The Shemwell Family

Benjamin Lewis DaughertyAge: 81 years18971979

Name
Benjamin Lewis Daugherty
Given names
Benjamin Lewis
Surname
Daugherty
Birth April 9, 1897 30 21
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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
Birth of a sisterNoel Isabel Daugherty
December 3, 1899 (Age 2 years)
Census June 26, 1900 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterDaisy Jim Daugherty
December 26, 1908 (Age 11 years)
Census May 5, 1910 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert Switzer Daugherty
August 18, 1910 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a brotherEugene Nelson Daugherty
January 7, 1912 (Age 14 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherChristopher Columbus Daugherty
February 6, 1912 (Age 14 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Jane Lovejoy
May 23, 1913 (Age 16 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
Birth of a sisterHelen Joe Daugherty
February 7, 1918 (Age 20 years)
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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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 motherDaisy Dora Switzer
July 7, 1940 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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
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 sisterNina Lee Daugherty
January 13, 1955 (Age 57 years)
Death of a fatherJames Lemuel Daugherty
April 11, 1961 (Age 64 years)
Death of a brotherRobert Switzer Daugherty
November 19, 1971 (Age 74 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 February 27, 1979 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Washington Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: February 4, 1895Denton, Texas, United States
14 months
elder sister
Nina Lee Daugherty
Birth: March 29, 1896 29 20Denton, Texas, United States
Death: January 13, 1955Pampa, Gray, Texas, United States
1 year
himself
Benjamin Lewis Daugherty
Birth: April 9, 1897 30 21Denton, Texas, United States
Death: February 27, 1979Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger sister
Noel Isabel Daugherty
Birth: December 3, 1899 33 23Texas, United States
Death: June 23, 1988Gray, Texas, United States
9 years
younger sister
Daisy Jim Daugherty
Birth: December 26, 1908 42 32Denton, Texas, United States
Death: April 1, 1999Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
20 months
younger brother
Robert Switzer Daugherty
Birth: August 18, 1910 43 34Denton, Texas, United States
Death: November 19, 1971Texas, United States
17 months
younger brother
Eugene Nelson Daugherty
Birth: January 7, 1912 45 35Denton, Denton, Texas, United States
Death: February 26, 2005Lake Jackson, Brazoria, Texas, United States
6 years
younger sister
Helen Joe Daugherty
Birth: February 7, 1918 51 41Estancia, Torrance, New Mexico, United States
Death: January 20, 2000Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States

Benjamin Lewis Daugherty has 3 first cousins recorded

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

Justice Precinct 1, ED 57 Orange, Texas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Daugherty, J SheadWMNov186732M6IAIAIABlacksmith0YesYesYesRH
Daugherty, DaisywifeWFMar187426M633IAIAIAYesYesYes
Daugherty, NinadaughterWFSept18963SIAIAIA
Daugherty, BenniesonWMJuly18972SIAIAIA
Daugherty, Noelson (s/b daughter)WM (s/b F)Nov18990 years 5 monthsSIAIAIA

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

Justice Precinct 1, ED 77 Denton, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Daugherty, James LheadMW43M15TXMOTXEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmEmpYesYesOMF
Daugherty, DaiseywifeFW34M1564IAMDIAEnglishNoneYesYes
Daugherty, NinadaughterFW14STXTXIAEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Daugherty, BensonMW13STXTXIAEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Daugherty, NoeldaughterFW10STXTXIAEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Daugherty, DaiseydaughterFW1 year 5 monthsSTXTXIANone