The Shemwell Family

Ida Pearl HarrisAge: 80 years18751955

Name
Ida Pearl Harris
Given names
Ida Pearl
Surname
Harris
Married name
Ida Pearl Crowder
Birth July 22, 1875 25 25
Birth of a brotherElvis Lote Harris
August 31, 1878 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 4 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Green Shemwell
after May 1884 (Age 8 years)

Birth of a brotherLewis J “Dixie” Harris
March 24, 1885 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterInez Clyde Harris
June 17, 1887 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherHomer Heritage Harris
September 9, 1890 (Age 15 years)
MarriageGeorge Bennett CrowderView this family
1896 (Age 20 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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 26, 1900 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Lucian Crowder
February 1903 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Anna Belle Crowder
June 2, 1907 (Age 31 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 40 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 41 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 42 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 22, 1920 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 54 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 2, 1930 (Age 54 years)
Death of a motherMary Ann Shemwell
March 8, 1931 (Age 55 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Death of a fatherWilliam Rastus “Raz” Harris
July 4, 1932 (Age 56 years)
Death of a sisterMattie V Harris
June 28, 1933 (Age 57 years)
Census April 18, 1940 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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 74 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 husbandGeorge Bennett Crowder
January 20, 1954 (Age 78 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 70 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 October 11, 1955 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 9, 1872Todd, Kentucky, United States
8 months
elder sister
3 years
herself
Ida Pearl Harris
Birth: July 22, 1875 25 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 11, 1955Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
7 years
younger brother
Lewis J “Dixie” Harris
Birth: March 24, 1885 34 34Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 7, 1958Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger sister
Inez Clyde Harris
Birth: June 17, 1887 36 37Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 26, 1957Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
Homer Heritage Harris
Birth: September 9, 1890 40 40Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 6, 1986Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Mother’s family with Crowder - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage:
Family with George Bennett Crowder - View this family
husband
George Bennett Crowder
Birth: March 15, 1874Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 20, 1954Todd, Kentucky, United States
herself
Ida Pearl Harris
Birth: July 22, 1875 25 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 11, 1955Todd, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: 1896
7 years
son
Lucian Crowder
Birth: February 1903 28 27Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 1964
4 years
daughter
Anna Belle Crowder
Birth: June 2, 1907 33 31Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death:

Ida Pearl Harris has 42 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (42)

Parents Joseph A Shemwell + Sarah A Ralston
Parents John Andrew Harris + George Ann Shemwell
2Thomas A Harris18691871
3Samuel Taft Harris18711933
Parents Samuel Vanmeter Shemwell + Mary S Troutt
2Ruth Shemwell18931943
Parents James Lafayette Gilliam Sr. + Columbia Jane Shemwell
9Mamie J Gilliam18901893
Parents William Luther Shemwell + Lucy M Gilliam
2Effie E Shemwell18801949
10Nina Pearl Shemwell19001981
Parents William McKinley Shemwell + Sarah Permelia Shemwell
2Mattie Shemwell18761880
3Ethel Shemwell18781880
4Infant Shemwell18801900
5Ada Dell Shemwell18821953
Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William Rastus Harris - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.

NameRaceSexAgeBmthRelationMCYrsMOccupationHealthMnsUEduEng?BPFBPMBP
William R HarrisWM27headM7FarmerKYNCTN
Mary A HarrisWF36wifeM7Keeping HouseKYKYVA
Mattie V. HarrisWF7daughterS-KYKYKY
Ada P HarrisWF6daughterS-KYKYKY
Elvis L HarrisWM2sonS-KYKYKY
Louis T. ShemwellWM26brother-in-lawS-LaborerKYKYVA

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - George Bennett Crowder - Household

Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Crowder, George BheadWMMar187426M4KYVATNfarmer
Crowder, Ida PwifeWFJul187524M400KYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - George Bennett Crowder - Household

Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Crowder, George BheadMW35M13KYVATNfarmer
Crowder, Ida PwifeFW34M1332KYKYKY
Crowder, LuciansonMW6SKYKYKY
Crowder, Anna BdaughterFW2SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George Bennett Crowder - Household

Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Crowder, BennettheadMW46MKYKYKYfarmer
Crowder, PearlwifeFW45MKYKYKY
Crowder, LuciansonMW16SKYKYKY
Crowder, AnibeldaughterFW12SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - George Bennett Crowder - Household

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Crowder, George BheadMW56M21KYKYKYfarmer
Crowder, Ida PwifeFW54M20KYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - George Bennett Crowder - Household

Sharon Road Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Crowder, BennettXheadMW66MKYSame HouseFarmingOwn Farm
Crowder, PearlwifeFW64MKYSame House