The Shemwell Family

Henry Carson LewisAge: 68 years18861955

Name
Henry Carson Lewis
Given names
Henry Carson
Surname
Lewis
Birth October 25, 1886 25 22
MarriageVollie PollardView this family
unknown

Birth of a sisterTulah Mae Lewis
July 25, 1888 (Age 21 months)
Death of a motherHenryetta Adaline Shemwell
July 25, 1890 (Age 3 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherHenry Cox Shemwell
January 16, 1893 (Age 6 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
Census June 22, 1900 (Age 13 years)
Note: Tula & Carson are Lewis not Shemwell. -b
MarriageDorenda Elizabeth “Dora” SpencerView this family
September 23, 1906 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Teula Jane Lewis
June 25, 1907 (Age 20 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherEliza Jane Reed
October 31, 1908 (Age 22 years)
Cause: Kicked by a mule
Birth of a daughter
#2
Geneva Lewis
September 10, 1909 (Age 22 years)
Census May 2, 1910 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Wendell Dempsey “Bill” Lewis
October 18, 1912 (Age 25 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
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/
Marriage of a childAbraham Wellington “Abe” MockTeula Jane LewisView this family
March 29, 1929 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 42 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
Billy Houston Caldwell Sr.
November 17, 1930 (Age 44 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 wifeDorenda Elizabeth “Dora” Spencer
August 4, 1952 (Age 65 years)
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
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 May 16, 1955 (Age 68 years)
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Riverview Memorial Gardens
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 7, 1886Randolph, Arkansas, United States
9 months
himself
21 months
younger sister
Tulah Mae Lewis
Birth: July 25, 1888 27 24Arkansas, United States
Death: April 23, 1979Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Family with Dorenda Elizabeth “Dora” Spencer - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: September 23, 1906Randolph, Arkansas, United States
9 months
daughter
Teula Jane Lewis
Birth: June 25, 1907 20 20Supply, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 26, 2003Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
2 years
daughter
Geneva Lewis
Birth: September 10, 1909 22 22Supply, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 27, 2009Cody, Park, Wyoming, United States
3 years
son
Wendell Dempsey “Bill” Lewis
Birth: October 18, 1912 25 25Supply, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 17, 1977Maynard, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Family with Vollie Pollard - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage:
Calloway Pringle + Dorenda Elizabeth “Dora” Spencer - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage:
step-son
Calvis Albon Pringle
Birth: August 3, 1904 33 17Arkansas, United States
Death: August 30, 1975

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Calvin R Shemwell - Household

Clay Arkansas

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
Cal R ShemwellheadWMSep 186732M<1--ARNCKYFarmer
Cora E ShemwellwifeWFNov 187426M<100ILILIN
Jane ShemwellmotherWFAug 183663M4574KYKYUNK
Tula ShemwellnieceWFJul 188811S---AKAKAK
Carson ShemwellnephewWMOct 188613S---AKAKAK

Notes: His brothers children in household Tula-Carson?

Census
Tula & Carson are Lewis not Shemwell. -b
Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Henry Carson Lewis - Household

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Lewis, H CarsonheadMW23M14ARARARFarmerGeneral farm
Spencer, Dora LwifeFW23M2433ARARAR
Lewis, Teula JdaughterFW2SARARAR
Lewis, GenevadaughterFW7mSARARAR
Pringle, Calvis Astep sonMW5SARARAR