The Shemwell Family

Dottie May RichmondAge: 81 years18771959

Name
Dottie May Richmond
Given names
Dottie May
Surname
Richmond
Married name
Dottie May Harris
Birth July 14, 1877
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 5 months)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageJames Elmer HarrisView this family
1898 (Age 20 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 1, 1900 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Lucile Harris
September 24, 1902 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Jamie Lee Harris
August 3, 1905 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Hilda P Harris
December 16, 1907 (Age 30 years)
Census May 9, 1910 (Age 32 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
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/
Census January 8, 1920 (Age 42 years)
Death of a husbandJames Elmer Harris
March 10, 1929 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 52 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
William Lawrence “Billy” McGhee
January 27, 1936 (Age 58 years)
Census April 27, 1940 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 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
Marriage of a childBarnard Vroman LeeMary Lucile HarrisView this family
October 20, 1945 (Age 68 years)
Census April 17, 1950 (Age 72 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
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 February 12, 1959 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery
Family with James Elmer Harris - View this family
husband
James Elmer Harris
Birth: March 25, 1874 25 21Kentucky, United States
Death: March 10, 1929Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
herself
Dottie May Richmond
Birth: July 14, 1877Kentucky, United States
Death: February 12, 1959Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: 1898
5 years
daughter
Mary Lucile Harris
Birth: September 24, 1902 28 25Kentucky, United States
Death: May 4, 1997Trenton, Gilchrist, Florida, United States
3 years
daughter
Jamie Lee Harris
Birth: August 3, 1905 31 28Kentucky, United States
Death: June 27, 1995Somerville, Fayette, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Hilda P Harris
Birth: December 16, 1907 33 30Kentucky, United States
Death: October 1980Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Elmer Harris - Household

Green Street Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Harris, James EheadWMMar187426M2KYKYKYTravelling salesman
Harris, Dottie MwifeWFJul187722M200KYKYKY

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Elmer Harris - Household

West Boggess, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Harris, James EheadMW36M12KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Harris, Dottie MwifeFW32M1233KYKYKY
Harris, Mary LdaughterFW7SKYKYKY
Harris, Jamie LdaughterFW4SKYKYKY
Harris, Hilda PdaughterFW2SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Elmer Harris - Household

507 6th Ave? Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Harris, ElmerheadMW44MKYKYKYSalesmanDepartment Store
Harris, MaiwifeFW42MKYKYKYShirt MakerWashington Mfg.
Harris, LuciledaughterFW17SKYKYKYSalesladyDepartment Store
Harris, JamiedaughterFW14SKYKYKY
Harris, HildadaughterFW13SKYKYKY
Harris, FanniemotherFW66WdKYKYKY
Harris, TimbrotherMW30SKYKYKYFloor WalkerKress Co.