The Shemwell Family

Ella Mae DudleyAge: 77 years18771955

Name
Ella Mae Dudley
Given names
Ella Mae
Surname
Dudley
Married name
Ella Mae Harris
Birth December 19, 1877 26 17
No Biological Children
No Known Biological Children

Note: 1920-30-40-50 Census records -b
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 13 days)

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 2 years)
Birth of a sisterLula Etta Dudley
November 1880 (Age 2 years)
Death of a sisterLula Etta Dudley
February 1, 1881 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterLena Amanda Dudley
March 3, 1885 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherWilmer H J Dudley
October 7, 1887 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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 22 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherHenry Ward Holland
July 30, 1909 (Age 31 years)
Census May 6, 1910 (Age 32 years)
MarriageWilliam Berlin HarrisView this family
August 11, 1912 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 38 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a maternal grandmotherElizabeth Haseltine Parker
April 1, 1918 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 39 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 40 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 51 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 of a fatherChristopher Columbus Dudley
December 28, 1929 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 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 motherNancy Isabelle “Bell” Holland
March 10, 1953 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 72 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 brotherWilmer H J Dudley
after 1953 (Age 75 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 68 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 September 14, 1955 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Barron Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
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
herself
Ella Mae Dudley
Birth: December 19, 1877 26 17Center Hill, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 14, 1955Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
3 years
younger sister
Lula Etta Dudley
Birth: November 1880 29 20Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 1, 1881Benton, Arkansas, United States
4 years
younger sister
Lena Amanda Dudley
Birth: March 3, 1885 33 25Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 12, 1974Centerton, Benton, Arkansas, United States
3 years
younger brother
Wilmer H J Dudley
Birth: October 7, 1887 36 27Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: after 1953
Family with William Berlin Harris - View this family
husband
William Berlin Harris
Birth: January 26, 1879Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 29, 1960Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
herself
Ella Mae Dudley
Birth: December 19, 1877 26 17Center Hill, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 14, 1955Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: August 11, 1912Benton, Arkansas, United States
William Berlin Harris + Cora Morris - View this family
husband
William Berlin Harris
Birth: January 26, 1879Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 29, 1960Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
husband’s wife
Marriage: July 21, 1901Benton, Arkansas, United States
4 years
step-daughter

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

No Biological Children
1920-30-40-50 Census records -b