The Shemwell Family

Delia Alice “Dee” SweetAge: 75 years18961972

Name
Delia Alice “Dee” Sweet
Given names
Delia Alice
Surname
Sweet
Married name
Delia Alice Hall
Nickname
Dee
Birth October 10, 1896
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 months)
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 19 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 20 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 21 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/
Birth of a son
#1
Charles B Hall
May 28, 1922 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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 3, 1930 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Jack Reid Hall
September 9, 1934 (Age 37 years)
Census April 16, 1940 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 53 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 husbandJames Reid Hall
October 1, 1956 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
John Edward Hall
March 5, 1964 (Age 67 years)
Death of a sonJack Reid Hall
July 19, 1970 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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, 1972 (Age 75 years)
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Delia Alice “Dee” Sweet
Birth: October 10, 1896North Carolina, United States
Death: August 30, 1972Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
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husband
James Reid Hall
Birth: August 31, 1895 27 26Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 1, 1956Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
herself
Delia Alice “Dee” Sweet
Birth: October 10, 1896North Carolina, United States
Death: August 30, 1972Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
daughter
Private
son
Charles B Hall
Birth: May 28, 1922 26 25Cherokee, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 24, 1983North Carolina, United States
daughter
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daughter
Private
son
Jack Reid Hall
Birth: September 9, 1934 39 37North Carolina, United States
Death: July 19, 1970Tennessee, United States

Delia Alice “Dee” Sweet has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - James Reid Hall - Household

315 South Saluda Street Columbia, Richland, South Carolina

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Hall, James RheadMW41MNCsame placeSalesmanRetail Shoe Store
Hall, Delia AXwifeFW40MNCsame place
Hall, JacksonMW5MNCsame place
Smitheman, RuthlodgerFW26SGAAugustaGASalesladyRetail clothing store