The Shemwell Family

Maude Edomson “Maudie” HallAge: 67 years18921960

Name
Maude Edomson “Maudie” Hall
Given names
Maude Edomson
Surname
Hall
Married name
Maude Edomson Sullivan
Nickname
Maudie
Married name
Maude Edomson Sherrod
Birth October 30, 1892 37 28
Death of a maternal grandfatherLeander Montgomery Glenn
1897 (Age 4 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 4, 1900 (Age 7 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherElizabeth Rachel Sherrod
1904 (Age 11 years)

MarriageEdward “Ed” SullivanView this family
about 1909 (Age 16 years)

Death of a fatherJoshua S Hall
before 1910 (Age 17 years)
Census April 30, 1910 (Age 17 years)
Note: Who is M?? Glenn.. it says grandson but Nannie only had 1 child- Maud. It does say Ed and Maud have a child who would be her grand child but could not be M?? Glenn who is 14. -b
Birth of a son
#1
Corbett Sullivan
May 17, 1911 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Zula M Sullivan
July 26, 1914 (Age 21 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
Birth of a daughter
#3
Geneva Sullivan
October 25, 1917 (Age 24 years)
Marriage of a parentAbram Walker “Abe” GorrellMary Nancy “Nannie” GlennView this family
between 1911 and 1920 (Age 18 years)

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 21, 1920 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Vadie Irene Sullivan
August 28, 1920 (Age 27 years)
Death of a sonCorbett Sullivan
July 28, 1925 (Age 32 years)
Cause: Acute gastritis & Lobar pneumonia
Death of a husbandEdward “Ed” Sullivan
August 14, 1925 (Age 32 years)
Cause: Typhoid Fever
MarriageJames Samuel “Jim” SherrodView this family
about 1929 (Age 36 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 23, 1930 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#5
James Willard Sherrod
March 6, 1931 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Shelby Clinton “Junior” Harris
July 1, 1932 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Doris Jean Harris
October 16, 1934 (Age 41 years)
Death of a daughterZula M Sullivan
August 31, 1935 (Age 42 years)
Death of a motherMary Nancy “Nannie” Glenn
April 19, 1936 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Marlin Leon Wright
November 26, 1939 (Age 47 years)
Census April 24, 1940 (Age 47 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
Census April 29, 1950 (Age 57 years)
Death of a husbandJames Samuel “Jim” Sherrod
June 25, 1951 (Age 58 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
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 July 24, 1960 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: 1891Todd, Kentucky, United States
22 months
herself
Mother’s family with Abram Walker “Abe” Gorrell - View this family
step-father
Abram Walker “Abe” Gorrell
Birth: August 17, 1860Kentucky, United States
Death: July 30, 1938Simpson, Kentucky, United States
mother
Marriage: between 1911 and 1920
Family with Edward “Ed” Sullivan - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1909
2 years
son
Corbett Sullivan
Birth: May 17, 1911 23 18Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 28, 1925Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
Geneva Sullivan
Birth: October 25, 1917 29 24Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 28, 1999Longwood, Seminole, Florida, United States
3 years
daughter
Vadie Irene Sullivan
Birth: August 28, 1920 32 27Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 3, 2007Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States
Family with James Samuel “Jim” Sherrod - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1929
2 years
son
James Willard Sherrod
Birth: March 6, 1931 51 38Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 31, 2002Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
James Samuel “Jim” Sherrod + Minnie Pearl Richmond - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: November 11, 1900Todd, Kentucky, United States
20 months
step-son
Carlie Finis Sherrod
Birth: June 30, 1902 22Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 12, 1979Todd, Kentucky, United States
James Samuel “Jim” Sherrod + Mattie Lou Eddings - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: about 1906Kentucky, United States
2 years
step-son
Arvin Willis Sherrod
Birth: February 21, 1908 28 23Kentucky, United States
Death: March 25, 1996Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
step-daughter
Myrtle A Sherrod
Birth: May 10, 1910 30 25Kentucky, United States
Death: December 2, 1999Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
4 years
step-daughter
Olevia Virginia Sherrod
Birth: March 27, 1914 34 29Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 9, 1997Bristol, Virginia, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Joshua S Hall - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Hall, Joshua SheadWMMar185446M9KYKYTNFarm Laborer
Hall, NanniewifeWFMar186436M911KYKYKY
Hall, Maude EdaughterWFOct18918SKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Mary Nancy “Nannie” Glenn - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Hall, NannieheadFW46Wd11KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farming
Sullivan, EdwardSon in lawMW22M12KYKYKYFarm LaborerHome Farm
Sullivan, Maude EdaughterFW17M1211KYKYKY
Glenn M???GrandsonMW14SKYKYKYFarm LaborerHome Farm
Glenn, DaltonNephewMW5SKYKYKY

Census
Who is M?? Glenn.. it says grandson but Nannie only had 1 child- Maud. It does say Ed and Maud have a child who would be her grand child but could not be M?? Glenn who is 14. -b
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Edward “Ed” Sullivan - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Sullivan, EdwardheadMW33MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Sullivan, MaudwifeFW37MKYKYKY
Sullivan, CorbetsonMW8SKYKYKY
Sullivan, ZintadaughterFW5SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Samuel Sherrod - Household

Clifty, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Sherrod, James S TheadMW49W21KYKYKYFarmerGeneral farm
Sherrod, Maude EwifeFW39M16KYKYKY
Sherrod, MyrtledaughterFW19SKYKYKYLaborerat home
Sullivan, Zula M (ab)step daughterFW15SKYKYKYLaborerFarm
Sullivan, Genevastep daughterFW12SKYKYKYLaborerFarm
Sullivan, Vadie Istep daughterFW9SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - James Samuel T Sherrod - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Sherrod, Jim SheadMW60WKYsame houseFarmerFarm
Sherrod, MaudewifeFW48MKYsame house
Sherrod, James WsonMW9SKYsame house
Harris, Doris Ggrand daughterFW5SKY

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - James Samuel “Jim” Sherrod - Household

Charlis Stinson Road Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Sherrod, Jim SheadMW70MarKY
Sherrod, MaudewifeFW58MarKY
Sherrod, MyrtledaughterFW39NevKY
Sherrod, James WsonMW19NevKYFarm HandFarm
Harris, Doris Jgrand daughterFW15NevKY