The Shemwell Family

Lucille Maria “Lucy” ParkerAge: 90 years19081999

Name
Lucille Maria “Lucy” Parker
Given names
Lucille Maria
Surname
Parker
Nickname
Lucy
Nickname
Mary
Married name
Lucille Maria Hill
Birth June 30, 1908 42 20
Census May 10, 1910 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a brotherMarshall Vance Parker
February 14, 1913 (Age 4 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Humphrey Parker
February 4, 1916 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 7 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Marriage of a parentWilliam W PlumMayme Lee ShemwellView this family
Type: Religious marriage
July 5, 1918 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 8 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 9 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 13, 1920 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherLucille Maria “Nannie” Millar
March 20, 1921 (Age 12 years)
Marriage of a parentWilliam J SherwoodMayme Lee ShemwellView this family
Type: Civil marriage
September 22, 1924 (Age 16 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 21 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 10, 1930 (Age 21 years)
Marriage of a parentClemens Domonic GanzMayme Lee ShemwellView this family
before 1940 (Age 31 years)

Census April 1, 1940 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 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 20, 1950 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 41 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Nancy Lee Hill
February 15, 1956 (Age 47 years)
Death of a motherMayme Lee Shemwell
July 8, 1960 (Age 52 years)
Cause: Colon Cancer
Death of a brotherMarshall Vance Parker
August 7, 1974 (Age 66 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 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 husbandJefferson Folk Hill
May 30, 1980 (Age 71 years)
Death April 1, 1999 (Age 90 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 26, 1907Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
9 months
herself
5 years
younger brother
Marshall Vance Parker
Birth: February 14, 1913 46 25Missouri, United States
Death: August 7, 1974
Mother’s family with William J Sherwood - View this family
step-father
William J Sherwood
Birth: 1894Evanston, Spencer, Indiana, United States
Death: April 18, 1966St. Louis, Jefferson, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: September 22, 1924
Mother’s family with Clemens Domonic Ganz - View this family
step-father
Clemens Domonic Ganz
Birth: May 9, 1871Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois, United States
Death: August 11, 1952St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: before 1940
Mother’s family with William W Plum - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: July 5, 1918Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States
Family with Jefferson Folk Hill - View this family
husband
Jefferson Folk Hill
Birth: August 10, 1903Popular Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: May 30, 1980Missouri, United States
herself
son
Private
daughter
Nancy Lee Hill
Birth: February 15, 1956 52 47Missouri, United States
Death: November 29, 2010St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John U Parker - Household

St James, Mississippi, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Parker, John UheadMW43M23ILKYTNFarmerGeneral farm
Parker, Mammie LwifeFW22M1311MOILMO
Parker, Lucille MdaughterFW1-9mSMOILMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Mamie Shemwell - Household

1220 Strange Ave St. Louis, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Parker, MamieheadFW32WdMOILMO
Parker, Lucille MdaughterFW11SMOILMO
Parker, Marshall VsonMW6SMOILMO
Bigham, Lucille MmotherFW50MMOMOKY
Bingham, EdwardfatherMW58MILILILContractorLumber
Shemwell, MyrtlesisterFW28SARILMOStenographerBank

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Jefferson Folk Hill - Household

St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hill, Jefferson FboarderMW26MMOILARshoeworkershoe factory
Hill, Lucille boarderFW21MMOILMOinspectorclothing factory

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Jefferson Folk Hill - Household

St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Hill, Jefferson headMW36MMOtreershoe mfg
Hill, Lucille MwifeFW31MMOsup-feather deptlaundry