The Shemwell Family

Louis Alston “Allie” HarrisAge: 61 years18741936

Name
Louis Alston “Allie” Harris
Given names
Louis Alston
Surname
Harris
Nickname
Allie
Birth May 5, 1874 28 31
Birth of a brotherJonathan Rue Harris
February 18, 1877 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 3 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 brotherEllis Kerney Harris
June 17, 1879 (Age 5 years)
Census June 17, 1880 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterZelpha Blanche Harris
August 29, 1882 (Age 8 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Green Shemwell
after May 1884 (Age 9 years)

Birth of a brotherWilliam Wiley Harris
September 27, 1884 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherJoshua Cleveland Harris
July 16, 1887 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 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 7, 1900 (Age 26 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Wiley Harris
January 8, 1902 (Age 27 years)
Census April 21, 1910 (Age 35 years)
Note: Hired Hand - Matthew Stinson Household
Death of a fatherJohn Andrew Harris
1915 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 41 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 42 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 43 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 55 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 motherGeorge Ann Shemwell
January 13, 1931 (Age 56 years)
Death of a brotherSamuel Taft Harris
June 11, 1933 (Age 59 years)
Death April 7, 1936 (Age 61 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: July 22, 1866Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
Thomas A Harris
Birth: May 5, 1869 23 26Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 25, 1871Todd, Kentucky, United States
-2 years
elder brother
4 years
elder brother
Samuel Taft Harris
Birth: February 10, 1871 25 27Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 11, 1933Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
himself
Louis Alston “Allie” Harris
Birth: May 5, 1874 28 31Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 7, 1936Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
Jonathan Rue Harris
Birth: February 18, 1877 31 33Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 7, 1957Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
William Wiley Harris
Birth: September 27, 1884 38 41Kentucky, United States
Death: January 8, 1902Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
Joshua Cleveland Harris
Birth: July 16, 1887 41 44Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 14, 1957Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John A Harris - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
John A HarrisWM34headMFarmerKYNCTN
George A HarrisWF36wifeMKeeping HouseKYKYVA
James V HarrisWM13sonSLaborerKYKYKY
Samuel T HarrisWM9sonSKYKYKY
Louis A HarrisWM6sonSKYKYKY
John R HarrisWM3sonSKYKYKY
Ellis K HarrisWM11moJunesonSKYKYKY

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John A Harris - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Harris, John AheadWMNov184554M33KYNCTNFarmer
Harris, Georgia AwifeWFApr184357M3398KYKYVA
Harris, Louis AsonWMMay187426SKYKYKYFarm Laborer
Harris, Jonathan RsonWMFeb187723SKYKYKYFarmer
Harris, Ellis KsonWMJun187920SKYKYKYFarmer
Harris, Zelpha BdaughterWFAug188217SKYKYKY
Harris, William WsonWMSep188415SKYKYKYFarm Laborer
Harris, Joshua CsonWMJul188712SKYKYKYFarm Laborer

Census
Hired Hand - Matthew Stinson Household