The Shemwell Family

Elsie Kathryn BellAge: 90 years19031993

Name
Elsie Kathryn Bell
Given names
Elsie Kathryn
Surname
Bell
Married name
Elsie Kathryn McMillan
Birth January 17, 1903
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 12 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 13 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 14 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
#1
Laurence Merton McMillan
January 18, 1925 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Arthur Franklin McMillan
May 24, 1926 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Alexander Bruce McMillan
February 10, 1929 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 26 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 8, 1930 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Kathryn Ann McMillan
August 16, 1931 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Patsy Bell McMillan
August 26, 1932 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Mary Lou McMillan
March 29, 1934 (Age 31 years)
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#7
John Douglas “Jack” McMillan
May 20, 1943 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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 6, 1950 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childChester Melvin WhitehurstPatsy Bell McMillanView this family
February 22, 1953 (Age 50 years)

Birth of a grandson
#1
Danal Chester Whitehurst
September 3, 1953 (Age 50 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 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
Marriage of a childAlan Edward Rozon Sr.Mary Lou McMillanView this family
March 13, 1955 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Alan Edward Rozon Jr
January 12, 1956 (Age 52 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Danette Patricia Whitehurst
May 8, 1957 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Danis Kenneth Whitehurst
January 30, 1959 (Age 56 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 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 sonLaurence Merton McMillan
May 1981 (Age 78 years)
Death of a husbandCharles Merton “Charlie” McMillan
November 4, 1982 (Age 79 years)
Death July 3, 1993 (Age 90 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Erin Oak Hill Cemetery
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son
Laurence Merton McMillan
Birth: January 18, 1925 24 22Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 1981Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
16 months
son
Arthur Franklin McMillan
Birth: May 24, 1926 26 23Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 11, 1995Riverside, California, United States
3 years
son
Alexander Bruce McMillan
Birth: February 10, 1929 29 26Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 9, 2006Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Kathryn Ann McMillan
Birth: August 16, 1931 31 28Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 30, 2019Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, United States
1 year
daughter
Patsy Bell McMillan
Birth: August 26, 1932 32 29Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 20, 2023Treasure Island, Pinellas, Florida, United States
19 months
daughter
Mary Lou McMillan
Birth: March 29, 1934 34 31Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 29, 2014Sanford, Seminole, Florida, United States
son
Private
son
Private
son
John Douglas “Jack” McMillan
Birth: May 20, 1943 43 40Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 21, 2010Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Charlie Merton McMillan - Household

Midway Road Erin, Houston, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
McMillan, Charlie MheadMW30M24TNTNTNLaborerGeneral Farm
McMillan, ElsiewifeFW27M21TNKYTN
McMillan, Lawrence MsonMW5STNTNTN
McMillan, Arthur FsonMW3STNTNTN
McMillan, Alexander BsonMW1STNTNTN