The Shemwell Family

Joshua Cleveland HarrisAge: 69 years18871957

Name
Joshua Cleveland Harris
Given names
Joshua Cleveland
Surname
Harris
Birth July 16, 1887 41 44
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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 7, 1900 (Age 12 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Wiley Harris
January 8, 1902 (Age 14 years)
Census May 10, 1910 (Age 22 years)
MarriageHazel L ScottView this family
July 6, 1912 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Estelle Vara Harris
June 19, 1913 (Age 25 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Andrew Harris
1915 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 28 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 29 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 30 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 8, 1920 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 42 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 24, 1930 (Age 42 years)
Death of a motherGeorge Ann Shemwell
January 13, 1931 (Age 43 years)
Death of a brotherSamuel Taft Harris
June 11, 1933 (Age 45 years)
Death of a brotherLouis Alston “Allie” Harris
April 7, 1936 (Age 48 years)
Death of a brotherJames Virgil Harris
April 6, 1938 (Age 50 years)
Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Census April 19, 1940 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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 62 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 58 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 April 14, 1957 (Age 69 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: July 22, 1866Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
Thomas A Harris
Birth: May 5, 1869 23 26Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 25, 1871Todd, Kentucky, United States
-2 years
elder brother
4 years
elder brother
Samuel Taft Harris
Birth: February 10, 1871 25 27Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 11, 1933Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
Louis Alston “Allie” Harris
Birth: May 5, 1874 28 31Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 7, 1936Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
Jonathan Rue Harris
Birth: February 18, 1877 31 33Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 7, 1957Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
2 years
elder brother
William Wiley Harris
Birth: September 27, 1884 38 41Kentucky, United States
Death: January 8, 1902Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
himself
Joshua Cleveland Harris
Birth: July 16, 1887 41 44Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 14, 1957Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Family with Hazel L Scott - View this family
himself
Joshua Cleveland Harris
Birth: July 16, 1887 41 44Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 14, 1957Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
wife
Hazel L Scott
Birth: April 4, 1896Kentucky, United States
Death: May 20, 1975Logan, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: July 6, 1912Spencer, Indiana, United States
11 months
daughter
Estelle Vara Harris
Birth: June 19, 1913 25 17Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death:

Joshua Cleveland Harris has 39 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (39)

Parents Joseph A Shemwell + Sarah A Ralston
Parents Samuel Vanmeter Shemwell + Mary S Troutt
2Ruth Shemwell18931943
Parents James Lafayette Gilliam Sr. + Columbia Jane Shemwell
9Mamie J Gilliam18901893
Parents William Rastus “Raz” Harris + Mary Ann Shemwell
1Mattie V Harris18721933
2Ida Pearl Harris18751955
3Elvis Lote Harris18781965
5Inez Clyde Harris18871957
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
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John A Harris - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Harris, John AheadWMNov184554M33KYNCTNFarmer
Harris, Georgia AwifeWFApr184357M3398KYKYVA
Harris, Louis AsonWMMay187426SKYKYKYFarm Laborer
Harris, Jonathan RsonWMFeb187723SKYKYKYFarmer
Harris, Ellis KsonWMJun187920SKYKYKYFarmer
Harris, Zelpha BdaughterWFAug188217SKYKYKY
Harris, William WsonWMSep188415SKYKYKYFarm Laborer
Harris, Joshua CsonWMJul188712SKYKYKYFarm Laborer

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Jonathan Rue Harris - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Harris, Jonathan RheadMW33SKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farming
Harris, John AfatherMW64M143KYKYKY
Harris, George AmotherFW67M14397KYKYKY
Harris, Joshua Cyounger brotherMW22SKYKYKYFarm LaborWorking Out

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Joshua Cleveland Harris - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Harris, JoshheadMW32MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Harris, HazelwifeFW23MKYKYKY
Harris, EstelledaughterFW6SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Joshua Cleveland Harris - Household

Sharongrove Everett Sharon and Clifty, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Harris, Joshua CheadMW42M25KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Harris, Hazel LwifeFW33M16KYKYKY
Harris, Estelle VdaughterFW16SKYKYKY
Harris, George AmotherFW87Wd20KYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Joshua Cleveland Harris - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky Highway 344

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Harris, JoshXheadMW52MKYSharon GroveToddKYFarm OperatorFarm
Harris, HazelwifeFW44MKYSharon GroveToddKY