The Shemwell Family

James Harrison “Harry” BarrowAge: 95 years18751971

Name
James Harrison “Harry” Barrow
Given names
James Harrison
Surname
Barrow
Nickname
Harry
Birth November 29, 1875
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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
Civil marriageMyrtle Viola MillerView this family
June 1900 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Edith L Barrow
May 12, 1901 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Elmer Loyd Barrow
April 6, 1903 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Ernest Clyde Barrow
January 24, 1904 (Age 28 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 34 years)
Death of a wifeMyrtle Viola Miller
February 25, 1916 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 40 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageNora Ray ProctorView this family
between 1917 and 1920 (Age 41 years)

Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 41 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 42 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 14, 1920 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childHarry Waldemar AndersonEdith L BarrowView this family
June 12, 1924 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 53 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 6, 1930 (Age 54 years)
Death of a wifeNora Ray Proctor
June 29, 1932 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Myrtle Viola Barrow
September 22, 1940 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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
MarriageBessie Louise RidpathView this family
after 1950 (Age 74 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 74 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 wifeBessie Louise Ridpath
October 27, 1960 (Age 84 years)

Death of a sonErnest Clyde Barrow
July 1963 (Age 87 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 70 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 October 25, 1971 (Age 95 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
himself
Family with Myrtle Viola Miller - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: June 1900Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States
11 months
daughter
Edith L Barrow
Birth: May 12, 1901 25 19Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States
Death: September 26, 1994Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming, United States
23 months
son
Elmer Loyd Barrow
Birth: April 6, 1903 27 21Iowa, United States
Death: July 4, 1979Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
10 months
son
Ernest Clyde Barrow
Birth: January 24, 1904 28 22Iowa, United States
Death: July 1963Wheat Ridge, Jefferson, Colorado, United States
Family with Nora Ray Proctor - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: between 1917 and 1920
Family with Bessie Louise Ridpath - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: after 1950
Roy Cleveland Williamson + Nora Ray Proctor - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: September 2, 1904Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, United States
16 months
step-daughter
Lula Williamson
Birth: calculated 1905 20 16Kansas, United States
Death: January 16, 1996Los Angeles, California, United States
5 years
step-daughter
Lima Mae Williamson
Birth: about 1909 24 20Kansas, United States
Death: March 11, 2006Harbor City, Los Angeles, California, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Harrison Barrow - Household

1021 West Chestnut St. Dennison, Grayson, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
J H BarrowheadMW34M9IAEnglandUSRetail MerchantFurniture
Myrtle BarrowwifeFW28M933MOKYYMO
Edith BarrowdaughterFW8SIAIAMO
Elmer BarrowsonMW7SIAIAMO
Ernest BarrowsonMW5SIAIAMO
W H Millerfather-in-lawMW61WdKYKYKYCarpenterHouse

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Harrison “Harry” Barrow - Household

811 23rd St. Denver, Denver, Colorado

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Barrow, Jas HarrisonheadMW42MIAUSUSCarpenterRailroad Shop
Barrow, Nora RaywifeFW31MKSINKS
Barrow, Elmer LsonMW16SIAIAMOElevator BoyManage Co
Williamson, Lula Mstep daughterFW15SKSKSKS
Williamson, Lima Maestep daughterFW11SKSKSKS
Barrow, Ernest ClydesonMW14SIAIAMO
Morris, Earl AlphuslodgerMW39SUSUSUSlaborerClaim work
Rowell, WilliamlodgerMW32WUSUSUSpresserTaylor Shop

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Harrison “Harry” Barrow - Household

1319 West Moreland Ave Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Barrow, James HheadMW55M21IAUSUSCarpenterOdd jobs
Barrow, Nora RwifeFW41M16KSKSIN
Barrow, Elmer LsonMW27SIAIAKSClerkTelephone Company