The Shemwell Family

Horace Nicholas HarrisAge: 73 years18841958

Name
Horace Nicholas Harris
Given names
Horace Nicholas
Surname
Harris
Birth December 19, 1884 24 18
Birth of a sisterMadge L “Maggie” Harris
February 1887 (Age 2 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJephthah I Harris
November 29, 1887 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterLoretta “Rettie” Harris
November 6, 1892 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherCuba Edward Harris
November 7, 1893 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterHesia Sally “Hezzie” Harris
November 14, 1895 (Age 10 years)
Death of a motherGeorgie Ann “Tillie” Holland
about 1896 (Age 11 years)
Marriage of a parentIra Loomis HarrisLulie A MooreView this family
December 5, 1897 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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 19, 1900 (Age 15 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherEmily Phillips
August 1, 1906 (Age 21 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherPhada Jane “Fadie” Christian
October 19, 1911 (Age 26 years)
MarriageGennie GreenView this family
November 1, 1913 (Age 28 years)
Marriage of a parentIra Loomis HarrisVirginia Pearl “Jennie” NewtonView this family
June 20, 1914 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Thelbert Harris
August 4, 1914 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a half-brotherWilliam Henry Harris
October 11, 1915 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 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 32 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 33 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 half-sisterLura Mae Harris
September 8, 1922 (Age 37 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherGeorge Martin Holland
April 4, 1923 (Age 38 years)
Cause: dysentery tuberculosis
Death of a fatherIra Loomis Harris
March 1, 1924 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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 4, 1930 (Age 45 years)
Death of a wifeGennie Green
December 9, 1937 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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
Death of a sisterHesia Sally “Hezzie” Harris
September 30, 1948 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 65 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 61 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 March 10, 1958 (Age 73 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Newton Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 29, 1881Logan, Kentucky, United States
14 months
elder brother
2 years
himself
Horace Nicholas Harris
Birth: December 19, 1884 24 18Kentucky, United States
Death: March 10, 1958Jackson, Michigan, United States
2 years
younger sister
Madge L “Maggie” Harris
Birth: February 1887 26 21Kentucky, United States
Death: November 26, 1964Oscar, Ballard, Kentucky, United States
6 years
younger sister
Loretta “Rettie” Harris
Birth: November 6, 1892 32 26Kentucky, United States
Death: November 1, 1974Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
1 year
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
Hesia Sally “Hezzie” Harris
Birth: November 14, 1895 35 29Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 30, 1948McCracken, Christian, Missouri, United States
Father’s family with Lulie A Moore - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: December 5, 1897Logan, Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Virginia Pearl “Jennie” Newton - View this family
father
step-mother
Virginia Pearl “Jennie” Newton
Birth: March 13, 1887 28 24Barlow, Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 23, 1972Barlow, Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: June 20, 1914Pulaski, Illinois, United States
16 months
half-brother
William Henry Harris
Birth: October 11, 1915 55 28Oscar, Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 11, 1992St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States
7 years
half-sister
Family with Gennie Green - View this family
himself
Horace Nicholas Harris
Birth: December 19, 1884 24 18Kentucky, United States
Death: March 10, 1958Jackson, Michigan, United States
wife
Gennie Green
Birth: February 29, 1884Woodville, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 9, 1937McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: November 1, 1913Pulaski, Illinois, United States
9 months
son
Thelbert Harris
Birth: August 4, 1914 29 30Oscar, Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 5, 1985Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Ira Loomis Harris - Household

Green St. Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Harris, Ira LheadWMMar186040M2KYKYKYFarmer
Harris, Lou AwifeWF24M200KYKYKY
Harris, George IsonWMDec188217SKYKYKYFarmer
Harris, HoracesonWMDec188415SKYKYKY
Harris, MaggiedaughterWFFeb188713SKYKYKYAt School
Harris, LaRettadaughterWFOct18897SKYKYKYAt School
Harris, Cuba EsonWM18936SKYKYKY
Harris, HesiadaughterWFNov18944SKYKYKY
Moore, Myrtle Vsister in lawWF18928SKYKYKYAt School

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Horace Nicholas Harris - Household

Ballard, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Harris, Horace NheadMW45M28KYKYKYLaborerFarm
Harris, GenniewifeFW46M29KYTNNC
Harris, ThelbertsonMW15S26KYKYKY