The Shemwell Family

Nancy Belle “Nannie” DialAge: 93 years18641957

Name
Nancy Belle “Nannie” Dial
Given names
Nancy Belle
Surname
Dial
Married name
Nancy Belle Vaughan
Nickname
Nannie
Birth August 13, 1864 32 29
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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 2 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 2 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 2 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 4 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 4 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 6 years)
Birth of a sisterElla Dial
December 8, 1870 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherSamuel Montgomery Dial
March 27, 1873 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherWillie Lee Dial
April 30, 1875 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherWalter Malcomb Dial
June 16, 1878 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 13 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 5, 1880 (Age 15 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherDrucilla Selby
June 7, 1884 (Age 19 years)
MarriageDr. Walter Blair VaughanView this family
March 4, 1886 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Myrtle Vaughan
December 18, 1887 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Ivy Louise Vaughan
1892 (Age 27 years)
Death of a sisterIda Dial
February 6, 1897 (Age 32 years)
Death of a sisterAlice Dial
January 26, 1898 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 33 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
Birth of a son
#3
Walter Dial Vaughan
May 1, 1900 (Age 35 years)
Marriage of a childDelmer Edwin TaylorMyrtle VaughanView this family
December 18, 1907 (Age 43 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 45 years)
Death of a motherMary Parham
1911 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childJames Earl BootsIvy Louise VaughanView this family
about 1913 (Age 48 years)

Death of a sisterAnnie Louisa Dial
October 3, 1914 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
James Earl Boots Jr
December 20, 1914 (Age 50 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Andrew Dial
June 30, 1916 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 51 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 53 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 52 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 53 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 12, 1920 (Age 55 years)
Death of a husbandDr. Walter Blair Vaughan
September 24, 1923 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 65 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 16, 1930 (Age 65 years)
Death of a brotherJames A Dial
April 22, 1931 (Age 66 years)
Death of a brotherSamuel Montgomery Dial
February 6, 1941 (Age 76 years)

Death of a sisterMartha Elizabeth “Mattie” Dial
September 3, 1944 (Age 80 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 77 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
Marriage of a childWalter Dial VaughanMarie “Mary” EisenbeiszView this family
October 11, 1946 (Age 82 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 85 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 brotherWalter Malcomb Dial
September 9, 1954 (Age 90 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 81 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 October 1, 1957 (Age 93 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakwood Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 1852
11 months
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
2 years
elder sister
Mary Frances “Dink” Dial
Birth: December 23, 1860 29 26Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: April 13, 1918Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States
1 year
elder brother
William R Dial
Birth: December 31, 1861 30 27Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
Death:
3 years
herself
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 Dr. Walter Blair Vaughan - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: March 4, 1886Fannin, Texas, United States
21 months
daughter
Myrtle Vaughan
Birth: December 18, 1887 28 23Texas, United States
Death: October 3, 1974Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
5 years
daughter
Ivy Louise Vaughan
Birth: 1892 33 27Texas, United States
Death: July 26, 1987Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
8 years
son
Walter Dial Vaughan
Birth: May 1, 1900 41 35Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: December 26, 1966Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States

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

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William Andrew Dial - Household

Fannin, Texas

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Dial, W AWM49headMFarmingGANC
Dial, MaryWF45wifeMKeep HposeTNGAKY
Dial, Dinky ?WF20daughterSAt HomeTXGATN
Dial, N BWF15daughterWdAt HomeTXGATN
Dial, AllieWF13daughterSAt SchoolTXGATN
Dial, IdaWF11daughterSAt SchoolTXGATN
Dial, EllaWF9daughterSAt SchoolTXGATN
Dial, SamuelWM7sonSAt SchoolTXGATN
Dial, W LWM5sonSTXGATN
Dial, W MWM2sonMTXGATN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Walter Blair Vaughan - Household

Eighth St. Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Vaughan, Walter BheadMW50M24VAVAVAPhysicianGeneral Practice
Vaughan, NancywifeFW45M2433TXGATN
Vaughan, IvydaughterFW17STXVATX
Vaughan, WaltersonMW9STXVATX

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Walter Blair Vaughan - Household

East Main Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Vaughan, WalterheadMW60MVAVAVADoctorCity
Vaughan, NanniewifeFW55MTXALTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Belle “Nannie” Dial - Household

5418Vanderbilt Avenue Dallas, Dallas, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Vaughan, Nancy BheadFW65Wd21TXTNTN
Boots, Ivy LdaughterFW37DTXVATX
Boots, Jamesgrand sonFW15STXNETX