The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	June 13, 1902 49 28 Gonzales, Texas, United States
Death of a paternal grandmother	Nancy Womack September 26, 1913 (Age 11 years) Gonzales, Texas, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 13 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 14 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 15 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 father	James Self Trafton 1929 (Age 26 years) Texas, United States
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 27 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
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 39 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	July 8, 1945 (Age 43 years) Sandia, Jim Wells, Texas, United States
Burial	Sandia Cemetery, Sandia, Jim Wells, Texas, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sandia Cemetery

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Anna Elizabeth Cohea Ida Green Trafton Ada Viola Trafton Edna Earl Trafton James Coliway Trafton William Henry Trafton Etta Augusta Trafton Colly Oscar Trafton Emma Dee Trafton Family with spouse Lillie Mae Hester Acy Roy Trafton Claudia Eva Trafton James Self Trafton Birth: September 1852 36 29 — Copiah, Mississippi, United States Death: 1929 — Texas, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Self Trafton Acy Roy Trafton Claudia Eva Trafton Lillie Mae Hester Birth: 1874 Death: 1952
	Marriage: February 19, 1895 — Gonzales, Texas, United States
4 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ethel Beatrice Blevins Roy Wilburn Trafton Remonia Beetrice Trafton Family with spouse Hazel Mae Watts Jimmy Dale Trafton Acy Roy Trafton Birth: April 21, 1899 46 25 — Texas, United States Death: August 7, 1970 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
3 years herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Walter Clemens McCoy Claudia Eva Trafton Birth: June 13, 1902 49 28 — Gonzales, Texas, United States Death: July 8, 1945 — Sandia, Jim Wells, Texas, United States

Father’s family with Anna Elizabeth Cohea - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Anna Elizabeth Cohea Ida Green Trafton Ada Viola Trafton Edna Earl Trafton James Coliway Trafton William Henry Trafton Etta Augusta Trafton Colly Oscar Trafton Emma Dee Trafton Family with spouse Lillie Mae Hester Acy Roy Trafton Claudia Eva Trafton James Self Trafton Birth: September 1852 36 29 — Copiah, Mississippi, United States Death: 1929 — Texas, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Self Trafton Ida Green Trafton Ada Viola Trafton Edna Earl Trafton James Coliway Trafton William Henry Trafton Etta Augusta Trafton Colly Oscar Trafton Emma Dee Trafton Anna Elizabeth Cohea Birth: November 23, 1857 — Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, United States Death: July 25, 1889 — Texas, United States
	Marriage: October 3, 1872 — Gonzales, Texas, United States
11 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Ida Green Trafton Birth: August 22, 1873 20 15 — Gonzales, Texas, United States Death: July 17, 1889 — Gonzales, Texas, United States
3 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Ada Viola Trafton Birth: July 22, 1876 23 18 — Gonzales, Texas, United States Death: May 15, 1882 — Gonzales, Texas, United States
22 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Albert Ellis Asalene Ellis Esther Marie Ellis Nora Edna Ellis Selma Norine Ellis Guy Ellis Lorene Ellis Edna Earl Trafton Birth: May 28, 1878 25 20 — Gonzales, Texas, United States Death:
2 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree James Coliway Trafton Birth: June 19, 1880 27 22 — Gonzales, Texas, United States Death: July 2, 1880 — Gonzales, Texas, United States
half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree William Henry Trafton Birth: June 19, 1880 27 22 — Gonzales, Texas, United States Death: July 7, 1880 — Gonzales, Texas, United States
15 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Joe D Mangum Garnett Lee Mangum Willie Travis Mangum Carrol Dee Mangum Jessie Howell Mangum Ruby May Mangum Jim Dennis Mangum Weldon Earl Mangum Etta Augusta Trafton Birth: September 19, 1881 29 23 — Wilson, Texas, United States Death: February 24, 1971 — Pharr, Hidalgo, Texas, United States
3 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Colly Oscar Trafton Birth: August 19, 1884 31 26 — Gonzales, Texas, United States Death: July 24, 1889 — Gonzales, Texas, United States
2 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Emma Dee Trafton Birth: February 1, 1887 34 29 — Gonzales, Texas, United States Death: July 26, 1889 — Gonzales, Texas, United States

Family with Walter Clemens McCoy - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Claudia Eva Trafton Walter Clemens McCoy Birth: November 1, 1888 — Gonzales, Texas, United States Death: November 28, 1956 — Sandia, Jim Wells, Texas, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Walter Clemens McCoy Claudia Eva Trafton Birth: June 13, 1902 49 28 — Gonzales, Texas, United States Death: July 8, 1945 — Sandia, Jim Wells, Texas, United States
daughter	Private

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Family with parents
father Parents Malachi Trafton Nancy Womack	James Self Trafton 1852–1929
mother Parents (unknown)	Lillie Mae Hester 1874–1952
elder brother Family Ethel Beatrice Blevins Roy Wilburn Trafton Remonia Beetrice Trafton Hazel Mae Watts Private Private Jimmy Dale Trafton Private	Acy Roy Trafton 1899–1970
herself Family Walter Clemens McCoy Private	Claudia Eva Trafton 1902–1945
Father’s family with Anna Elizabeth Cohea
father Parents Malachi Trafton Nancy Womack	James Self Trafton 1852–1929
step-mother Parents Archibald Thomas Cohea Nancy Caroline Caraway	Anna Elizabeth Cohea 1857–1889
half-sister Family (none)	Ida Green Trafton 1873–1889
half-sister Family (none)	Ada Viola Trafton 1876–1882
half-sister Family John Albert Ellis Asalene Ellis Esther Marie Ellis Nora Edna Ellis Selma Norine Ellis Guy Ellis Lorene Ellis	Edna Earl Trafton 1878–
half-brother Family (none)	James Coliway Trafton 1880–1880
half-brother Family (none)	William Henry Trafton 1880–1880
half-sister Family Joe D Mangum Garnett Lee Mangum Willie Travis Mangum Carrol Dee Mangum Jessie Howell Mangum Ruby May Mangum Jim Dennis Mangum Weldon Earl Mangum Private Private	Etta Augusta Trafton 1881–1971
half-brother Family (none)	Colly Oscar Trafton 1884–1889
half-brother Family (none)	Emma Dee Trafton 1887–1889
Family with Walter Clemens McCoy
husband Parents (unknown)	Walter Clemens McCoy 1888–1956
herself Parents James Self Trafton Lillie Mae Hester	Claudia Eva Trafton 1902–1945
daughter Family (none)	Private