The Shemwell Family

Thomas Frederick ConnellAge: 74 years18841958

Name
Thomas Frederick Connell
Given names
Thomas Frederick
Surname
Connell
Birth July 16, 1884 35 33
Death of a paternal grandfatherGeorge W Connell
about 1884
Birth of a sisterNettie Pansy Connell
July 24, 1886 (Age 2 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
Census June 16, 1900 (Age 15 years)
MarriageMaude ReynoldsView this family
January 3, 1910 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Harmon Frank Connell
January 30, 1911 (Age 26 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
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/
Death of a fatherGeorge Franklin Connell
August 14, 1925 (Age 41 years)

Death of a sisterLillian Izora “Lillie” Connell
April 13, 1926 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 45 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 brotherJames Merton “Jim” Connell
September 7, 1942 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 of a motherNancy Ann Shemwell
November 19, 1951 (Age 67 years)
Death of a wifeMaude Reynolds
January 4, 1953 (Age 68 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 sisterGeorgia Florence Connell
October 27, 1954 (Age 70 years)
Death of a sisterNettie Pansy Connell
April 5, 1955 (Age 70 years)
Burial of a sisterNettie Pansy Connell
April 8, 1955 (Age 70 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery
Note: Death cert. says 1955
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 October 31, 1958 (Age 74 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hills Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 25, 1869Houston, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder sister
4 years
elder brother
Connell
Birth: about 1874 24 22Tennessee, United States
Death: February 1877Tennessee, United States
20 months
elder sister
Georgia Florence Connell
Birth: September 9, 1875 26 24Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 27, 1954Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder brother
James Merton “Jim” Connell
Birth: October 8, 1877 28 26Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 7, 1942Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
5 years
elder sister
Lillian Izora “Lillie” Connell
Birth: March 29, 1882 32 31Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 13, 1926Houston, Tennessee, United States
2 years
himself
Thomas Frederick Connell
Birth: July 16, 1884 35 33Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 31, 1958Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Nettie Pansy Connell
Birth: July 24, 1886 37 35Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 5, 1955Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Family with Maude Reynolds - View this family
himself
Thomas Frederick Connell
Birth: July 16, 1884 35 33Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 31, 1958Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
wife
Maude Reynolds
Birth: August 11, 1885Albany, Dougherty, Georgia, United States
Death: January 4, 1953Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: January 3, 1910Houston, Tennessee, United States
13 months
son
Harmon Frank Connell
Birth: January 30, 1911 26 25Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 19, 1976Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States

Thomas Frederick Connell has 21 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - George Franklin Connell - Household

Houston, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Connell, George FheadWMMay184952M27TNForemanLime Plant
Connell, Nancy AwifeWFMar185248M2786TNILTN
Connell, MertonsonWMOct187722STNTNTN
Connell, LilliandaughterWFMar188218STNTNTN
Connell, Thomas FsonWMJul188415STNTNTN
Connell, NettiedaughterWFJul188712STNTNTN