The Shemwell Family

Nell RagsdaleAge: 84 years18841969

Name
Nell Ragsdale
Given names
Nell
Surname
Ragsdale
Married name
Nell Brandon
Birth September 15, 1884 39 36
MarriageGeorge T BrandonView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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 15 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 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 32 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 33 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 fatherJames Samuel Ragsdale
November 9, 1923 (Age 39 years)
Death of a motherFrances Mae “Mack” Hester
February 14, 1926 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 45 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 brotherFrank M Ragsdale
November 24, 1932 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 61 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 65 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 69 years)
Cause: Carcinoma Uterus
Death of a husbandGeorge T Brandon
1955 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 61 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 March 18, 1969 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenwood 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
elder sister
2 years
herself
Nell Ragsdale
Birth: September 15, 1884 39 36Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 18, 1969Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Family with George T Brandon - View this family
husband
herself
Nell Ragsdale
Birth: September 15, 1884 39 36Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 18, 1969Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Marriage:

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