The Shemwell Family

William Allen Hewell Jr.Age: 82 years18871970

Name
William Allen Hewell Jr.
Given names
William Allen
Surname
Hewell
Name suffix
Jr.
Birth June 18, 1887 42 27
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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 12, 1900 (Age 12 years)
Marriage of a parentJacob Burns SenseneyLula Amanda MossView this family
about 1905 (Age 17 years)

Death of a sisterCordelia Hewell
1905 (Age 17 years)
Census April 16, 1910 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 28 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Military
WW1 Draft
June 5, 1917 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 29 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 30 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 3, 1920 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James Alfred Hewell
October 10, 1920 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Dorothy Amanda Hewell
July 5, 1922 (Age 35 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
Census April 8, 1930 (Age 42 years)
Death of a motherLula Amanda Moss
June 24, 1933 (Age 46 years)
Census April 5, 1940 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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
#1
Wayne Hewell
December 31, 1947 (Age 60 years)
Death of a brotherAlfred Daniel Hewell
February 21, 1952 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 62 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 58 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 1970 (Age 82 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
William Allen Hewell
Birth: July 28, 1844 40 32Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 16, 1886Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
mother
Marriage: before 1880
1 year
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
Alfred Daniel Hewell
Birth: June 19, 1884 39 24Rose Hill, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 21, 1952Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
himself
Mother’s family with Jacob Burns Senseney - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: about 1905
Family with Bertha E Shinn - View this family
himself
wife
son
James Alfred Hewell
Birth: October 10, 1920 33 24Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 16, 1990Guthrie, Todd, Kentucky, United States
21 months
daughter
Dorothy Amanda Hewell
Birth: July 5, 1922 35 26Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 4, 2003Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private

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 - Mary Elizabeth Hewell - Household

Palmyra Road Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Harlow, BrendaheadFW38Wd
Harlow, George WsonMW14S
Hoffman, Eliza MmotherFW72WD
Campbell, Mary HboarderFW63WdTNVAKY
Hewell, Oscar EboarderMW27STNTNKYSalesmanDry goods store
Hewell, W AboarderMW23SKYKYVASalesmanShoe Store