The Shemwell Family

Robert Emmett HewellAge: 90 years18861977

Name
Robert Emmett Hewell
Given names
Robert Emmett
Surname
Hewell
Birth July 21, 1886 44 33
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Daniel “Broddie” Moss
March 31, 1890 (Age 3 years)
Death of a motherMary Elizabeth Moss
June 25, 1894 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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
Death of a fatherEdward Boyd Hewell
April 23, 1900 (Age 13 years)
Census June 12, 1900 (Age 13 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherAmanda Malvina Cole
July 12, 1903 (Age 16 years)
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 29 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageFlorence A PattilloView this family
about 1917 (Age 30 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Robert Edward Hewell
May 12, 1918 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 30 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 31 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 19, 1920 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 43 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 brotherOscar Edward “Sonny” Hewell
November 22, 1930 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childRobert Edward HewellEmma M WallView this family
about 1939 (Age 52 years)

Census May 4, 1940 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Victor Neal Hewell
January 4, 1942 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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 brotherThomas Charles “Charley” Hewell
September 28, 1945 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Preston Dale Hewell
about 1946 (Age 59 years)
Death of a sisterLura Amanda Hewell
March 13, 1951 (Age 64 years)
Cause: Carcinoma of the Thyroid Gland
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 63 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 wifeFlorence A Pattillo
March 8, 1970 (Age 83 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 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 April 12, 1977 (Age 90 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenwood Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 28, 1879Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
14 months
elder brother
Thomas Charles “Charley” Hewell
Birth: March 31, 1880 37 27Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 28, 1945Trigg, Kentucky, United States
17 months
elder sister
15 months
elder brother
Oscar Edward “Sonny” Hewell
Birth: December 3, 1882 40 29Kentucky, United States
Death: November 22, 1930Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
4 years
himself
Robert Emmett Hewell
Birth: July 21, 1886 44 33Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 12, 1977Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Family with Florence A Pattillo - View this family
himself
Robert Emmett Hewell
Birth: July 21, 1886 44 33Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 12, 1977Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
wife
Marriage: about 1917
16 months
son
Robert Edward Hewell
Birth: May 12, 1918 31 31Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 28, 1993Montgomery, Tennessee, United States

Robert Emmett Hewell has 8 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Lula Amanda Moss - Household

Montgomery, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Hewell, Lula AheadWFJul185940Wd43TNNCNCFarmer
Hewell, CordeliadaughterWFJan188119STNTNTN
Hewell, AlfredsonWMJun188415STNTNTNFarm Laborer
Hewell, WilliamsonWMJun188712STNTNTNFarm Laborer
Hewell, ThomasheadWMMar188020STNTNTNFarm Laborer
Hewell, OscarheadWMDec188316STNTNTNFarm Laborer
Hewell, EdwardheadWMJun?188514STNTNTNFarm Laborer
Cook, HenrynephewWMJan187723SKYVATNFarm Manager

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Burns Senseney - Household

Montgomery, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Senseney, Jacob BheadMW58M25KYVAKY
Senseney, Lula MwifeFW50M25TNNCNC
Hewell, Alfred Dstep sonMW25STNTNTNFarmerGeneral farm
Hewell, Robert EnephewMW22STNTNTNFarmerGeneral farm

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Robert Emmett Hewell - Household

Montgomery, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hewell, EmmettheadMW33MTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farming
Hewell, FlorencewifeFW32MKYVAVA
Hewell, EdwinsonMW1MTNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Robert Emmett Hewell - Household

Montgomery, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Hewell, Robert EXheadMW53MTNSame HouseFarmerFarm
Hewell, Florence PwifeFW53MKYSame House
Hewell, R EdwardsonMW21MTNSame House
Hewell, Emma Msons wifeFW20MTNSame HouseLaborerRubber Plant