The Shemwell Family

James Walter NelsonAge: 34 years18821916

Name
James Walter Nelson
Given names
James Walter
Surname
Nelson
Birth August 13, 1882
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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
MarriageSara Rheda BarbeeView this family
about 1903 (Age 20 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Birth of a daughter
#1
Margaret “Metha” Nelson
May 8, 1903 (Age 20 years)
Census April 30, 1910 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Charles Dwight Nelson
January 18, 1916 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 33 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death December 27, 1916 (Age 34 years)
Note: Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever
Family with Sara Rheda Barbee - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1903Texas, United States
4 months
daughter
Margaret “Metha” Nelson
Birth: May 8, 1903 20 18Texas, United States
Death: October 13, 1981Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
13 years
son
Charles Dwight Nelson
Birth: January 18, 1916 33 31Seymour, Baylor, Texas, United States
Death: January 29, 1989Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States
Daniel Boone Daugherty Jr + Sara Rheda Barbee - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: about 1924Texas, United States

Marriage
Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Walter Nelson - Household

ED 43 Delta, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Nelson, James WheadMW27M7MSALGAEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmOAYesYesOMF
Nelson, Sara RwifeFW25M733TXTNALEnglishNoneYesYes
Nelson, Metha IdaughterFW6STXMSTXNoneNo
Nelson, Mamie EdaughterFW5STXMSTXNoneNo
Nelson, Glady LdaughterFW2STXMSTXNone

Death
Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever