The Shemwell Family

Christopher Columbus DudleyAge: 78 years18511929

Name
Christopher Columbus Dudley
Given names
Christopher Columbus
Surname
Dudley
Birth April 24, 1851
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 9 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 15 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 15 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 17 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
MarriageNancy Isabelle “Bell” HollandView this family
January 11, 1877 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ella Mae Dudley
December 19, 1877 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 26 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 23, 1880 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Lula Etta Dudley
November 1880 (Age 29 years)
Death of a daughterLula Etta Dudley
February 1, 1881 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Lena Amanda Dudley
March 3, 1885 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Wilmer H J Dudley
October 7, 1887 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 46 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 25, 1900 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childBenjamin Lewis ChastainLena Amanda DudleyView this family
October 24, 1906 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Herbert Dudley Chastain
August 13, 1907 (Age 56 years)
Census May 6, 1910 (Age 59 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Berlin HarrisElla Mae DudleyView this family
August 11, 1912 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Sherman Hershel Chastain
October 29, 1912 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 64 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 65 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 66 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 26, 1920 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 78 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
Death December 28, 1929 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Centerton Cemetery
Family with Nancy Isabelle “Bell” Holland - View this family
himself
wife
Nancy Isabelle “Bell” Holland
Birth: December 24, 1859 33 20Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: March 10, 1953Centerton, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: January 11, 1877Benton, Arkansas, United States
11 months
daughter
Ella Mae Dudley
Birth: December 19, 1877 26 17Center Hill, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 14, 1955Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
3 years
daughter
Lula Etta Dudley
Birth: November 1880 29 20Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 1, 1881Benton, Arkansas, United States
4 years
daughter
Lena Amanda Dudley
Birth: March 3, 1885 33 25Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 12, 1974Centerton, Benton, Arkansas, United States
3 years
son
Wilmer H J Dudley
Birth: October 7, 1887 36 27Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: after 1953

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Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Christopher Columbus Dudley - Household

Osage, Benton, Arkansas

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Dudley, ChristopherWM29headMFarmerMOTNTN
Dudley, BellWF20wifeMHouse KeeperMOKYTN
Dudley, EllaWF2daughterSARMOMO

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Christopher Columbus Dudley - Household

Garland, Benton, Arkansas

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Dudley, ChristopherheadWMApr185149M23MOTNTNFarmer
Dudley, Nancy EwifeWFDec185940M2343MOKYTN
Dudley, Ella MdaughterWFDec187722SARMOMO
Dudley, Lena AdaughterWFMar188515SARMOMO
Dudley, Wilmer H JsonWMOct188712SARMOMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Christopher Columbus Dudley - Household

Garland, Benton, Arkansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Dudley, Colomibus CheadMW58M133MOTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Dudley, Nancy IwifeFW50M13343MOKYTN
Dudley, Ella MdaughterFW32SARMOMODressmaker?Working Out

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Christopher Columbus Dudley - Household

Garland, Benton, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Dudley, CheadMW68MMOTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Dudley, Bell NwifeFW60MMOKYTN