The Shemwell Family

Manie Wilson HarrisAge: 75 years18791955

Name
Manie Wilson Harris
Given names
Manie Wilson
Surname
Harris
Married name
Manie Wilson Meador
Birth August 1879 30 26
Census June 11, 1880 (Age 10 months)
Birth of a sisterDaisy Mae Harris
November 17, 1881 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherCharles Perkins “Charlie” Harris
December 8, 1883 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterLornatta Harris
January 1886 (Age 6 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJephthah I Harris
November 29, 1887 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherTimothy John Harris
October 27, 1889 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherRomie Harris
February 19, 1892 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherWalter Harris
August 12, 1894 (Age 15 years)
Death of a brotherWalter Harris
September 15, 1894 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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 20 years)
MarriageLester Law MeadorView this family
about 1908 (Age 28 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Beverly May Meador
July 8, 1909 (Age 29 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam L Harris
October 8, 1910 (Age 31 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherPhada Jane “Fadie” Christian
October 19, 1911 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 36 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 37 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 38 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/
Death of a motherFannie Lee Hester
December 31, 1928 (Age 49 years)
Death of a brotherJames Elmer Harris
March 10, 1929 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 50 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 brotherLeslie J Harris
May 8, 1936 (Age 56 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Perkins “Charlie” Harris
after 1943 (Age 63 years)

Death of a husbandLester Law Meador
June 12, 1945 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 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 sisterDaisy Mae Harris
July 17, 1952 (Age 72 years)
Death of a brotherTimothy John Harris
August 18, 1953 (Age 74 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 70 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 66 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 1955 (Age 75 years)
Note: Aged Convalescent Home 1950 Census
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairview Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 9, 1871Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
James Elmer Harris
Birth: March 25, 1874 25 21Kentucky, United States
Death: March 10, 1929Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder brother
Leslie J Harris
Birth: April 27, 1877 28 24Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 8, 1936Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
2 years
herself
Manie Wilson Harris
Birth: August 1879 30 26Sharon, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: 1955Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States
2 years
younger sister
Daisy Mae Harris
Birth: November 17, 1881 32 28Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 17, 1952Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger brother
Charles Perkins “Charlie” Harris
Birth: December 8, 1883 34 30Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: after 1943
2 years
younger sister
4 years
younger brother
Timothy John Harris
Birth: October 27, 1889 40 36Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 18, 1953
2 years
younger brother
Romie Harris
Birth: February 19, 1892 43 38Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 13, 1962Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
Walter Harris
Birth: August 12, 1894 45 41Kentucky, United States
Death: September 15, 1894Kentucky, United States
Family with Lester Law Meador - View this family
husband
Lester Law Meador
Birth: August 13, 1876Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 12, 1945La Junta, Baca, Colorado, United States
herself
Manie Wilson Harris
Birth: August 1879 30 26Sharon, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: 1955Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States
Marriage: about 1908
18 months
daughter
Beverly May Meador
Birth: July 8, 1909 32 29Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 26, 2001Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William L Harris - Household

Sharon, Todd, Kentucky

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Harris, William LWM31headMClerk in StoreKYKYKY
Harris, Fannie LWF29wifeMKeeping HouseKYNCTN
Harris, James EWM6sonSKYKYKY
Harris, Leslie JWM3sonSKYKYKY
Harris, Manie WWF9mAugdaughterSKYKYKY

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William L Harris - Household

Green Street Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Harris, William LheadWMJan184951M29KYKYKYSalesman Gen Store
Harris, Fannie LwifeWFMar185347M29108KYNCVA
Harris, Manie WdaughterWFAug187920SKYKYKYSchool Teacher
Harris, Daisy MdaughterWFNov188118SKYKYKYSchool Teacher
Harris, Charles PsonWMDec188316SKYKYKY
Harris, LornattadaughterWFJan188614SKYKYKYAt School
Harris, JohnsonWMOct188910SKYKYKYAt School
Harris, RomiesonWMFeb18928SKYKYKYAt School

Death
Aged Convalescent Home 1950 Census