The Shemwell Family

Ermine Dewitt LyonAge: 51 years18931944

Name
Ermine Dewitt Lyon
Given names
Ermine Dewitt
Surname
Lyon
Married name
Ermine Dewitt Harris
Birth February 2, 1893 24 23
Birth of a sisterRuth Lyon
January 14, 1895 (Age 23 months)
Death of a sisterRuth Lyon
January 14, 1895 (Age 23 months)
Birth of a brotherCharles Allen “Charlie” Lyon
July 31, 1896 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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 brotherRoland Marcus Lyon
February 8, 1899 (Age 6 years)
Census June 7, 1900 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterAudrey Todd Lyon
November 17, 1904 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterMamie Lyon
1905 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterEdna Earl Lyon
October 11, 1908 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a brotherForrest Lyon
1908 (Age 14 years)
MarriageBert Elmer HarrisView this family
December 1908 (Age 15 years)

Census April 26, 1910 (Age 17 years)
Census April 30, 1910 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Raymond Harris
October 18, 1913 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Roy A Harris
July 15, 1915 (Age 22 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Marcus Shemwell
July 20, 1916 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 22 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 23 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 24 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 son
#3
John Woodrow Harris
February 10, 1919 (Age 26 years)
Census January 2, 1920 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Thelma Arlene Harris
July 15, 1922 (Age 29 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherPenelope Frances “Fanny” Coursey
August 10, 1922 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 36 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 21, 1930 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Marjorie Louise Harris
June 29, 1936 (Age 43 years)
Death of a motherAlice Malone Shemwell
August 19, 1937 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Elmer Wayne Harris
February 15, 1938 (Age 45 years)
Census May 3, 1940 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 48 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 March 30, 1944 (Age 51 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 10, 1892Logan, Kentucky, United States
13 months
herself
23 months
younger sister
Ruth Lyon
Birth: January 14, 1895 26 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 14, 1895Todd, Kentucky, United States
19 months
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
Roland Marcus Lyon
Birth: February 8, 1899 30 29Kentucky, United States
Death: May 22, 1976Miami-Dade, Florida, United States
6 years
younger sister
Audrey Todd Lyon
Birth: November 17, 1904 36 35Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 1985
13 months
younger sister
4 years
younger sister
Edna Earl Lyon
Birth: October 11, 1908 40 39Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 26, 1992
3 months
younger brother
Family with Bert Elmer Harris - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 1908
5 years
son
Raymond Harris
Birth: October 18, 1913 30 20Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 3, 1981Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
21 months
son
Roy A Harris
Birth: July 15, 1915 32 22Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 4, 1970Todd, Kentucky, United States
4 years
son
John Woodrow Harris
Birth: February 10, 1919 35 26Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 4, 2002Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
daughter
Thelma Arlene Harris
Birth: July 15, 1922 39 29Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 12, 2011Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John William Lyon - Household

Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Lyon, JohnheadWMJun186831M8KYKYKYFarmer
Lyon, AlicewifeWFSep186930M843KYKYKY
Lyon, ErminedaughterWFFeb18937SKYKYKY
Lyon, CharliesonWMJul18963SKYKYKY
Lyon, RolandsonWMFeb18991SKYKYKY

Next door to Alice's brother -b

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

Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Harris, Bert EheadMW26M11KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Harris, ErminewifeFW18M11KYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John William Lyon - Household

Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Lyon, John WheadMW41M118KYKYKYFarmer
Lyon, L CwifeFW40M11898KYKYKYHouse keeper
Lyon, ErminadaughterFW18MKYKYKYFarm Hand
Lyon, CharliesonMW16SKYKYKYHouse Girl?
Lyon, RolandsonMW13SKYKYKY
Lyon, AudreydaughterFW10SKYKYKY
Lyon, Edna EdaughterFW8SKYKYKY
Lyon, MamiedaughterFW5SKYKYKY
Lyon, ForrestsonMW2SKYKYKY

Alice is LC, Ermine is Ermina and a Farm hand, Charlie is a daughter and a House Girl - some of kids ages are way off?. -b

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

Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Harris, Bert EheadMW37MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral
Harris, ErminewifeFW26MKYKYKY
Harris, RaymondsonMW6MKYKYKY
Harris, RoysonMW5MKYKYKY
Harris, WoodrowsonMW10mMKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Bert Elmer Harris - Household

Highland Lick Road Clifty, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Harris, Bert EheadMW46M25KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Harris, Ermine DwifeFW37M15KYKYKY
Harris, RaymondsonMW16SKYKYKYLaborerGeneral Farm
Harris, RoysonMW14SKYKYKYLaborerGeneral Farm
Harris, John WsonMW11SKYKYKY
Harris, Thelma AdaughterFW7SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Bert Elmer Harris - Household

Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Harris, Bert EheadMW57MKYsame houseFarmerFarm
Harris, Ermine DXwifeFW47MKYsame house
Harris, WoodrowsonMW21SKYsame houseFarmerLaborer farm
Harris, ArlenedaughterFW17SKYsame house