The Shemwell Family

Norma BridgesAge: 73 years18921966

Name
Norma Bridges
Given names
Norma
Surname
Bridges
Married name
Norma Roach
Married name
Norma Bailey
Birth September 15, 1892 25 24
Birth of a brotherHomer East Bridges
July 21, 1895 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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 19, 1900 (Age 7 years)
Census April 27, 1910 (Age 17 years)
Marriage of a parentWilliam Riley BridgesPearl Rivers MooreView this family
after 1910 (Age 17 years)

Birth of a son
#1
George William Bailey Jr.
September 4, 1914 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Alice Bailey
October 9, 1915 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 23 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 24 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 25 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 19, 1920 (Age 27 years)
MarriageGeorge William BaileyView this family
estimated 1921 (Age 28 years)

Birth of a daughter
#3
Mary Laverne Bailey
October 17, 1922 (Age 30 years)
Death of a husbandGeorge William Bailey
May 19, 1928 (Age 35 years)
Cause: Homicide - gunshot wound of head and arm
Death of a fatherWilliam Riley Bridges
April 20, 1929 (Age 36 years)
Cause: Homicide - Shot by negro through the heart
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 37 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
MarriageRay J RoachView this family
January 15, 1930 (Age 37 years)
Census April 8, 1930 (Age 37 years)
Census April 4, 1940 (Age 47 years)
Death of a motherBeulah Virginia Wells
August 10, 1943 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childClifford Otto KuehlAlice BaileyView this family
December 2, 1943 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 49 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 57 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 brotherHomer East Bridges
March 15, 1959 (Age 66 years)
Death of a sisterOla Lee Bridges
December 26, 1964 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 53 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 July 1966 (Age 73 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Beulah Virginia Wells
Birth: February 12, 1868 33 23Sardis, Panola, Mississippi, United States
Death: August 10, 1943Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: estimated 1889
7 months
elder sister
3 years
herself
3 years
younger brother
Homer East Bridges
Birth: July 21, 1895 28 27Coldwater, Neshoba, Mississippi, United States
Death: March 15, 1959Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Father’s family with Pearl Rivers Moore - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: after 1910
Family with Ray J Roach - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: January 15, 1930Arkansas, United States
Family with George William Bailey - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: estimated 1921
-6 years
son
George William Bailey Jr.
Birth: September 4, 1914 24 21Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 16, 1991
13 months
daughter
7 years
daughter
Mary Laverne Bailey
Birth: October 17, 1922 32 30Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 6, 1995

Norma Bridges has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Riley Bridges - Household

Tate, Mississippi

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Bridges, RileyheadWMJul186732M10MSTNTNFarmer
Bridges, BeulahwifeWFFeb186831M1033MSMSMS
Bridges, OladaughterWFAug188910SMSMSMS
Bridges, NormadaughterWFSep18927SMSMSMS
Bridges, HomerdaughterWFJul18954SMSMSMS

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Riley Bridges - Household

1234 1/2 Florida St. Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Bridges, William RheadMW42M123MSMSMSForeman CleanersPullman Shaper Co.
Bridges, BeulahwifeFW41M12333MSUnkMS
Bridges, NormadaughterFW17SMSMSMSSaleswomanRetail Dry Goods
Bridges, HomerdaughterFW15SMSMSMSCollectorInsurance Co.

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George W Bailey - Household

780 Kerr Ave Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Bailey, George WheadMW29MTNTNTNHorse ShoerOwn Shop
Bailey, Norma BwifeFW25MMSMSMS
Bailey, George Jr.sonMW5STNTNMS
Bailey, AlicedaughterFW4STNTNMS
Bridges, Beulahmother in lawFW52WdMSMSMS

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Ray J Roach - Household

1247 Harbert Ave Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Roach, Roy JheadMW40M26MSMSUSChief ClerkSteam Railroad
Roach, NormawifeFW38M18MSMSMS
Bailey, George Wstep sonMW15STNTNMS
Bailey, Alicestep daughterFW14STNTNMS
Bailey,Lavernestep daughterFW7STNTNMS
Wilson, FrankboarderMW8SKSKSTX
Wilson, MarthaboarderFW37M26TXTXTXSalesladyDepartment Store
Bridges, Beulahmother in lawFW60WdMSVAMS