The Shemwell Family

Thomas Sullivan “Tommy” GlassAge: 76 years19021978

Name
Thomas Sullivan “Tommy” Glass
Given names
Thomas Sullivan
Surname
Glass
Nickname
Tommy
Birth January 26, 1902 28 27
MarriageKatherine Ophelia WilliamsView this family
unknown

Birth of a sisterMartha Uldine Glass
September 6, 1904 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterCharlotte Mae “Lottie” Glass
September 19, 1907 (Age 5 years)
Death of a motherMartha J “Mattie” Sullivan
July 7, 1909 (Age 7 years)
Census May 10, 1910 (Age 8 years)
Marriage of a parentWilliam Thomas “Bud” GlassEtta M ReynoldsView this family
about 1913 (Age 10 years)

Death of a maternal grandfatherHenry Neese Sullivan
March 5, 1913 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a half-brotherWilliam Thomas Glass Jr
October 24, 1914 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 13 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 14 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 15 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 fatherWilliam Thomas “Bud” Glass
January 3, 1929 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 27 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 34 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 39 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 47 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 53 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 43 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 August 21, 1978 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Park 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
elder sister
3 years
himself
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 Katherine Ophelia Williams - View this family
himself
Thomas Sullivan “Tommy” Glass
Birth: January 26, 1902 28 27Carroll, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 21, 1978Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
wife
Marriage:

Thomas Sullivan “Tommy” Glass has 1 first cousin recorded

Father's family (0)

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Henry Neese Sullivan - Household

Henry, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Sullivan, Henry NheadMW63M212TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Boyd, Rosa AwifeFW37M11200TNTNTN
Glass, Claudegrand sonMW14STNTNTNFarm LaborerHome Farm
Glass, Thomas Sgrand sonMW8STNTNTNFarm LaborerHome Farm
Glass, Lottie Mgrand daughterFW2STNTNTN