The Shemwell Family

James A DialAge: 77 years18531931

Name
James A Dial
Given names
James A
Surname
Dial
Birth July 1853 21 18
Birth of a sisterMartha Elizabeth “Mattie” Dial
July 31, 1855 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterAnnie Louisa Dial
September 1858 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 3 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a sisterMary Frances “Dink” Dial
December 23, 1860 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam R Dial
December 31, 1861 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterNancy Belle “Nannie” Dial
August 13, 1864 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 7 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Birth of a sisterAlice Dial
August 22, 1866 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 13 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 13 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterIda Dial
December 21, 1868 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 15 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Census October 6, 1870 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a sisterElla Dial
December 8, 1870 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a brotherSamuel Montgomery Dial
March 27, 1873 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a brotherWillie Lee Dial
April 30, 1875 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a brotherWalter Malcomb Dial
June 16, 1878 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 24 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageHenrietta Hamilton “Hattie” LaneView this family
April 5, 1883 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Edna Vaughn Dial
April 13, 1884 (Age 30 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherDrucilla Selby
June 7, 1884 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#2
William Ballard Dial
March 1886 (Age 32 years)
Death of a sisterIda Dial
February 6, 1897 (Age 43 years)
Death of a sisterAlice Dial
January 26, 1898 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 44 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
Death of a sonWilliam Ballard Dial
1900 (Age 46 years)
Census June 4, 1900 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childGus Wood McClearyEdna Vaughn DialView this family
October 6, 1904 (Age 51 years)
Census April 23, 1910 (Age 56 years)
Death of a motherMary Parham
1911 (Age 57 years)
Death of a sisterAnnie Louisa Dial
October 3, 1914 (Age 61 years)
Death of a wifeHenrietta Hamilton “Hattie” Lane
October 23, 1914 (Age 61 years)
MarriageHallie Jane HamiltonView this family
after 1915 (Age 61 years)

Death of a fatherWilliam Andrew Dial
June 30, 1916 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 62 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a sisterMary Frances “Dink” Dial
April 13, 1918 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 63 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 64 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 14, 1920 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 76 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 10, 1930 (Age 76 years)
Death April 22, 1931 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakwood Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 1852
11 months
himself
2 years
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
Mary Frances “Dink” Dial
Birth: December 23, 1860 29 26Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: April 13, 1918Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States
1 year
younger brother
William R Dial
Birth: December 31, 1861 30 27Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
Death:
3 years
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
Alice Dial
Birth: August 22, 1866 34 31Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: January 26, 1898Fannin, Texas, United States
2 years
younger sister
Ida Dial
Birth: December 21, 1868 37 34Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: February 6, 1897Fannin, Texas, United States
2 years
younger sister
Ella Dial
Birth: December 8, 1870 38 35Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: March 15, 1969Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
2 years
younger brother
Samuel Montgomery Dial
Birth: March 27, 1873 41 38Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: February 6, 1941
2 years
younger brother
Willie Lee Dial
Birth: April 30, 1875 43 40Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: December 11, 1965Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
3 years
younger brother
Walter Malcomb Dial
Birth: June 16, 1878 46 43Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: September 9, 1954Austin, Travis, Texas, United States
Family with Henrietta Hamilton “Hattie” Lane - View this family
himself
wife
Henrietta Hamilton “Hattie” Lane
Birth: April 9, 1864Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: October 23, 1914Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
Marriage: April 5, 1883Fannin, Texas, United States
1 year
daughter
Edna Vaughn Dial
Birth: April 13, 1884 30 20Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: September 1, 1958Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, United States
2 years
son
William Ballard Dial
Birth: March 1886 32 21Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: 1900Fannin, Texas, United States
Family with Hallie Jane Hamilton - View this family
himself
wife
Hallie Jane Hamilton
Birth: May 23, 1868Tennessee, United States
Death: February 28, 1959Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
Marriage: after 1915

James A Dial has 52 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (52)

Parents William J Rector + Elizabeth Parham
2James A Rector18411860
3Martha Ann Rector18431915
4Mary C Rector18461925
5Isaac E Rector18481900
Parents Johnson Parham Jr + Elizabeth Betsy Brown
1Sarah Jane Parham18421893
6John W Parham18521931
Parents Willaim Taylor Orme + Martha Ann “Patsy” Parham
2James Isaac Orme18511875
3Mary Tennesse Orme18531934
5Thomas Allen Orme18581948
Parents William “Bill” Parham + Sarah Brown
1Johnson M Parham18511936
2Martha Jane Parham18521935
6Sarah Jane Parham18601940
7Lucy A Parham18621911
10Alice Parham18681868
11Lafayette Parham18681868
12James Emmett Parham18691944
Parents Isaac Parham + Stacy Emma Taylor
3Stacy L Parham18591917
Parents James Washington Parham + Martha Elizabeth Stephens
3James Edwin Parham18611894
Parents Allen Parham + Mary Elizabeth Jones
1Mary Haret Parham18561940
Parents Allen Parham + Nancy Ashley
2William A Parham18661935
3Allen Parham Jr.18721943
Census1870 United States - Census transcript - William Andrew Dial - Household

Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Dial, Williamhead38MWFarmerTN
Dial, Marywife36FWKeeping HouseTN
Dial, Jamesson17MWWorks on FarmTN
Dial, Marthadaughter14FWTX
Dial, Louidadaughter12FWTX
Dial, Mary Fdaughter9FWTX
Dial, Williamson8MWTX
Dial, Nannie Bdaughter5FWTX
Dial, Alicedaughter3FWTX
Dial, Idadaughter1FWTX

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James A Dial - Household

North Eight Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Dial, James AheadWMJul185346M17TNTNTNFarm Laborer
Dial, HattiewifeWFApr186436M1732TXTNTN
Dial, Edna VdaughterWFApr188416STXTNTXIn School
Dial, William BsonWMMar188614STXTNTXIn School

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James A Dial - Household

Fourteenth Street Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Dial, JamesheadMW54M27TNTNTNFarmerHome Farm
Dial, HattiewifeFW46M2731TXTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James A Dial - Household

South 14 Street Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Dial, James AheadMW66MTNTNTN
Dial, HalliewifeFW52MTNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James A Dial - Household

705 East Market Street Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Dial, James AheadMW76M21TNTNTN
Dial, HalliewifeFW61M21TNTNTN