The Shemwell Family

Gracie Ann PottengerAge: 72 years18921965

Name
Gracie Ann Pottenger
Given names
Gracie Ann
Surname
Pottenger
Married name
Gracie Ann Eaton
Birth July 14, 1892 31 22
Birth of a brotherAlbert Llewellyn Pottenger
July 14, 1895 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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 23, 1900 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterBessie M Pottenger
July 30, 1900 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherRoy Elmer Pottenger
May 11, 1905 (Age 12 years)
MarriageWillie Clyde EatonView this family
September 13, 1908 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Amos Clarkson Eaton
July 22, 1909 (Age 17 years)
Death of a brotherJames W Pottenger
before 1910 (Age 17 years)

Census May 4, 1910 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Albert Marion Eaton
August 4, 1911 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Eugene Elihu Eaton
June 11, 1913 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Theodore Walter “Ted” Eaton
August 17, 1916 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 23 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 24 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 25 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 15, 1920 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Marinda Alice Eaton
April 8, 1920 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Ronald Otis Jefferson Eaton
December 20, 1922 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Marie Avis “Sally” Eaton
February 3, 1925 (Age 32 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Ann “Polly” Kittrell
March 13, 1927 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 37 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Amos Carlyle “Bud” Eaton
December 30, 1929 (Age 37 years)
Census April 8, 1930 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Alvin Cortez Eaton
March 20, 1935 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childTheodore Walter “Ted” EatonVella Violet ReynoldsView this family
June 5, 1937 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Edward Eugene Eaton
October 30, 1937 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Henry HeathMarinda Alice EatonView this family
June 12, 1939 (Age 46 years)
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Dora Violet “Dee” Eaton
July 12, 1940 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Luetricia Ann Heath
October 5, 1940 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Walter Lee Eaton Sr.
August 24, 1942 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childJohn W SmithMarie Avis “Sally” EatonView this family
about 1943 (Age 50 years)

Birth of a grandson
#7
William Clyde Heath
April 10, 1944 (Age 51 years)
Death of a motherMarinda Powers
January 18, 1945 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 49 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
Birth of a grandson
#8
John Michael “Mickey” Smith
December 31, 1945 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
William Thomas “Tommy” Eaton
May 14, 1946 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childRonald Otis Jefferson EatonNola TackettView this family
May 24, 1946 (Age 53 years)
Death of a fatherClarkson Pottenger
September 2, 1946 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Janis Eaton
March 13, 1947 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
James Clark “Jim” Eaton
April 30, 1949 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Charlotte June Eaton
June 1, 1949 (Age 56 years)
Census April 4, 1950 (Age 57 years)
Death of a sonTheodore Walter “Ted” Eaton
August 26, 1950 (Age 58 years)
Cause: Logging Accident
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 57 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 53 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 January 27, 1965 (Age 72 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 15, 1889
22 months
elder brother
James W Pottenger
Birth: July 1891 29 21Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: before 1910
1 year
herself
3 years
younger brother
5 years
younger sister
5 years
younger brother
Family with Willie Clyde Eaton - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: September 13, 1908Tuckerman, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
10 months
son
Amos Clarkson Eaton
Birth: July 22, 1909 24 17Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 5, 1987Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
son
Albert Marion Eaton
Birth: August 4, 1911 26 19Newark, Independence, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 25, 1991Alameda, California, United States
22 months
son
3 years
son
4 years
daughter
Marinda Alice Eaton
Birth: April 8, 1920 35 27Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 28, 1986Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, United States
3 years
son
Ronald Otis Jefferson Eaton
Birth: December 20, 1922 37 30Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 4, 1970Arizona, United States
2 years
daughter
Marie Avis “Sally” Eaton
Birth: February 3, 1925 39 32Arkansas, United States
Death: December 17, 2021Waterford, Stanislaus, California, United States
Willie Clyde Eaton + Private - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Private

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Clarkson Pottenger - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Pottenger, ClarksonheadWMJun186138M11INININFarmer
Pottenger, MarindawifeWFDec186930M1133MOMOMO
Pottenger, James WsonWMJul18919SMOINMO
Pottenger, Grace AdaughterWFJul18927SMOINMO
Pottenger, Albert LsonWMJul18954SMOINMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Willie Clyde Eaton - Household

Bird, Jackson, Arkansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Eaton, ClydeheadMW25M12MOMOMOLaborerGeneral Farm
Eaton, GracewifeFW17M1211MOOHMO
Eaton, AmossonMW10mSARMOMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Willie Clyde Eaton - Household

Dodd, Marion, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Eaton, Willie EheadMW34MMOILMOLaborerSaw Mill
Eaton, Grace AwifeFW27MMOOHMO
Eaton, Amos CsonMW10SARMOMO
Eaton, Albert MsonMW8SARMOMO
Eaton, Eugene EsonMW6SARMOMO
Eaton, Theodore WsonMW3-4mSARMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Willie Clyde Eaton - Household

923 East 6th Street Illinois, Pope, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Eaton, WillieheadMW45M23MOILMOLaborerSaw Mill
Eaton, GraciewifeFW37M16MOOHMO
Eaton, AlbertsonMW18SARMOMOLaborerSaw Mill
Eaton, EugenesonMW16SARMOMO
Eaton, TheodoresonMW13SARMOMO
Eaton, AlicedaughterFW10SARMOMO
Eaton, RonaldsonMW7SARMOMO
Eaton, AvisdaughterFW5-2mSARMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Willie Clyde Eaton - Household

1st. Street Ola, Yell, Arkansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Eaton, W CheadMW55MMORPopeARLumber GraderBurnette Lumber ??
Eaton, Grace AnnwifeFW47MMORPopeAR
Eaton, RonaldsonMW17SARRPopeAR
Eaton, MariedaughterFW15SARRPopeAR

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Willie Clyde Eaton - Household

1359 Clarke San Leandro, Alameda, California

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Eaton, WillieheadMW65MarMOStacks LumberRetail Lumber Yard
Eaton, GraciewifeFW57MarMO