The Shemwell Family

Mary LaRue GlassAge: 85 years18991984

Name
Mary LaRue Glass
Given names
Mary LaRue
Surname
Glass
Married name
Mary LaRue Cannon
Birth April 20, 1899 25 25
Census June 8, 1900 (Age 13 months)
Birth of a brotherThomas Sullivan “Tommy” Glass
January 26, 1902 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterMartha Uldine Glass
September 6, 1904 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterCharlotte Mae “Lottie” Glass
September 19, 1907 (Age 8 years)
Death of a motherMartha J “Mattie” Sullivan
July 7, 1909 (Age 10 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 11 years)
Marriage of a parentWilliam Thomas “Bud” GlassEtta M ReynoldsView this family
about 1913 (Age 13 years)

Death of a maternal grandfatherHenry Neese Sullivan
March 5, 1913 (Age 13 years)
MarriageIrvin CannonView this family
October 10, 1914 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a half-brotherWilliam Thomas Glass Jr
October 24, 1914 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Ewing E Cannon
July 31, 1915 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 16 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 17 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 18 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/
Birth of a son
#2
James N “Jim” Cannon
May 30, 1919 (Age 20 years)
Census February 6, 1920 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#3
John Thomas Cannon
August 1, 1924 (Age 25 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Thomas “Bud” Glass
January 3, 1929 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 30 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
Death of a brotherCharles Clifford Glass
March 4, 1936 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Gloria Cannon
February 2, 1940 (Age 40 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Jerry Ewing Cannon
December 26, 1941 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Peggy Cannon
November 19, 1944 (Age 45 years)
Death of a sonJohn Thomas Cannon
December 8, 1944 (Age 45 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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
Census April 3, 1950 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 50 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 brotherClaude Holmes Glass
July 12, 1955 (Age 56 years)
Death of a husbandIrvin Cannon
December 1, 1973 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 46 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 brotherThomas Sullivan “Tommy” Glass
August 21, 1978 (Age 79 years)
Death October 13, 1984 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bevil Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 2, 1889Weakley, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder brother
Charles Clifford Glass
Birth: October 1, 1892 19 18Hollow Rock, Carroll, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 4, 1936Henry, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder brother
Claude Holmes Glass
Birth: August 8, 1895 21 21Hollow Rock, Carroll, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 12, 1955Tennessee, United States
4 years
herself
3 years
younger brother
Thomas Sullivan “Tommy” Glass
Birth: January 26, 1902 28 27Carroll, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 21, 1978Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
Father’s family with Etta M Reynolds - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: about 1913
22 months
half-brother
William Thomas Glass Jr
Birth: October 24, 1914 41 44Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 11, 1984
Family with Irvin Cannon - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: October 10, 1914Henry, Tennessee, United States
10 months
son
Ewing E Cannon
Birth: July 31, 1915 24 16Tennessee, United States
Death: January 31, 1988Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
4 years
son
James N “Jim” Cannon
Birth: May 30, 1919 28 20Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 5, 2003Burnsville, Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States
5 years
son
John Thomas Cannon
Birth: August 1, 1924 33 25Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 8, 1944

Mary LaRue Glass has 1 first cousin recorded

Father's family (0)

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Thomas “Bud” Glass - Household

Carroll, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Glass, William TheadWMAug187029M11KYKYKYR R Laborer
Glass, Mattie JwifeWFMar187426M1153TNTNTN
Glass, CliffordsonWMOct18927STNTNTN
Glass, Claude HsonWMAug18954STNTNTN
Glass, Mary LdaughterWFApr18991STNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Luther Thomas Sullivan - Household

Washington St. Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Sullivan, Luther TheadMW32M110TNTNTNOperatorTelegraph Office
Sullivan, MaywifeFW31M11000TNTNTN
Sullivan, Will Cadopted sonMW8STNTNTN
Glass, Larueadopted daughterFW10STNTNTN
Glass, Uldineadopted daughterFW5STNTNTN

Larue & Uldine are his sister Martha's children -b

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Irvin Cannon - Household

Huntington Road Henry, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Cannon, IrvinheadMW29MTNTNTNLaborerRailroad
Cannon, LaruewifeFW20MTNTNTN
Cannon, EwinsonMW4STNTNTN
Cannon, JamessonMW8mSTNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Mary LaRue Glass - Household

Highway 76 Henry, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Cannon, LarueheadFW40DTNSame HouseProprietorGrocery and Service Station
Cannon, John TsonMW15STNSame HouseAssistantGrocery and Service Station