James Merton “Jim” ConnellAge: 64 years1877–1942
- Name
- James Merton “Jim” Connell
- Given names
- James Merton
- Surname
- Connell
- Nickname
- Jim
 Birth | October 8, 1877 28 26 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 2 months)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Demarious Gray before 1880 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | June 14, 1880 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lillian Izora “Lillie” Connell March 29, 1882 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Frederick Connell July 16, 1884 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | George W Connell about 1884 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nettie Pansy Connell July 24, 1886 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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 16, 1900 (Age 22 years) |
 Marriage | Callie C Lavender — View this family November 25, 1909 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Raymond Leslie Connell June 5, 1914 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 38 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 39 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 40 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 father | George Franklin Connell August 14, 1925 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lillian Izora “Lillie” Connell April 13, 1926 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 51 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 11, 1930 (Age 52 years) |
| Census | April 3, 1940 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 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 | September 7, 1942 (Age 64 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
George Franklin Connell Birth: May 25, 1849 42 26 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: August 14, 1925 |
| mother |
Nancy Ann Shemwell Birth: March 5, 1851 26 24 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 19, 1951 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: June 25, 1869 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Mary Alice Connell Birth: July 10, 1871 22 20 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: November 30, 1959 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
… Connell Birth: about 1874 24 22 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 1877 — Tennessee, United States |
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20 months elder sister |
Georgia Florence Connell Birth: September 9, 1875 26 24 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 27, 1954 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years himself |
James Merton “Jim” Connell Birth: October 8, 1877 28 26 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: September 7, 1942 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Lillian Izora “Lillie” Connell Birth: March 29, 1882 32 31 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 13, 1926 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Thomas Frederick Connell Birth: July 16, 1884 35 33 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 31, 1958 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Nettie Pansy Connell Birth: July 24, 1886 37 35 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 5, 1955 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Callie C Lavender |
| himself |
James Merton “Jim” Connell Birth: October 8, 1877 28 26 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: September 7, 1942 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Callie C Lavender Birth: November 17, 1884 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: April 26, 1977 — Harbor Beach, Huron, Michigan, United States |
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Marriage: November 25, 1909 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years son |
Raymond Leslie Connell Birth: June 5, 1914 36 29 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: February 11, 1988 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
James Merton “Jim” Connell has 21 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (21)
Parents Hiram Rice Shemwell + Isabell Adelle “Dellie” Rougemont
Parents John Thomas Shemwell + Angeline “Angie” Gray
Parents John Thomas Shemwell + A Elizabeth “Bettie” McElroy
Parents Franklin Bell + Sarah Shemwell
Parents William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell + Judith “Jude” McMillan
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - George Franklin Connell - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - George Franklin Connell - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Merton “Jim” Connell - Household
3552 Scovel Place Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - James Merton “Jim” Connell - Household
705 Cleophus Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan
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