The Shemwell Family

Thomas Hunter Harris1896

Name
Thomas Hunter Harris
Given names
Thomas Hunter
Surname
Harris
Birth November 1896 30 24
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 months)
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 sisterLena Harris
March 1900 (Age 3 years)
Census June 2, 1900 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherBruce Harris
about 1902 (Age 5 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherNancy Jane Hinch
June 29, 1908 (Age 11 years)
Death of a sisterLena Harris
before 1910 (Age 13 years)

Birth of a sisterOlive Harris
1910 (Age 13 years)
Census May 3, 1910 (Age 13 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherThomas Hall
1912 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 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 fatherJohn Oliver Harris
October 21, 1917 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 20 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 21 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 32 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 53 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 brotherLeo Vernon Harris
November 29, 1964 (Age 68 years)
Death of a motherSarah “Sallie” Hall
April 19, 1971 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 of a sisterAdilah Adell Harris
April 8, 1979 (Age 82 years)
Death of a sisterLonah May Harris
January 3, 1991 (Age 94 years)
Deathunknown

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father
mother
Marriage: 1890Melvine, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
16 months
elder brother
Leo Vernon Harris
Birth: May 2, 1891 25 18Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 29, 1964Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
18 months
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
Lonah May Harris
Birth: April 25, 1895 29 22Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 3, 1991Buhl, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States
19 months
himself
3 years
younger sister
Lena Harris
Birth: March 1900 34 27Tennessee, United States
Death: before 1910
3 years
younger brother
9 years
younger sister

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Oliver Harris - Household

Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Harris, John OheadWMMar186634M9TNTNTNFarmer
Harris, SalliewifeWFJun187227M955TNTNTN
Harris, Leo VsonWMMay18919STNTNTN
Harris, AdilahdaughterWFOct18937STNTNTN
Harris, LonahdaughterWFApr18955STNTNTN
Harris, Hunter TsonWMNov18964STNTNTN
Harris, LenadaughterWFMar19002mSTNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Oliver Harris - Household

1910 Evensville, Rhea, Tennessee - John O Harris

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Harris, John OheadMW44M119INININDentistAt Home
Harris, Sallie SwifeFW37M11976TNTNTNDress makerAt Home
Harris, Leo VsonMW18STNTNTNLaborerHome Farm
Harris, AdilahdaughterFW17STNTNTN
Harris, Lonah MdaughterFW14STNTNTN
Harris, Thomas HsonMW13STNTNTN
Harris, BrucesonMW8STNTNTN
Harris, OlivedaughterFW2mSTNTNTN