The Shemwell Family

Eunice Rebecca WardAge: 99 years18951995

Name
Eunice Rebecca Ward
Given names
Eunice Rebecca
Surname
Ward
Birth August 29, 1895 37 37
Birth of a brotherCharles Jerome “Charlie” Ward
January 12, 1898 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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 27, 1900 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterGertrude Ward
November 16, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Death of a fatherDaniel Cicero Ward
May 24, 1906 (Age 10 years)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 20 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 21 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 22 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 26, 1920 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 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 motherNancy Louisa Morris
August 18, 1940 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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 brotherOscar Leo Ward
November 15, 1952 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 54 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 sisterEmma Lee Ward
November 24, 1958 (Age 63 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Jerome “Charlie” Ward
March 26, 1961 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 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 brotherEdward Jones Ward
November 29, 1979 (Age 84 years)
Death of a sisterGertrude Ward
June 1, 1988 (Age 92 years)
Death July 20, 1995 (Age 99 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: October 24, 1882Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
elder brother
Oscar Leo Ward
Birth: October 3, 1885 27 27Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 15, 1952High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
2 years
elder sister
Emma Lee Ward
Birth: January 22, 1888 29 29North Carolina, United States
Death: November 24, 1958Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
2 years
elder brother
William Oda Ward
Birth: May 1, 1890 31 32Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 17, 1892Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
elder brother
Edward Jones Ward
Birth: November 7, 1892 34 34Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 29, 1979Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
herself
Eunice Rebecca Ward
Birth: August 29, 1895 37 37Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 20, 1995Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
2 years
younger brother
Charles Jerome “Charlie” Ward
Birth: January 12, 1898 39 39Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 26, 1961Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
Gertrude Ward
Birth: November 16, 1900 42 42Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 1, 1988Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States

Eunice Rebecca Ward has 5 first cousins recorded

Mother's family (0)

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Cicero Ward - Household

Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Ward, CiceroheadWMJun185841M17NCNCNCFarmer
Ward, Nancy LwifeWFMar185842M1785NCNCNC
Ward, Oscar LsonWMOct188514SNCNCNCFarm Laborer
Ward, Emma LdaughterWFJan188812SNCNCNC
Ward, Edward JsonWMNov18927SNCNCNC
Ward, EunicedaughterWFAug18944SNCNCNC
Ward, CharliesonWMJan18982SNCNCNC

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Louisa Morris - Household

Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Ward, Nancy LheadFW51Wd96NCNCNCFarmerGeneral Farm
Ward, Oscar LsonMW23SNCNCNCFarmLaborer
Ward, Ed JsonMW17SNCNCNCFarmLaborer
Ward, Eunice RdaughterFW14SNCNCNCFarmLaborer
Ward, Charlie JsonMW12SNCNCNCFarmLaborer
Ward, GertrudedaughterFW9SNCNCNC

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Louisa Morris - Household

Denton, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Ward, NancyheadFW61WdNCNCNC
Ward, EunicedaughterFW24SNCNCNCTeacherPublic School
Ward, CharleysonMW22SNCNCNCLaborerSaw Mill