The Shemwell Family

Nannie H SherrodAge: 64 years18691934

Name
Nannie H Sherrod
Given names
Nannie H
Surname
Sherrod
Married name
Nannie H Tomerlin
Birth April 14, 1869 25 21
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869

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
Birth of a sisterSarah Permelia Sherrod
November 19, 1871 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterFrancis C Sherrod
June 5, 1873 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterElizabeth “Lizzie” Sherrod
about 1877 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 8 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a brotherJames Samuel “Jim” Sherrod
January 22, 1880 (Age 10 years)
Census June 18, 1880 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherSamuel Shemwell
August 28, 1881 (Age 12 years)
MarriageWilliam Isom TomerlinView this family
October 30, 1884 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a brotherHorace Drake Sherrod
September 5, 1885 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Lola T Tomerlin
February 4, 1886 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Gertrude E “Gertie” Tomerlin
August 31, 1887 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Oscar O Tomerlin
March 25, 1889 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a brotherNorwood Auston Sherrod
August 7, 1889 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Caskey Lewis Tomerlin
July 5, 1891 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Walton W Tomerlin
March 12, 1893 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Cora “Cokie” Tomerlin
November 27, 1896 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 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
#7
William Henry “Willie” Tomerlin
December 24, 1898 (Age 29 years)
Census June 6, 1900 (Age 31 years)
Marriage of a childJoesph Newton CrowderLola T TomerlinView this family
1902 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Beulah Tomerlin
June 4, 1903 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Winford Dudley Tomerlin
1909 (Age 39 years)
Census April 2, 1910 (Age 40 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherPermelia Belinda Rickman
September 30, 1910 (Age 41 years)
Marriage of a childIrvin Luther RigginsGertrude E “Gertie” TomerlinView this family
December 7, 1916 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 46 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 47 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 48 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/
Death of a fatherFinis Washington Sherrod
April 30, 1919 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Margaret Louise Riggins
July 27, 1919 (Age 50 years)
Census January 14, 1920 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
James Oscar “Jim” Tomerlin
August 10, 1921 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
George William Riggins
September 18, 1922 (Age 53 years)

Death of a grandsonGeorge William Riggins
September 19, 1922 (Age 53 years)

Death of a sonWilliam Henry “Willie” Tomerlin
January 11, 1923 (Age 53 years)

Cause: diabetes mellitus
Death of a motherElizabeth Jane “Bettie” Shemwell
August 16, 1924 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 60 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
Death March 15, 1934 (Age 64 years)
Cause of death: myocarditis; nephritis; ruptured cerebral artery followed cardio block
Burial March 17, 1934 (2 days after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 2, 1866Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
herself
3 years
younger sister
19 months
younger sister
Francis C Sherrod
Birth: June 5, 1873 29 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 23, 1946Logan, Kentucky, United States
5 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
6 years
younger brother
Horace Drake Sherrod
Birth: September 5, 1885 42 37Kentucky, United States
Death: February 13, 1960Logan, Kentucky, United States
4 years
younger brother
Norwood Auston Sherrod
Birth: August 7, 1889 45 41Kentucky, United States
Death: August 16, 1941Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Family with William Isom Tomerlin - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: October 30, 1884Todd, Kentucky, United States
15 months
daughter
Lola T Tomerlin
Birth: February 4, 1886 35 16Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 2, 1962Todd, Kentucky, United States
19 months
daughter
19 months
son
Oscar O Tomerlin
Birth: March 25, 1889 38 19Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 10, 1950Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States
2 years
son
Caskey Lewis Tomerlin
Birth: July 5, 1891 40 22Kentucky, United States
Death: May 27, 1959Christian, Kentucky, United States
20 months
son
Walton W Tomerlin
Birth: March 12, 1893 42 23Kentucky, United States
Death: 1968Newport Beach, Orange, California, United States
4 years
daughter
Cora “Cokie” Tomerlin
Birth: November 27, 1896 45 27Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 27, 1974Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
son
William Henry “Willie” Tomerlin
Birth: December 24, 1898 47 29Kentucky, United States
Death: January 11, 1923
4 years
daughter
Beulah Tomerlin
Birth: June 4, 1903 52 34Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 29, 1995Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
7 years
son
Winford Dudley Tomerlin
Birth: 1909 58 39Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 16, 1936Fresno, California, United States

Nannie H Sherrod has 19 first cousins recorded

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Finis Washington Sherrod - Household

Sharon, Todd, KY

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Finis W SherrodWM39headMFarmerKYKYSC
Betty J SherrodWF35wifeMKeeping HouseKYKYTN
Nannie H SherrodWF11daughterSKYKYKY
Permelia SherrodWF8daughterSKYKYKY
Francis G SherrodWF6daughterSKYKYKY
Lizzie C SherrodWF3daughterSKYKYKY
James S T SherrodWM4mJansonSKYKYKY

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Isom Tomerlin - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Tomerlin, William IheadWMDec185049M15TNNCNCFarmer
Tomerlin, Nannie HwifeWFApr186931M1577KYKYKY
Tomerlin, LoliedaughterWFFeb188614SKYTNKY
Tomerlin, GertiedaughterWFAug188712SKYTNKY
Tomerlin, OscarsonWMMar188911SKYTNKYFarm laborer
Tomerlin, CaskeysonWMJul18918SKYTNKY
Tomerlin, WaltonsonWMMar18937SKYTNKY
Tomerlin, CocadaughterWFNov18963SKYTNKY
Tomerlin, WilliesonWMDec18981SKYTNKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Isom Tomerlin - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Tomerlin, William IheadMW59M127TNNCNCFarmerGeneral farm
Tomerlin, Nannie HwifeFW41M127KYKYKY
Tomerlin, GertiedaughterFW22SKYKYKY
Tomerlin, Oscar OsonMW21SKYKYKY
Tomerlin, Caskey LsonMW18SKYKYKY
Tomerlin, Walton WsonMW17SKYKYKYIn School
Tomerlin, CoradaughterFW13SKYKYKYIn School
Tomerlin, WilliesonMW11SKYKYKYFarm LaborHome farm
Tomerlin, BeulahdaughterFW7SKYKYKY
Tomerlin, WinfredsonMW10mSKYKYKYFarm LaborHome farm

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Isom Tomerlin - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Tomerlin, WilliamheadMW69MKYNCKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Tomerlin, NanniewifeFW50MKYKYKY
Tomerlin, WaltonsonMW26SKYKYKY
Tomerlin, WilliesonMW21SKYKYKY
Tomerlin, BeulahdaughterFW16SKYKYKY
Tomerlin, WinfordsonMW10SKYKYKY