The Shemwell Family

Abie Earle BeatyAge: 82 years18911973

Name
Abie Earle Beaty
Given names
Abie Earle
Surname
Beaty
Birth January 21, 1891 29 26
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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
Death of a motherLinnie Lee
November 4, 1903 (Age 12 years)

Marriage of a parentWilliam Bond BeatyLillian A “Lillie” BatchelorView this family
April 24, 1907 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 24 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 25 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 26 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/
MarriageEtta Mae RigginsView this family
estimated 1926 (Age 34 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 38 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 son
#1
Abie Earle Beaty Jr
March 9, 1930 (Age 39 years)
Census April 23, 1930 (Age 39 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Bond Beaty
July 30, 1933 (Age 42 years)
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 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 58 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 wifeEtta Mae Riggins
March 31, 1970 (Age 79 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 54 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 3, 1973 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens
Family with parents - View this family
father
William Bond Beaty
Birth: April 27, 1861Ellendale, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 30, 1933Ellendale, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
mother
Marriage:
himself
Abie Earle Beaty
Birth: January 21, 1891 29 26Ellendale, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 3, 1973Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Father’s family with Lillian A “Lillie” Batchelor - View this family
father
William Bond Beaty
Birth: April 27, 1861Ellendale, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 30, 1933Ellendale, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
step-mother
Marriage: April 24, 1907Haywood, Tennessee, United States
Family with Etta Mae Riggins - View this family
himself
Abie Earle Beaty
Birth: January 21, 1891 29 26Ellendale, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 3, 1973Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
wife
Etta Mae Riggins
Birth: August 8, 1904 30 24Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 31, 1970Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: estimated 1926
4 years
son
Abie Earle Beaty Jr
Birth: March 9, 1930 39 25Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 19, 1986Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Bond Beaty - Household

303 Memphis Arlington Road Shelby, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Beaty, William BheadMW68M25TNMSTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Beaty, LilliewifeFW58M37TNGAMS
Beaty, Abie EsonMW39M35TNTNTNCanstableShelby Co.
Beaty, Etta Mdaughter in lawFW25M21TNTNTN
Beaty, Abie EgrandsonMW1mSTNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Abie Earle Beaty - Household

Shelby, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Beaty, AbieheadMW48MTNSame houseDupity SheriffCounty
Beaty, EttawifeFW35MTNSame house
Beaty, Abie EarlsonMW10STNSame house