The Shemwell Family

Linza Lenora DrewAge: 73 years18811955

Name
Linza Lenora Drew
Given names
Linza Lenora
Surname
Drew
Birth June 24, 1881 51 35
Marriage of a parentFrancis Webb Rankin JrSarah Elizabeth CheekView this family
about 1884 (Age 2 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Ann Allen
April 21, 1894 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 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 9, 1900 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a half-brotherInfant Son Rankin
after 1900 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a half-sisterInfant Daughter Rankin
after 1900 (Age 18 years)
Death of a half-brotherInfant Son Rankin
before 1910 (Age 28 years)
Death of a half-sisterInfant Daughter Rankin
before 1910 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 34 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 35 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 36 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 48 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 of a motherSarah Elizabeth Cheek
May 22, 1937 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 60 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
Death of a half-sisterAnnie Rebecca Drew
November 21, 1945 (Age 64 years)
Death of a sisterVolney Jane Drew
March 8, 1950 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 68 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 64 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 April 17, 1955 (Age 73 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Levita Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: July 1, 1869Colorado, Texas, United States
4 years
elder sister
Sarah Emaline Drew
Birth: December 1, 1873 43 28Levita, Coryell, Texas, United States
Death: August 3, 1962Colorado City, Mitchell, Texas, United States
3 years
elder sister
Volney Jane Drew
Birth: February 4, 1877 47 31Levita, Coryell, Texas, United States
Death: March 8, 1950Purmela, Coryell, Texas, United States
2 years
elder sister
Martha Winnifred Drew
Birth: March 27, 1879 49 33Levita, Coryell, Texas, United States
Death: November 26, 1965Purmela, Coryell, Texas, United States
2 years
herself
Linza Lenora Drew
Birth: June 24, 1881 51 35Levita, Coryell, Texas, United States
Death: April 17, 1955Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States
Father’s family with Nancy Jane Fletcher - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: September 23, 1853Mansfield, De Soto, Louisiana, United States
9 years
half-sister
Annie Rebecca Drew
Birth: March 15, 1862 32 24Fort Bend, Texas, United States
Death: November 21, 1945Dewar, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States
Mother’s family with Francis Webb Rankin Jr - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: about 1884Texas, United States
17 years
half-brother
Infant Son Rankin
Birth: after 1900 67 54Texas, United States
Death: before 1910Texas, United States
1 year
half-sister
Infant Daughter Rankin
Birth: after 1900 67 54Texas, United States
Death: before 1910Texas, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Francis Webb Rankin Jr - Household

ED 41 Coryell, Texas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Rankin, Francis WheadWMFeb183367M16KYFarmer4YesYesYesOFF
Rankin, Sarah EwifeWFNov184555M1644MOMOMOYesYesYes
Drew, Nora(step) daughterWFJun188119STXYesYesYes