The Shemwell Family

Louise RagsdaleAge: 88 years18821970

Name
Louise Ragsdale
Given names
Louise
Surname
Ragsdale
Married name
Louise Scarborough
Birth May 1882 36 34
Birth of a sisterNell Ragsdale
September 15, 1884 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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
Census June 28, 1900 (Age 18 years)
MarriageJames Herbert ScarboroughView this family
calculated 1907 (Age 24 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Louise Virginia Scarborough
1908 (Age 25 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James Milton Scarborough
June 20, 1910 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 33 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 34 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 35 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 12, 1920 (Age 37 years)
Death of a fatherJames Samuel Ragsdale
November 9, 1923 (Age 41 years)
Death of a motherFrances Mae “Mack” Hester
February 14, 1926 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 47 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 47 years)
Death of a brotherFrank M Ragsdale
November 24, 1932 (Age 50 years)
Death of a sonJames Milton Scarborough
November 15, 1933 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Ann Tillotson Teer
May 1, 1935 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 59 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 brotherJames Allen Ragsdale
1946 (Age 63 years)

Death of a husbandJames Herbert Scarborough
February 26, 1951 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 67 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 sisterLotta G Ragsdale
February 5, 1954 (Age 71 years)
Cause: Carcinoma Uterus
Death of a daughterLouise Virginia Scarborough
1968 (Age 85 years)
Death of a sisterNell Ragsdale
March 18, 1969 (Age 86 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 63 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 1970 (Age 88 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairview Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 11, 1865Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder brother
Frank M Ragsdale
Birth: October 1867 22 20Kentucky, United States
Death: November 24, 1932Christian, Kentucky, United States
4 years
elder sister
Lotta G Ragsdale
Birth: January 31, 1872 26 24LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 5, 1954Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
5 years
elder brother
5 years
herself
2 years
younger sister
Nell Ragsdale
Birth: September 15, 1884 39 36Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 18, 1969Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Family with James Herbert Scarborough - View this family
husband
James Herbert Scarborough
Birth: June 15, 1881 45 36Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 26, 1951Espanola, Rio Arriba, New Mexico, United States
herself
Marriage: calculated 1907
2 years
daughter
Louise Virginia Scarborough
Birth: 1908 26 25Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: 1968Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
3 years
son
James Milton Scarborough
Birth: June 20, 1910 29 28LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 15, 1933Espanola, Rio Arriba, New Mexico, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Ragsdale - Household

Lafayette, Christian, KY

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
James E RagsdaleheadWMMay184555M35KYKYKYFarmer
Fannie M RagsdalewifeWFSep184752M395KYKYKY
Frank RagsdalesonWMOct186732SKYKYKYTobaccomist ?
Allen RagsdalesonWMMay187723SKYKYKYFarm laborer
Louise RagsdaledaughterWFMay188218SKYKYKYAt School
Nelle RagsdaledaughterWFSep188415SKYKYKYAt School

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Herbert Scarborough - Household

Kelley Ave Dover, Stewart, TN

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Herbert ScarboroughheadMW28M3TNTNTNMerchantDry Goods
Louise ScarboroughwifeFW26M311KYTNTN
Louise Virginia ScarboroughdaughterFW3STNTNKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Herbert Scarborough - Household

263 S. Summer St. Russellville, Logan, KY

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPFBPMBPOccupationIndEmp
James H ScarboroughheadMW38MTNVATNWholesale MerchantGroceries
Louise R ScarboroughwifeFW36MKYVAKY
Louise V ScarboroughdaughterFW12STNTNKY
James M ScarboroughsonMW9SKYTNKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Herbert Scarborough - Household

Sixth Street Russellville, Logan, KY

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Herbert ScarboroughheadMW48M24TNTNTNManagerWholesale ?
Louise R ScarboroughwifeFW46M22KYKYKYNone
Louise ScarboroughdaughterFW23SKYTNKYBook keeperWholesale
James M ScarboroughsonMW19SKYTNKYNone
Ebber OwenroomerMW29STNTNTNSalesmanGrocery