The Shemwell Family

Walter Hill SmithAge: 88 years19041992

Name
Walter Hill Smith
Given names
Walter Hill
Surname
Smith
Birth February 24, 1904 28 22
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherFred Warren Smith
October 22, 1910 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 11 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 12 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 13 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 February 17, 1920 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 25 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 12, 1930 (Age 26 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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 fatherWilliam Henry Smith
February 20, 1950 (Age 45 years)

Death of a motherSusan Evans “Sudie” Shemwell
April 19, 1953 (Age 49 years)
Cause: Acute pancreatitis
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 45 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
MarriageFrances Maranda YarbroughView this family
January 9, 1954 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Henrietta Joy Smith
September 29, 1956 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 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 of a sisterSudie Mae Smith
October 31, 1978 (Age 74 years)
Death of a brotherFred Warren Smith
May 8, 1980 (Age 76 years)
Death October 9, 1992 (Age 88 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Smith Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Susan Evans “Sudie” Shemwell
Birth: June 3, 1881 36 35Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 19, 1953Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: December 20, 1901Stewart, Tennessee, United States
elder sister
Sudie Mae Smith
Birth: December 23, 1901 26 20Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 31, 1978Stewart, Tennessee, United States
2 years
himself
Walter Hill Smith
Birth: February 24, 1904 28 22Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 9, 1992Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
7 years
younger brother
Fred Warren Smith
Birth: October 22, 1910 35 29Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 8, 1980Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Family with Frances Maranda Yarbrough - View this family
himself
Walter Hill Smith
Birth: February 24, 1904 28 22Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 9, 1992Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
wife
Frances Maranda Yarbrough
Birth: May 30, 1912 24 25Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 2, 2002Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: January 9, 1954Stewart, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Henrietta Joy Smith
Birth: September 29, 1956 52 44Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 4, 2022Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Walter Hill Smith has 8 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Smith - Household

Big Rock & Weavers Stow Road Stewart, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Smith, Henry WheadMW35M19TNTNKYFarmerHome Farm
Smith, Sudie EwifeFW28M1922TNTNUS
Smith, May SdaughterFW8STNTNTN
Smith, Walter HsonMW6-1mSTNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Smith - Household

Weaner Store and Legate Road Stewart, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Smith, William HheadMW44MTNTNKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Smith, SudiewifeFW38MTNTNTN
Smith, MaydaughterFW18STNTNTN
Smith, WaltersonMW15STNTNTNFarm LaborHome Farm
Smith, FredsonMW8STNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Smith - Household

Big Rock Stewart, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Smith, Henry WheadMW56M26TNYNKYFarmer
Smith, Sudie EwifeFW48M19TNTNUS
Smith, May SdaughterFW29STNTNTNTeacherPublic School
Smith, Walter HsonMW25STNTNTNTeacherPublic School
Smith, Fred WsonMW19STNTNTNLaborerFarm

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Smith - Household

Stewart, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Smith, Henry WXheadMW64MTNSame HouseFarmerOn Farm
Smith, Sudie EwifeFW58MTNSame House
Smith, Walter HsonMW36STNSame HouseFarmerOn Farm