXTXYesNone

Marriage
Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Loren Lavelle Daugherty - Household

ED 12 Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Daugherty, Loren LheadR6NoMW27M21NoYesOKKYKYYesPlastererCement Work87X1WYesNo
Daugherty, DoviewifeFW25M19NoYesOKARTXYesNone
Daugherty, LorensonMW5SNoTXTXOKNone
Daugherty, HaroldsonMW4 years 6 monthsSNoTXTXOKNone
Daugherty, CarolsonMW4 years 6 monthsSNoTXTXOKNone

Death
She is shown in the 1930 Census with her husband and children. In the 1940 Census, she is not listed and her husband is listed as a Widow.