The Shemwell Family

Emma HenshawAge: 67 years18871955

Name
Emma Henshaw
Given names
Emma
Surname
Henshaw
Married name
Emma Harris
Birth February 8, 1887
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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
MarriageGeorge Lee HarrisView this family
December 25, 1907 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Dorothy Lucile Harris
February 11, 1909 (Age 22 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Shelby Curtis Harris
October 5, 1911 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Georgia Marie Harris
January 31, 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
Birth of a son
#4
Raleigh Edward Harris
July 30, 1918 (Age 31 years)
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 6, 1920 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#5
William Lee Harris
March 4, 1922 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Marion Cuba Harris
August 9, 1928 (Age 41 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 May 7, 1930 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Richard Lee Hartloff
August 16, 1933 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Robert Lewis Hartloff
May 8, 1937 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Helen Joyce Sharp
June 13, 1938 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Anna Lois Hartloff
January 2, 1939 (Age 51 years)
Census May 9, 1940 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Curtis Ronald Harris
July 2, 1940 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
David Eugene Hartloff
March 11, 1941 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Shirley Lou Harris
January 25, 1942 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Sarah Elizabeth Hartloff
October 23, 1942 (Age 55 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
Birth of a grandson
#9
Gerald T “Tom” Harris
January 29, 1948 (Age 60 years)
Census April 17, 1950 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
Russell Allen Willis
May 8, 1952 (Age 65 years)
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
Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Beverly Elaine Harris
November 28, 1954 (Age 67 years)
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 February 1955 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Masonic Cemetery
Family with George Lee Harris - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 25, 1907Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois, United States
14 months
daughter
Dorothy Lucile Harris
Birth: February 11, 1909 26 22Kentucky, United States
Death: April 29, 1976Danville, Hendricks, Indiana, United States
3 years
son
Shelby Curtis Harris
Birth: October 5, 1911 28 24Union, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 18, 1993Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
3 years
daughter
4 years
son
Raleigh Edward Harris
Birth: July 30, 1918 35 31Henshaw, Union, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 27, 1995Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
4 years
son
William Lee Harris
Birth: March 4, 1922 39 35Morganfield, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 8, 2001Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
6 years
son
Marion Cuba Harris
Birth: August 9, 1928 45 41Union, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 19, 2005Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - George Lee Harris - Household

Mount Olive Road Union, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Harris, eeLheadMW27M12KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Harris, EmmawifeFW24M1211KYKYKY
Harris, Lucile DdaughterFW1SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George Lee Harris - Household

Sturgis and Shawneytom Road Raleigh, Union, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Harris, LeeheadMW37MKYKYKYFarmManager
Harris, EmmawifeFW31MKYKYKY
Harris, Lucile DdaughterFW10SKYKYKY
Harris, CurtissonMW8SKYKYKY
Harris, Georgia MdaughterFW4SKYKYKY
Harris, Raleigh EsonMW5mSKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - George Lee Harris - Household

Raleigh and Dekoven Road Raleigh, Union, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Harris, George LeeheadMW47M25KYKYKYFarmerFarm
Harris, EmmawifeFW43M23KYKYKY
Harris, LuciledaughterFW21SKYKYKYCookRestaurant
Harris, CurtissonMW18SKYKYKYLaborerRestaurant
Harris, Georgia MdaughterFW15SKYKYKY
Harris, Rollie EsonMW11SKYKYKY
Harris, William LeesonMW8SKYKYKY
Harris, Marion CsonMW1SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - George Lee Harris - Household

Union, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Harris, LeeXheadMW58MKYSame HouseUnionKYFarmerFarm
Harris, EmmawifeFW53MKYSame HouseUnionKY
Harris, WilliamsonMW18SKYSame HouseUnionKY
Harris, MarionsonMW11SKYSame HouseUnionKY

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - George Lee Harris - Household

Cat Alley Raleigh, Union, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Harris, George LheadMW67MarKY
Harris, EmmawifeFW63MarKY
Harris, Marion CsonMW21NevKYHired HandFarm