The Shemwell Family

Charles Henry BlackerbyAge: 86 years18751961

Name
Charles Henry Blackerby
Given names
Charles Henry
Surname
Blackerby
Birth July 5, 1875
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Julia Mae Blackerby
July 6, 1899 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Lottie Belle Blackerby
March 26, 1901 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Clyde R Blackerby
April 13, 1903 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#4
William Marion Blackerby
February 13, 1906 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Thomas Blackerby
June 8, 1907 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Joe Blackerby
March 7, 1909 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Aaron Dean Blackerby
February 17, 1910 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Annie Belle Blackerby
November 12, 1911 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Clarence Blackerby
March 9, 1916 (Age 40 years)
Death of a sonJoe Blackerby
March 11, 1916 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 40 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 41 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 42 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/
Birth of a grandson
#1
Jake Blackerby
May 31, 1925 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Howard Ogal Avery
October 23, 1925 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Cathryn Inez Avery
October 31, 1927 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 54 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
Marriage of a childWilliam Marion BlackerbyLana Pearl MitcellView this family
July 19, 1930 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Charles Marion Blackerby
1933 (Age 57 years)
Death of a grandsonCharles Marion Blackerby
1933 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Thomas David Blackerby
1934 (Age 58 years)
Death of a grandsonThomas David Blackerby
1934 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Rubby Fay Woodard
December 2, 1937 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Ronald Dale Darden
December 17, 1938 (Age 63 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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 daughterJulia Mae Blackerby
January 21, 1946 (Age 70 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Michael Wayne Blackerby
May 26, 1947 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 74 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Tammy Blackerby
May 10, 1954 (Age 78 years)
Death of a granddaughterTammy Blackerby
May 10, 1954 (Age 78 years)
Death of a sonAaron Dean Blackerby
December 19, 1955 (Age 80 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 70 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 December 6, 1961 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hillcrest Burial Park
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himself
wife
daughter
Julia Mae Blackerby
Birth: July 6, 1899 24 21Jacksboro, Jack, Texas, United States
Death: January 21, 1946Pomona, Los Angeles, California, United States
21 months
daughter
Lottie Belle Blackerby
Birth: March 26, 1901 25 22Jack, Texas, United States
Death: July 19, 1981Stanton, Martin, Texas, United States
2 years
son
Clyde R Blackerby
Birth: April 13, 1903 27 24Jack, Texas, United States
Death: January 3, 1971Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States
3 years
son
16 months
son
21 months
son
Joe Blackerby
Birth: March 7, 1909 33 30Jacksboro, Jack, Texas, United States
Death: March 11, 1916Thorp Springs, Texas, United States
11 months
son
Aaron Dean Blackerby
Birth: February 17, 1910 34 31Jacksboro, Jack, Texas, United States
Death: December 19, 1955Dallas, Texas, United States
21 months
daughter
Annie Belle Blackerby
Birth: November 12, 1911 36 33Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: November 2, 1969Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States
4 years
son
Clarence Blackerby
Birth: March 9, 1916 40 37Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: February 25, 1966Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
daughter
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Note
This marriage information was taken from the Mangum Star, June 8, 1898; information in Charles Henry Blackerby Bible indicates date of 20 March 1897.