The Shemwell Family

Flora Catherine Grace McMillanAge: 89 years18811970

Name
Flora Catherine Grace McMillan
Given names
Flora Catherine Grace
Surname
McMillan
Birth March 20, 1881 32 29
Birth of a sisterZula May McMillan
November 1, 1883 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterEvelyn Birdie Lee McMillan
January 10, 1885 (Age 3 years)
Death of a sisterZula May McMillan
February 4, 1885 (Age 3 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherDaniel Gilbert McMillan
March 12, 1886 (Age 4 years)
Death of a motherMary Eveline Williams
December 16, 1886 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 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
Death of a fatherIsaac Francis McMillan
January 12, 1900 (Age 18 years)
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 34 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 35 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 36 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 48 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 11, 1940 (Age 59 years)
Death of a sisterSallie Jane McMillan
January 10, 1945 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 60 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 brotherWalter Edwin McMillan
April 10, 1948 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 68 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 sisterMary Francis “Mollie” McMillan
March 28, 1960 (Age 79 years)
Death of a sisterEvelyn Birdie Lee McMillan
November 5, 1965 (Age 84 years)
Burial of a sisterEvelyn Birdie Lee McMillan
November 7, 1965 (Age 84 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arlington Cemetery
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 64 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 20, 1970 (Age 89 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 17, 1873Houston, Tennessee, United States
11 months
elder sister
21 months
elder sister
20 months
elder brother
Walter Edwin McMillan
Birth: January 20, 1878 29 26Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 10, 1948Houston, Tennessee, United States
3 years
herself
Flora Catherine Grace McMillan
Birth: March 20, 1881 32 29Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 20, 1970Houston, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Zula May McMillan
Birth: November 1, 1883 35 32Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 4, 1885Houston, Tennessee, United States
14 months
younger sister
Evelyn Birdie Lee McMillan
Birth: January 10, 1885 36 33Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 5, 1965Houston, Tennessee, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles Wade “Charley” Nichols - Household

Houston, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Nichols, Charlie WheadMW37M117TNTNTNFarmer
Nichols, Sallie JwifeFW36M11787TNTNTN
Nichols, Charles CsonMW16STNTNTNFarmHome
Nichols, Henry EsonMW15STNTNTNFarmHome
Nichols, Ira GsonMW13STNTNTN
Nichols, Mary EdaughterFW11STNTNTN
Nichols, William FsonMW9STNTNTN
Nichols, Sallie IdaughterFW4STNTNTN
Nichols, Gilbert VsonMW2STNTNTN
McMillan, Grace Fsister in lawFW27STNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Charles Carlisle Nichols - Household

2530 Apt 1 Howard St. Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Nichols, Charles CheadMW46MTNSame placeLaundry Truck DriverLaundry
Nichols, Nancy JXwifeFW43MTNSame place
Nichols, Charles TsonMW23STNSame place
Nichols, William WsonMW15STNSame place
McMillan, Clementinemother in lawFW80WdTNSame place
McMillan, GraceXauntFW59STNSame place
McMillan, BirdieXauntFW55STNSame place