The Shemwell Family

Herman Eric ConnellAge: 74 years18881963

Name
Herman Eric Connell
Given names
Herman Eric
Surname
Connell
Birth August 6, 1888
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 27 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 28 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 29 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/
MarriageHattie Lou RobyView this family
1921 (Age 32 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Elizabeth Rosina Connell
October 27, 1921 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Herman Eric Connell Jr.
March 2, 1926 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 41 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 17, 1930 (Age 41 years)
Census April 22, 1940 (Age 51 years)
Death of a sonHerman Eric Connell Jr.
March 6, 1945 (Age 56 years)

Note: Died in WW2
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 61 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 57 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 July 6, 1963 (Age 74 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maplewood Cemetery
Family with Hattie Lou Roby - View this family
himself
wife
Hattie Lou Roby
Birth: May 8, 1892 31 32Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 4, 1967Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: 1921
10 months
daughter
Elizabeth Rosina Connell
Birth: October 27, 1921 33 29Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 28, 2015Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
4 years
son
Herman Eric Connell Jr.
Birth: March 2, 1926 37 33Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 6, 1945

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Herman Eric Connell - Household

301 Wynn St. Paris, Henry, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Connell, Herman EheadMW41M32TNPNTNBrakemanSteam Railway
Connell, HattiewifeFW34M25TNGATN
Connell, ElizabethdaughterFW8STNTNTN
Connell, Herman EsonMW4STNTNTN
Roby, Barton Afather in lawMW69WdTNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Herman Eric Connell - Household

312 College Paris, Henry, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Connell, Herman EheadMW51MTNSame PlaceBrakemanSteam RR
Connell, Hattie LwifeFW42MTNSame Place
Connell, Elizabeth RdaughterFW18STNSame Place
Connell, Herman JrsonMW14STNSame Place
Roby, Barton Afather in lawMW79MGASame Place