The Shemwell Family

Calvis Albon PringleAge: 71 years19041975

Name
Calvis Albon Pringle
Given names
Calvis Albon
Surname
Pringle
Birth August 3, 1904 33 17
Death of a fatherCalloway Pringle
1904

Marriage of a parentHenry Carson LewisDorenda Elizabeth “Dora” SpencerView this family
September 23, 1906 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a half-sisterTeula Jane Lewis
June 25, 1907 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a half-sisterGeneva Lewis
September 10, 1909 (Age 5 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMargarette Blaylock
1910 (Age 5 years)
Census May 2, 1910 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a half-brotherWendell Dempsey “Bill” Lewis
October 18, 1912 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 11 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 12 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 13 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 15 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 25 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 maternal grandfatherLewis Jefferson Spencer Spencer
February 15, 1930 (Age 25 years)
Census April 23, 1940 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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 motherDorenda Elizabeth “Dora” Spencer
August 4, 1952 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 45 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 41 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 August 30, 1975 (Age 71 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
himself
Calvis Albon Pringle
Birth: August 3, 1904 33 17Arkansas, United States
Death: August 30, 1975
Mother’s family with Henry Carson Lewis - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: September 23, 1906Randolph, Arkansas, United States
9 months
half-sister
Teula Jane Lewis
Birth: June 25, 1907 20 20Supply, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 26, 2003Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
2 years
half-sister
Geneva Lewis
Birth: September 10, 1909 22 22Supply, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 27, 2009Cody, Park, Wyoming, United States
3 years
half-brother
Wendell Dempsey “Bill” Lewis
Birth: October 18, 1912 25 25Supply, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 17, 1977Maynard, Randolph, Arkansas, United States

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

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Dorenda Elizabeth “Dora” Spencer - Household

Little Black, Randolph, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Spencer, Dorenda EheadFW33WdARARMOFarmerGeneral farm
Lewis, AlbomsonMW15SARARARFarmerGeneral farm
Lewis, Teula JdaughterFW12SARARAR
Lewis, GenevadaughterFW10SARARAR
Lewis, Wendell DsonMW7SARARAR

Says Lizzie is Widowed

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Dorenda Elizabeth “Dora” Spencer - Household

Little Black, Randolph, Arkansas Supply - Maynard Rd.

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Pringle, ElizabethXheadFW53WdARSame houseFarm OperatorFarm
Pringle, Calvis AsonMW35MARSame houselaborerFarm
Pringle, Berthadaughter in lawFW32MARSame house
Pringle, DeWaynegrand sonMW14SARSame house
Pringle, Daphnegrand duaghterFW5SARSame house
Lewis, WendellsonMW27SARSame houselaborerFarm
Blaylock, LizauntFW81WdARSame house

Elizabeth is Widowed and now a Pringle. -b