The Shemwell Family

Daisy Jim DaughertyAge: 90 years19081999

Name
Daisy Jim Daugherty
Given names
Daisy Jim
Surname
Daugherty
Birth December 26, 1908 42 32
Census May 5, 1910 (Age 16 months)
Birth of a brotherRobert Switzer Daugherty
August 18, 1910 (Age 19 months)
Birth of a brotherEugene Nelson Daugherty
January 7, 1912 (Age 3 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherChristopher Columbus Daugherty
February 6, 1912 (Age 3 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Jane Lovejoy
May 23, 1913 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 7 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 9 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 8 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 9 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 26, 1920 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 20 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 4, 1940 (Age 31 years)
Death of a motherDaisy Dora Switzer
July 7, 1940 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 32 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 41 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 46 years)
Death of a fatherJames Lemuel Daugherty
April 11, 1961 (Age 52 years)
Death of a brotherRobert Switzer Daugherty
November 19, 1971 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 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 brotherBenjamin Lewis Daugherty
February 27, 1979 (Age 70 years)
Death of a sisterNoel Isabel Daugherty
June 23, 1988 (Age 79 years)
Death April 1, 1999 (Age 90 years)
Obituary
Daisy Jim Daugherty Obituary
April 3, 1999 (2 days after death)
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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
elder brother
Benjamin Lewis Daugherty
Birth: April 9, 1897 30 21Denton, Texas, United States
Death: February 27, 1979Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States
3 years
elder sister
Noel Isabel Daugherty
Birth: December 3, 1899 33 23Texas, United States
Death: June 23, 1988Gray, Texas, United States
9 years
herself
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

Daisy Jim Daugherty has 3 first cousins recorded

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

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

ED 208 Estancia, Torrance, New Mexico, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Daugherty, James LheadOMMW53MNoYesYesTXMOTXYesFarmerGeneral FarmOA
Daugherty, DaisywifeFW42MNoYesYesIAVAIAYesNone
Daugherty, NoeldaughterFW20SNoYesYesTXTXIAYesSchool TeacherPublic SchoolW
Daugherty, DaisydaughterFW11SYesYesYesTXTXIAYesNone
Daugherty, RobertsonMW9SYesYesYesTXTXIAYesNone
Daugherty, EugenesonMW7SYesYesYesTXTXIAYesNone
Daugherty, HelendaughterFW1 year 10 monthsSNoNoNoNMTXIAYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - James Lemuel Daugherty - Household

Justice Precinct 2 Pampa, Gray, Texas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Daugherty, James LheadR20NoMW73MNoTX
Daugherty, Daisy DxwifeFW64MNoIASeamstressDress MakingOA60
Daugherty, Daisy JdaughterFW28SYesTXTrained NursePrivate Duty NursingOa390