The Shemwell Family

Callie C LavenderAge: 92 years18841977

Name
Callie C Lavender
Given names
Callie C
Surname
Lavender
Married name
Callie C Connell
Birth November 17, 1884
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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
MarriageJames Merton “Jim” ConnellView this family
November 25, 1909 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Raymond Leslie Connell
June 5, 1914 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 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 32 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 33 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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 11, 1930 (Age 45 years)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 55 years)
Death of a husbandJames Merton “Jim” Connell
September 7, 1942 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 granddaughter
#1
Leslie Ellen Connell
February 14, 1947 (Age 62 years)
Death of a granddaughterLeslie Ellen Connell
April 14, 1952 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 65 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 61 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 26, 1977 (Age 92 years)
Identification number
L2NY-1ZD
Type: FamilySearch

Family with James Merton “Jim” Connell - View this family
husband
James Merton “Jim” Connell
Birth: October 8, 1877 28 26Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 7, 1942Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
herself
Callie C Lavender
Birth: November 17, 1884Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 26, 1977Harbor Beach, Huron, Michigan, United States
Marriage: November 25, 1909Williamson, Tennessee, United States
5 years
son
Raymond Leslie Connell
Birth: June 5, 1914 36 29Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 11, 1988Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Merton “Jim” Connell - Household

3552 Scovel Place Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Connell, James MheadMW52M31TNTNTNMachinestAutomobile Factory
Connell, CalliewifeFW44M23TNTNTNHouse KeeperPrivate Family
Connell, RaymondsonMW16STNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - James Merton “Jim” Connell - Household

705 Cleophus Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Connell, James MheadMW62MTNSame HouseLaborerAuto Plant
Connell, CallieXwifeFW53MTNSame House
Connell, RaymondsonMW26STNSame HouseLaborerAuto Plant
Todd, FrednephewMW26STNNashvilleDavidsonTNOffice ClerkSteel Office