The Shemwell Family

Iva Beula “Ivie” ShemwellAge: 74 years18851959

Name
Iva Beula “Ivie” Shemwell
Given names
Iva Beula
Surname
Shemwell
Married name
Iva Beula Sikes
Nickname
Ivie
Married name
Iva Beula Shaver
Birth June 12, 1885 38 35
Death of a fatherHiram Rice Shemwell
August 11, 1885 (Age 60 days)
Death of a sisterSarah Marie Shemwell
September 10, 1885 (Age 2 months)
Death of a sisterDaisy Shemwell
September 23, 1896 (Age 11 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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 23, 1900 (Age 15 years)
MarriageOllie B SikesView this family
April 17, 1904 (Age 18 years)
Death of a sisterNellie A Shemwell
January 21, 1910 (Age 24 years)
Census May 4, 1910 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 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 31 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 32 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 7, 1920 (Age 34 years)
Death of a motherIsabell Adelle “Dellie” Rougemont
July 31, 1924 (Age 39 years)

Cause: Cancer of the womb
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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 44 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Hiram “Charley” Shemwell
June 7, 1936 (Age 50 years)
Burial of a brotherCharles Hiram “Charley” Shemwell
June 8, 1936 (Age 50 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mountain View Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Note: Death cert. says Mt. Vinson
Census May 2, 1940 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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 husbandOllie B Sikes
May 15, 1951 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 64 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 sisterFlorence Lee Shemwell
April 10, 1957 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 60 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 July 24, 1959 (Age 74 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mountain View Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 19, 1872Stewart, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
Sarah Marie Shemwell
Birth: March 7, 1881 34 31Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 10, 1885Stewart, Tennessee, United States
22 months
elder sister
2 years
herself
Iva Beula “Ivie” Shemwell
Birth: June 12, 1885 38 35Tennessee, United States
Death: July 24, 1959Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Family with Ollie B Sikes - View this family
husband
Ollie B Sikes
Birth: February 17, 1876 25 25Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 15, 1951Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
herself
Iva Beula “Ivie” Shemwell
Birth: June 12, 1885 38 35Tennessee, United States
Death: July 24, 1959Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: April 17, 1904Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Family with Private - View this family
husband
Private
herself
Iva Beula “Ivie” Shemwell
Birth: June 12, 1885 38 35Tennessee, United States
Death: July 24, 1959Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Adell D “Dellie” Rougemont - Household

Dover, Stewart, TN

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Shemwell, Adell SheadWFNov185148Wd64TNFranceFranceFarmer
Shemwell, Charles HsonWMJan187921STNTNTNFarm laborer
Shemwell, Ivie BdaughterWFJun188514STNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Ollie B Sikes - Household

Hickman Church Rd Stewart TN

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Sikes, OllieheadMW32M1TNTNTNFarmerHome Farm
Sikes, BeulawifeFW23M100TNTNTN
Shemwell, Adellmother-in-lawFW58Wd63TNFranceTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Ollie B Sikes - Household

Dover & Thorpe Rd Dover, Stewart, TN

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPFBPMBPOccupationIndEmp
Sikes, OllieheadMW43MTNTNTNFarmingFarm
Sikes, BeulawifeFW34MTNTNTN
Shemwell, Delliemother-in-lawFW67WdTNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Ollie B Sikes - Household

Dover & ?? Dover, Stewart, TN

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Sikes, Ollie BheadMW54M28TNTNTNFarmerOwn Land
Sikes, BeulawifeFW42M18TNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Ollie B Sikes - Household

Dover & Thorpe Rd Stewart TN

NameRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchEdBPResFarmOccupationIndustryVetWar
Sikes, Ollie BheadMW65MTNCarpenter
Sikes, Ivie BeulawifeFW55MTN