The Shemwell Family

Phoebe Brown AreyAge: 93 years18921986

Name
Phoebe Brown Arey
Given names
Phoebe Brown
Surname
Arey
Married name
Phoebe Brown Summers
Birth November 21, 1892 36 35
Birth of a brotherWilliam Burton “Little Bert” Arey
April 21, 1896 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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 18, 1900 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherHarry Lindsey Arey
November 11, 1900 (Age 7 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Ann “Anna” Smith
November 26, 1903 (Age 11 years)

Census April 15, 1910 (Age 17 years)
MarriageClarence Haneline SummersView this family
December 16, 1914 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 23 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 24 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 25 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 12, 1920 (Age 27 years)
Death of a fatherDougal Lindsay Arey
March 20, 1922 (Age 29 years)
Cause: Stroke
Birth of a daughter
#1
Nancy Craig Summers
May 9, 1922 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James Arey Summers
March 30, 1928 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 36 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 8, 1930 (Age 37 years)
Death of a brotherErnest Cass Arey
June 20, 1934 (Age 41 years)
Death of a motherNancy Lugenia “Nannie” Shemwell
October 15, 1939 (Age 46 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Census April 20, 1940 (Age 47 years)
Death of a sisterLottie Coleman Arey
June 22, 1941 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 49 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 brotherWilliam Burton “Little Bert” Arey
March 19, 1950 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 57 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 brotherKerr Craige Arey
February 20, 1958 (Age 65 years)
Death of a husbandClarence Haneline Summers
August 18, 1966 (Age 73 years)
Death of a brotherHarry Lindsey Arey
April 9, 1968 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 53 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 January 15, 1986 (Age 93 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Chestnut Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 27, 1877Rowan, North Carolina, United States
8 months
elder brother
Ernest Cass Arey
Birth: September 6, 1878 22 20Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 20, 1934Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
2 years
elder sister
6 years
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
Kerr Craige Arey
Birth: January 24, 1890 33 32Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 20, 1958Danville, Virginia, United States
3 years
herself
Phoebe Brown Arey
Birth: November 21, 1892 36 35North Carolina, United States
Death: January 15, 1986Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger brother
William Burton “Little Bert” Arey
Birth: April 21, 1896 40 38Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 19, 1950Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
5 years
younger brother
Harry Lindsey Arey
Birth: November 11, 1900 44 42Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 9, 1968Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States
Family with Clarence Haneline Summers - View this family
husband
Clarence Haneline Summers
Birth: November 8, 1892Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 18, 1966Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
herself
Phoebe Brown Arey
Birth: November 21, 1892 36 35North Carolina, United States
Death: January 15, 1986Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: December 16, 1914Rowan, North Carolina, United States
7 years
daughter
Nancy Craig Summers
Birth: May 9, 1922 29 29Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 11, 2016Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
6 years
son
James Arey Summers
Birth: March 30, 1928 35 35Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 11, 1987Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Dougal Lindsay Arey - Household

Rowan, North Carolina, USA

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
Dougal L AreyheadWMApr 185842M20--NCNCNCWholesale Grocer
Nancy E AreywifeWFNov 185841M2075NCNCNC
Ernest C AreysonWMSep 188019S---NCNCNCSalesman
Lottie C AreydaughterWFNov 188613S---NCNCNCAt School
Craige AreysonWMJan 189010S---NCNCNCAt School
Phoebe AreydaughterWFNov 18927S---NCNCNCAt School
William B AreysonWMApr 18964S---NCNCNC
Ellen HolmesservantWFMar 187525S---NCNCNCCook
Walter WhiteservantWMJan 187129S---NCNCNCDay laborer

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Dougal Lindsay Arey - Household

Salisbury Rowan NC

NameRelationSexRaceAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYOIN/AEngLOccupationIndustryEmployEmNWksUEduHomeVetInfirm
Dougal L AreyheadMW54M32--NCNCNCFarmGeneral Farm
Nannie L AreywifeFW52M3286NCNCNC
Phoebe AreydaughterFW17S---NCNCNC
William B AreysonMW14S---NCNCNC
Harry L AreysonMW10S---NCNCNC

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Clarence Haneline Summers - Household

603 East Lafayette Street Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Summers, Clarence HheadMW27MNCNCNCLaborerCotton Mill
Summers, Phoebe BwifeFW27MNCNCNC

2 doors from Dougal

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Clarence Haneline Summers - Household

603 LaFatette Street Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Summers, Clarence HheadMW35M23NCNCNCProprietorTextile Mill
Summers, Phoebe AwifeFW34M22NCNCNC
Summers, Nancy CdaughterFW7SNCNCNC
Summers, James AsonMW2SNCNCNC
Hausey, NancyservantFNeg48WdSCSCSC

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Clarence Haneline Summers - Household

603 East Lafayette Street Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Summers, Clarence HheadMW47MNCOwnerHosery? Mill
Summers, Phoebe BXwifeFW46MNC
Summers, Nancy CdaughterFW17SNC
Summers, JimmiesonMW12SNC