The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	May 28, 1878 25 20 Gonzales, Texas, United States
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a brother	James Coliway Trafton June 19, 1880 (Age 2 years) Gonzales, Texas, United States
Birth of a brother	William Henry Trafton June 19, 1880 (Age 2 years) Gonzales, Texas, United States
Death of a brother	James Coliway Trafton July 2, 1880 (Age 2 years) Gonzales, Texas, United States
Death of a brother	William Henry Trafton July 7, 1880 (Age 2 years) Gonzales, Texas, United States
Birth of a sister	Etta Augusta Trafton September 19, 1881 (Age 3 years) Wilson, Texas, United States
Death of a sister	Ada Viola Trafton May 15, 1882 (Age 3 years) Gonzales, Texas, United States
Birth of a brother	Colly Oscar Trafton August 19, 1884 (Age 6 years) Gonzales, Texas, United States
Death of a paternal grandfather	Malachi Trafton 1885 (Age 6 years) Atascosa, Texas, United States
Birth of a brother	Emma Dee Trafton February 1, 1887 (Age 8 years) Gonzales, Texas, United States
Death of a sister	Ida Green Trafton July 17, 1889 (Age 11 years) Gonzales, Texas, United States
Death of a brother	Colly Oscar Trafton July 24, 1889 (Age 11 years) Gonzales, Texas, United States
Death of a mother	Anna Elizabeth Cohea July 25, 1889 (Age 11 years) Texas, United States
Death of a brother	Emma Dee Trafton July 26, 1889 (Age 11 years) Gonzales, Texas, United States
Marriage of a parent	James Self Trafton — Lillie Mae Hester — View this family February 19, 1895 (Age 16 years) Gonzales, Texas, United States
Marriage	John Albert Ellis — View this family about November 10, 1896 (Age 18 years) Gonzales, Texas, United States Note: Issue Dates 1829-1900 p 248
Birth of a daughter #1	Asalene Ellis October 2, 1897 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 years) Cuba 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 half-brother	Acy Roy Trafton April 21, 1899 (Age 20 years) Texas, United States
Birth of a daughter #2	Esther Marie Ellis February 14, 1901 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a half-sister	Claudia Eva Trafton June 13, 1902 (Age 24 years) Gonzales, Texas, United States
Birth of a daughter #3	Nora Edna Ellis November 27, 1903 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter #4	Selma Norine Ellis February 21, 1906 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son #5	Guy Ellis December 22, 1909 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter #6	Lorene Ellis February 13, 1913 (Age 34 years)
Death of a paternal grandmother	Nancy Womack September 26, 1913 (Age 35 years) Gonzales, Texas, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 37 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 38 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 39 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 50 years) Texas, United States
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 51 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 half-sister	Claudia Eva Trafton July 8, 1945 (Age 67 years) Sandia, Jim Wells, Texas, United States
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 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
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 71 years) South Korea 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 half-brother	Acy Roy Trafton August 7, 1970 (Age 92 years) Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Death of a sister	Etta Augusta Trafton February 24, 1971 (Age 92 years) Pharr, Hidalgo, Texas, United States
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 67 years) Vietnam 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	unknown

Date differences

Family with parents - 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
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 elder 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 elder 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 herself	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 younger 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
younger 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 younger 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 younger 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 younger 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

Father’s family with Lillie Mae Hester - 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 Acy Roy Trafton Claudia Eva Trafton Lillie Mae Hester Birth: 1874 Death: 1952
	Marriage: February 19, 1895 — Gonzales, Texas, United States
4 years half-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 half-sister	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

Family with John Albert Ellis - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Edna Earl Trafton Asalene Ellis Esther Marie Ellis Nora Edna Ellis Selma Norine Ellis Guy Ellis Lorene Ellis John Albert Ellis Birth: about 1879 — Gonzales, Texas, United States Death:
herself	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:
	Marriage: about November 10, 1896 — Gonzales, Texas, United States
11 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Asalene Ellis Birth: October 2, 1897 18 19 Death:
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Esther Marie Ellis Birth: February 14, 1901 22 22 Death:
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Nora Edna Ellis Birth: November 27, 1903 24 25 Death:
2 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Selma Norine Ellis Birth: February 21, 1906 27 27 Death:
4 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Guy Ellis Birth: December 22, 1909 30 31 Death:
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Lorene Ellis Birth: February 13, 1913 34 34 Death:

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Marriage	Issue Dates 1829-1900 p 248

Family with parents
father Parents Malachi Trafton Nancy Womack	James Self Trafton 1852–1929
mother Parents Archibald Thomas Cohea Nancy Caroline Caraway	Anna Elizabeth Cohea 1857–1889
elder sister Family (none)	Ida Green Trafton 1873–1889
elder sister Family (none)	Ada Viola Trafton 1876–1882
herself Family John Albert Ellis Asalene Ellis Esther Marie Ellis Nora Edna Ellis Selma Norine Ellis Guy Ellis Lorene Ellis	Edna Earl Trafton 1878–
younger brother Family (none)	James Coliway Trafton 1880–1880
younger brother Family (none)	William Henry Trafton 1880–1880
younger 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
younger brother Family (none)	Colly Oscar Trafton 1884–1889
younger brother Family (none)	Emma Dee Trafton 1887–1889
Father’s family with Lillie Mae Hester
father Parents Malachi Trafton Nancy Womack	James Self Trafton 1852–1929
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Lillie Mae Hester 1874–1952
half-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
half-sister Family Walter Clemens McCoy Private	Claudia Eva Trafton 1902–1945
Family with John Albert Ellis
husband Parents Perry Devore Ellis Laura Elizabeth Collins	John Albert Ellis 1879–
herself Parents James Self Trafton Anna Elizabeth Cohea	Edna Earl Trafton 1878–
daughter Family (none)	Asalene Ellis 1897–
daughter Family (none)	Esther Marie Ellis 1901–
daughter Family (none)	Nora Edna Ellis 1903–
daughter Family Private	Selma Norine Ellis 1906–
son Family (none)	Guy Ellis 1909–
daughter Family (none)	Lorene Ellis 1913–