The Shemwell Family

Homer Gordon HarringtonAge: 63 years19051968

Name
Homer Gordon Harrington
Given names
Homer Gordon
Surname
Harrington
Birth July 3, 1905 22 23
Birth of a sisterAllie L Harrington
September 25, 1907 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterFlora Christine Harrington
January 11, 1909 (Age 3 years)
Census April 22, 1910 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterHazel Pauline Harrington
December 15, 1911 (Age 6 years)
Death of a motherLillie Lenora Reid
April 24, 1916 (Age 10 years)
Marriage of a parentElbert Morley HarringtonDora Alice NicholsView this family
August 20, 1916 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 10 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 11 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 12 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 13, 1920 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a half-sisterKatie Marvelle Harrington
February 18, 1920 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a half-brotherCarl Elbert Harrington
February 6, 1923 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a half-sisterVelma Faye Harrington
April 23, 1927 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 24 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
Birth of a half-sisterEstelle M Harrington
July 23, 1932 (Age 27 years)
Death of a sisterHazel Pauline Harrington
September 25, 1935 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 36 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 44 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 fatherElbert Morley Harrington
September 13, 1961 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 40 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 September 13, 1968 (Age 63 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kilgore Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 22, 1900Conway, Arkansas, United States
7 months
elder sister
Ollie Faye Harrington
Birth: June 3, 1901 18 19Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 25, 1904Conway, Arkansas, United States
3 years
elder sister
Olla Mae Harrington
Birth: April 19, 1904 21 22Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 6, 1904Conway, Arkansas, United States
14 months
himself
Homer Gordon Harrington
Birth: July 3, 1905 22 23Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 13, 1968Arkansas, United States
2 years
younger sister
Allie L Harrington
Birth: September 25, 1907 24 25Arkansas, United States
Death: September 6, 1993Arkansas, United States
16 months
younger sister
Flora Christine Harrington
Birth: January 11, 1909 26 26Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 10, 1999Benton, Saline, Arkansas, United States
3 years
younger sister
Hazel Pauline Harrington
Birth: December 15, 1911 29 29Arkansas, United States
Death: September 25, 1935Arkansas, United States
Father’s family with Dora Alice Nichols - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: August 20, 1916Conway, Arkansas, United States
4 years
half-sister
Katie Marvelle Harrington
Birth: February 18, 1920 37 27Blackville, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 12, 1993Benton, Saline, Arkansas, United States
3 years
half-brother
Carl Elbert Harrington
Birth: February 6, 1923 40 30Atkins, Pope, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 18, 2002Massillon, Stark, Ohio, United States
4 years
half-sister
Velma Faye Harrington
Birth: April 23, 1927 44 34Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 29, 2017Birdtown, Conway, Arkansas, United States
5 years
half-sister
Estelle M Harrington
Birth: July 23, 1932 49 40Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 13, 2023Hoxie, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States

Homer Gordon Harrington has 30 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Elbert Morley Harrington - Household

ED 9 St Vincent, Conway, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Harrington, Elbert MheadMW27M9ARTNMOEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmEmpYesYesRF
Harrington, Lillie LwifeFW29M953ARARNCEnglishNoneYesYes
Harrington, Homer DsonMW4SARARARNone
Harrington, AlliedaughterFW2SARARARNone
Harrington, Sallie (s/b Flora)daughterFW0 years 3 monthsSARARARNone
Chambers, William Bhired manMW25SARARAREnglishFarm LaborerHired OutWNo0YesYes
Clifton, Albert DboarderMW30SARTNALEnglish??GroceriesWYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Elbert Morley Harrington - Household

ED 101 Lee, Pope, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Harrington, E MheadRMW36MNoYesYesARTNMOYesFarmerGeneral FarmEmp
Harrington, DorawifeFW26MNoYesYesARARARYesNone
Harrington, HomersonMW14SYesYesARARARYesNone
Harrington, AlliedaughterFW12SYesYesARARARYesNone
Harrington, ChristinedaughterFW10SYesYesARARARYesNone
Harrington, PaulinedaughterFW8SYesYesARARARYesNone
Massey, LutherstepsonMW6SYesYesARARARYesNone