The Shemwell Family

Adonis “Donis” HincheyAge: 68 years18841953

Name
Adonis “Donis” Hinchey
Given names
Adonis
Surname
Hinchey
Nickname
Donis
Birth December 2, 1884 29 23
Birth of a sisterBeulah Hinchey
November 1889 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterRuth C Hinchey
July 1894 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherGarth Luten Hinchey
October 31, 1895 (Age 10 years)
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
Death of a paternal grandfatherJoshua Crudup “Crude” Hinchey
March 18, 1907 (Age 22 years)
Census April 16, 1910 (Age 25 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Jane Waller
May 26, 1912 (Age 27 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
MarriageCharlotte E “Lottie” DunneView this family
July 1, 1917 (Age 32 years)
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/
Census January 3, 1920 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Adonis Hinchey Jr.
December 16, 1920 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Elizabeth J Hinchey
1924 (Age 39 years)
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 13, 1930 (Age 45 years)
Death of a motherAnna Elizabeth “Linkie” Abernathy
December 13, 1935 (Age 51 years)
Death of a fatherJames Joshua Hinchey
February 16, 1936 (Age 51 years)
Death of a wifeCharlotte E “Lottie” Dunne
August 24, 1936 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Adonis “Doni” Hinchey
November 2, 1942 (Age 57 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Charlotte Ann Hinchey
July 27, 1944 (Age 59 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
Birth of a grandson
#3
Donald Ray Hinchey
June 6, 1946 (Age 61 years)

Death of a sonAdonis Hinchey Jr.
May 24, 1949 (Age 64 years)
Death of a sisterZola Hinchey
August 17, 1949 (Age 64 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 daughterElizabeth J Hinchey
1953 (Age 68 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 June 2, 1953 (Age 68 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maple Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: 1880
3 years
elder sister
2 years
himself
Adonis “Donis” Hinchey
Birth: December 2, 1884 29 23Tennessee, United States
Death: June 2, 1953Mt. Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
5 years
younger sister
5 years
younger sister
16 months
younger brother
Garth Luten Hinchey
Birth: October 31, 1895 40 34Kentucky, United States
Death: March 28, 1959Hayti, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States
Family with Charlotte E “Lottie” Dunne - View this family
himself
Adonis “Donis” Hinchey
Birth: December 2, 1884 29 23Tennessee, United States
Death: June 2, 1953Mt. Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
wife
Charlotte E “Lottie” Dunne
Birth: July 25, 1902Lake City, Craighead, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 24, 1936St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Marriage: July 1, 1917Pemiscot, Missouri, United States
4 years
son
Adonis Hinchey Jr.
Birth: December 16, 1920 36 18Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States
Death: May 24, 1949Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
4 years
daughter

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Joshua Hinchey - Household

Cooter, Pemiscot, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Hinchey, James JheadMW55M127TNTNTNTimber Contractor
Hinchey, AnniewifeFW48M12755TNTNTN
Hinchey, AdonissonMW25STNTNTNPool Room Operator
Hinchey, BeulahdaughterFW21STNTNTN
Hinchey, RuthdaughterFW17SKYTNTN
Hinchey, GarthsonMW14SKYTNTN
Driskill, Charlesson in lawMW26M20MOMOMOLivery Stable
Driskill, ZoladaughterFW27M10TNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Adonis “Donis” Hinchey - Household

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hinchey, AdonisheadMW35MKYTNTNPool Room Operator
Hinchey, LottiewifeFW17MARIrelandTN
Hinchey, James JfatherMW65MTNNCVA

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Adonis “Donis” Hinchey - Household

608 Ferguson Ave Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hinchey, AdonisheadMW44M31KYTNKYManagerBilliard Parlor
Hinchey, Charlotte EwifeFW27M15ARILTN
Hinchey, AdonissonMW9MMOKYAR
Hinchey, Elizabeth JdaughterFW5MMOKYAR
Hinchey, James JfatherMW76M24TNTNTN