The Shemwell Family

Sarah Clementine JacksonAge: 87 years18591946

Name
Sarah Clementine Jackson
Given names
Sarah Clementine
Surname
Jackson
Married name
Sarah Clementine Rushing
Married name
Sarah Clementine McMillan
Birth October 10, 1859
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 17 months)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 7 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 7 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 9 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 18 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageThomas R RushingView this family
July 8, 1885 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Nancy Jane Rushing
May 11, 1896 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 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
MarriageWilliam R McMillanView this family
October 20, 1909 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Carlisle NicholsNancy Jane RushingView this family
September 18, 1915 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Charles Thomas Nichols
June 21, 1916 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 56 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 57 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 58 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/
Birth of a grandson
#2
William Waymon Nichols
February 27, 1925 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 69 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 11, 1940 (Age 80 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 82 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
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 86 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 November 18, 1946 (Age 87 years)
Family with Thomas R Rushing - View this family
husband
herself
Sarah Clementine Jackson
Birth: October 10, 1859Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 18, 1946Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: July 8, 1885Houston, Tennessee, United States
11 years
daughter
Nancy Jane Rushing
Birth: May 11, 1896 32 36Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 9, 1984Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Family with William R McMillan - View this family
husband
herself
Sarah Clementine Jackson
Birth: October 10, 1859Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 18, 1946Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: October 20, 1909Houston, Tennessee, United States

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Charles Carlisle Nichols - Household

2530 Apt 1 Howard St. Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Nichols, Charles CheadMW46MTNSame placeLaundry Truck DriverLaundry
Nichols, Nancy JXwifeFW43MTNSame place
Nichols, Charles TsonMW23STNSame place
Nichols, William WsonMW15STNSame place
McMillan, Clementinemother in lawFW80WdTNSame place
McMillan, GraceXauntFW59STNSame place
McMillan, BirdieXauntFW55STNSame place