The Shemwell Family

Eula Pearl RobyAge: 68 years18861955

Name
Eula Pearl Roby
Given names
Eula Pearl
Surname
Roby
Married name
Eula Pearl Hicks
Birth December 30, 1886 26 26
Birth of a sisterBessie Elizabeth Roby
September 9, 1889 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterHattie Lou Roby
May 8, 1892 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Loyd Roby
August 11, 1894 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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 brotherBarton Neal Roby
September 14, 1899 (Age 12 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth C McMillan
October 10, 1899 (Age 12 years)
Marriage of a parentBarton Aquilla RobyNancy J McMillanView this family
April 22, 1900 (Age 13 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 13 years)
Death of a brotherBarton Neal Roby
October 19, 1900 (Age 13 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 23 years)
Address: Arlington Rd.
Death of a paternal grandfatherGreenberry Wilson Roby
September 9, 1911 (Age 24 years)
MarriageCharles C “Charlie” HicksView this family
December 16, 1912 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Elizabeth Rosalie Hicks
January 5, 1914 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Charles Roby Hicks
February 25, 1916 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 29 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a daughter
#3
Edith May Hicks
October 22, 1918 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 30 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 31 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/
Census January 8, 1920 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Elbert Barton Hicks
July 30, 1921 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Robert Edward “Jack” Hicks
June 10, 1923 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 42 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 18, 1930 (Age 43 years)
Census April 11, 1940 (Age 53 years)
Death of a fatherBarton Aquilla Roby
December 4, 1941 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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 63 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 sisterBessie Elizabeth Roby
May 7, 1954 (Age 67 years)
Note: Birth: Sep. 9, 1889, Houston County, Tennessee, USA
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 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 April 12, 1955 (Age 68 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maplewood Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 4, 1885Houston, Tennessee, United States
22 months
herself
3 years
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
Hattie Lou Roby
Birth: May 8, 1892 31 32Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 4, 1967Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
John Loyd Roby
Birth: August 11, 1894 33 34Tennessee, United States
Death: December 31, 1977Tennessee, United States
5 years
younger brother
Barton Neal Roby
Birth: September 14, 1899 38 39Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 19, 1900Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Father’s family with Elizabeth - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage:
Father’s family with Nancy J McMillan - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: April 22, 1900Houston, Tennessee, United States
Family with Charles C “Charlie” Hicks - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 16, 1912Houston, Tennessee, United States
13 months
daughter
Elizabeth Rosalie Hicks
Birth: January 5, 1914 34 27Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 17, 1974Henry, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Charles Roby Hicks
Birth: February 25, 1916 36 29Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 4, 2001Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States
3 years
daughter
Edith May Hicks
Birth: October 22, 1918 39 31Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 22, 1983Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
Elbert Barton Hicks
Birth: July 30, 1921 41 34Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 17, 1971Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
22 months
son
Robert Edward “Jack” Hicks
Birth: June 10, 1923 43 36Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 15, 1993Winter Park, Orange, Florida, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Barton Aquilla Roby - Household

Houston, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Roby, Barton AheadWMOct186039M0GANCSCCooper
Roby, Nancy JwifeWFJan186040M0TNTNTN
Roby, Eula PdaughterWFDec188613STNGATN
Roby, Bessie EdaughterWFSep188910STNGATN
Roby, Hattie LdaughterWFMay18928STNGATN
Roby, John LsonWMAug18945STNGATN
Roby, Barton NsonWMSep18998mSTNGATN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Barton A. Roby - Household

Dist. 4 Houston, Tennessee, USA

NameRelationSexRaceAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYOIN/AEngLOccupationIndustryEmployEmNWksUEduHomeVetInfirm
Barton A. RobyHeadMW49W---GEONCSCCooper
Eula P. RobydaughterFW22S---TNGEOTNNone
Hattie L. RobydaughterFW16S---TNGEOTNNone
Loyd J. RobysonMW15S---TNGEOTNLaborer Stave Factory

Notes: Enum Dist. 56 - Barton is WD - Widowed

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles C “Charlie” Hicks - Household

Houston, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hicks, CharlieheadMW40MTNTNTNEngineerLocomotive
Hicks, PearlwifeFW33MTNTNTN
Hicks, RosadaughterFW6STNTNTN
Hicks, CharlessonMW4STNTNTN
Hicks, EdithdaughterFW1STNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles C “Charlie” Hicks - Household

Irom? St. Paris, Henry, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hicks, Charles CheadMW50M33MOTNTNLocomotive EngineerSteam RR
Hicks, PearlwifeFW43M26TNGATN
Hicks, RosaliedaughterFW16STNMOTN
Hicks, Charles RsonMW14STNMOTN
Hicks, EdithdaughterFW11STNMOTN
Hicks, Elbert BsonMW8STNMOTN
Hicks, Robert EsonMW6STNMOTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Charles C “Charlie” Hicks - Household

308 Irvine Paris, Henry, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Hicks, Charlie CheadMW60MTNSame HouseLocomotive EngineerSteam RR
Hicks, Eula PwifeFW53MTNSame House
Hicks, Elizabeth RdaughterFW26STNSame House
Hicks, Edith MdaughterFW21STNSame House
Hicks, Elbert BsonMW18STNSame House
Hicks, JacksonMW16STNSame House