The Shemwell Family

Georgie Bell DriskillAge: 84 years18711956

Name
Georgie Bell Driskill
Given names
Georgie Bell
Surname
Driskill
Married name
Georgie Bell Harris
Birth June 1871
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 6 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageJames Virgil HarrisView this family
1894 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Emmett Ross Harris
March 6, 1896 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 26 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
Census June 7, 1900 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Brodie Burtrom Harris
June 18, 1903 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Onie Fay Harris
October 21, 1907 (Age 36 years)
Death of a daughterOnie Fay Harris
June 21, 1909 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Velmer Vertis Harris
September 4, 1909 (Age 38 years)
Census April 27, 1910 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#5
James Olin Harris
May 15, 1915 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 44 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 45 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 46 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 2, 1920 (Age 48 years)
Marriage of a childBrodie Burtrom HarrisRuby Florence WrightView this family
estimated 1927 (Age 55 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 58 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 1, 1930 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Wilford Milberdene Harris
November 10, 1932 (Age 61 years)
Death of a husbandJames Virgil Harris
April 6, 1938 (Age 66 years)
Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Census April 11, 1940 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 70 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 78 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 74 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 1956 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Family with James Virgil Harris - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: 1894Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
son
Emmett Ross Harris
Birth: March 6, 1896 28 24Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 27, 1963Todd, Kentucky, United States
7 years
son
Brodie Burtrom Harris
Birth: June 18, 1903 36 32Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 8, 1991Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
4 years
daughter
Onie Fay Harris
Birth: October 21, 1907 40 36Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 21, 1909Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
22 months
son
Velmer Vertis Harris
Birth: September 4, 1909 42 38Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 6, 1986Logan, Kentucky, United States
6 years
son
James Olin Harris
Birth: May 15, 1915 47 43Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 28, 2006Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Virgil Harris - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Harris, James VheadWMMay186733M5KYKYKYFarmer
Harris, Georgia BwifeWFJune187128M511KYKYKY
Harris, Emmett RsonWMMar18964SKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Virgil Harris - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Harris, James VheadMW42M15KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farming
Harris, Georgie BwifeFW38M1543KYKYKY
Harris, Emmett RsonMW14SKYKYKYFarm LaborHome Farm
Harris, Brodie BsonMW7SKYKYKY
Harris, Velmer VsonMW7mSKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Virgil Harris - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Harris, VirgilheadMW53MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Harris, GeorgiawifeFW49MKYKYKY
Harris, BrodiesonMW17SKYKYKYLaborGeneral Farm
Harris, VelmadaughterFW10SKYKYKY
Harris, OlinsonMW4SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Virgil Harris - Household

MT Sharon and Sharon Grove Road Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Harris, James VheadMW62M28KYKYKYFarmingOwn Farm
Harris, Georgie BwifeFW58M24KYKYKY
Harris, Velmer VsonMW20SKYKYKYLaborOn Farm
Harris, James OsonMW14SKYKYKYLaborOn Farm

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Velmer Vertis Harris - Household

Coal Bank Road Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Harris, VelmerXheadMW30MKYSame PlaceFarmingFarm
Harris, AgathawifeFW24MKYSame Place
Harris, GeorgiamotherFW68WdKYSame Place
Key, Noramother in lawFW45WdKYSame Place