The Shemwell Family

John Riley BramlettAge: 64 years18761940

Name
John Riley Bramlett
Given names
John Riley
Surname
Bramlett
Birth July 12, 1876
MarriageEdna Earl MurphyView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 17 months)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a daughter
#1
Sarah Mae “Sadie” Bramlett
January 15, 1897 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 39 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 40 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 41 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/
Marriage of a childKenneth “Kennie” SlaughterSarah Mae “Sadie” BramlettView this family
September 4, 1920 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Charles Albert Slaughter
April 17, 1921 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
William Riley Slaughter
December 13, 1928 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 53 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 5, 1930 (Age 53 years)
Death November 21, 1940 (Age 64 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery
Family with Edna Earl Murphy - View this family
himself
John Riley Bramlett
Birth: July 12, 1876Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 21, 1940Houston, Tennessee, United States
wife
Edna Earl Murphy
Birth: November 25, 1879Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 5, 1950Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
Marriage:
daughter
Sarah Mae “Sadie” Bramlett
Birth: January 15, 1897 20 17Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 15, 1986Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States

No family available

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Riley Bramlett - Household

2108 Foust Street Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Bramlett, John RheadMW53M21TNTNTNStore KeeperGrocery Store
Murphy, Edna EwifeFW51M18TNNYTN
Slaughter, Kenneyson in lawMW37M27TNTNTNLaborerFurn Mfg.
Slaughter, Sarah MdaughterFW33M22TNTNTN
Slaughter, Charlies A(grand)sonMW9STNTNTN
Slaughter, William R(grand)sonMW1STNTNTN