The Shemwell Family

Bettie WalkerAge: 71 years18731944

Name
Bettie Walker
Given names
Bettie
Surname
Walker
Married name
Bettie James
Birth February 14, 1873 40 42
Death of a maternal grandmotherAmelia Lonesome “Millie” Patterson
September 14, 1876 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 4 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 7 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Simpson Walker
February 11, 1892 (Age 18 years)
MarriageHenry Clay JamesView this family
about 1894 (Age 20 years)

Death of a sisterMary White Walker
October 23, 1894 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Virginia White Walker James
February 7, 1895 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 25 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
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Elizabeth James
April 24, 1899 (Age 26 years)
Census June 9, 1900 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Charles Clay James
March 19, 1901 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Bettie James
September 6, 1906 (Age 33 years)
Death of a husbandHenry Clay James
October 14, 1906 (Age 33 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Monroe Beaty Walker
December 20, 1910 (Age 37 years)
Death of a motherMary Adaline Frost
January 2, 1911 (Age 37 years)
Death of a brotherElijah Frost “Lige” Walker
July 21, 1914 (Age 41 years)
Burial of a brotherElijah Frost “Lige” Walker
July 22, 1914 (Age 41 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crossville City Cemetery
Death of a sisterAmelia Ann “Millie” Walker
June 22, 1915 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 42 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 43 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 44 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 56 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
Death of a sisterElouisa Jane “Eliza” Walker
April 14, 1937 (Age 64 years)
Burial of a sisterElouisa Jane “Eliza” Walker
April 15, 1937 (Age 64 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Frost Family Cemetery
Death of a brotherJames Young Walker
February 4, 1939 (Age 65 years)
Death of a sisterRhoda Emily Walker
November 29, 1942 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 68 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
Death November 14, 1944 (Age 71 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Frost Family Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 26, 1854White, Tennessee, United States
10 months
elder sister
23 months
elder sister
2 years
elder brother
21 months
elder sister
14 months
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
William Simpson Walker
Birth: March 7, 1865 32 34Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 11, 1892Granby City, Newton, Missouri, United States
2 years
elder sister
Mary White Walker
Birth: April 19, 1867 35 36Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 23, 1894Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
6 years
herself
Bettie Walker
Birth: February 14, 1873 40 42Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 14, 1944Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Family with Henry Clay James - View this family
husband
herself
Bettie Walker
Birth: February 14, 1873 40 42Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 14, 1944Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: about 1894
13 months
daughter
Virginia White Walker James
Birth: February 7, 1895 25 21Deer Lodge, Morgan, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 3, 1975Hickman, Kentucky, United States
4 years
daughter
Mary Elizabeth James
Birth: April 24, 1899 29 26Huntsville, Scott, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 29, 1952Clinton, Hickman, Kentucky, United States
23 months
son
Charles Clay James
Birth: March 19, 1901 31 28Huntsville, Scott, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 1, 1964Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
6 years
daughter
Bettie James
Birth: September 6, 1906 37 33Huntsville, Scott, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 2, 2003Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John Monroe Beaty Walker - Household

District 5, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Walker, JohnWM48headMBlacksmithTNTNTN
Walker, MaryWF49wifeMKeeping houseTNTNTN
Walker, EmiliaWF25daughterSAt homeTNTNTN
Walker, LouisaWF24daughterSAt homeTNTNTN
Walker, ElijahWM22sonSAt homeTNTNTN
Walker, JamesWM18sonSAt homeTNTNTN
Walker, WilliamWM15sonSAt homeTNTNTN
Walker, MaryWF13daughterSAt homeNTNTNTN
Walker, ElizabethWF7daughterSAt homeNTNTNTN
Loyel, MaryWF35servantSservantNTNTNTN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Monroe Beaty Walker - Household

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Walker, John MheadWMApr184268M45TNVAVAHotel Keeper0YesYesYesOFH
Walker, MarywifeWFNov183069M4576TNTNTNYesYesYes
James, BettiedaughterWFFeb187327M622TNTNTNYesYesYes
James, WhitegranddaughterWFFeb18955STNTNTNYesYesYes
James, MarygranddaughterWFApr18991STNTNTN
Hamby, MattieservantWFFeb187525STNTNTNCookYesYesYes
Hedgecoth, AlonzonephewWMOct187029STNTNTNTeamster0YesYesYes
Taylor, WilliamboarderWMAug187821STNTNTNCompositor0YesYesYes
Bandy, WhiteboarderWMJun187821STNNCTNCarpenter0YesYesYes
Weaver, ElijahboarderWMAug187821STNTNTNFarmer0YesYesYes
Dorton, James WboarderWMJul185841STNVATNLawyer0YesYesYes
Lilly, MiltonboarderWMApr187921STNTNTNStenographer0YesYesYes
Berry, WilliamboarderWMApr186238M11INININDealer in Janitor0YesYesYes
Mason, WilliamboarderWMDec185643STNGATNSalesman Pants0YesYesYes
Davis, MathewboarderWMOct185940M22TNTNTNFarmer0YesYesYes
Tabor, CharlesboarderWMMar187624STNTNTNDay Laborer0YesYesYes
Warner, JohnboarderWMJul186930STNTNTNDay Laborer0YesYesYes
Thurman, EmmettboarderWMAug187920STNTNTNSalesman Groceries0YesYesYes
Haley, John BboarderWMAug184059M31TNTNTNFarmer0YesYesYes
Sherman, CliveboarderWMDec186435SININGATeamster0YesYesYes
Dorton, AzariahboarderWMFeb186634STNTNTNTeamster0YesYesYes
James, RusselboarderWMFeb184258Wd26GAGAGAMinerologist0YesYesYes
Flexer, LouisboarderWMNov186633SRUSSIARUSSIARUSSIA189010NaMerchant Dry Goods0YesYesYes
Flexer, BennettboarderWMMar186535SRUSSIARUSSIARUSSIA18928NaMerchant Dry Goods0YesYesYes
Benjamin, AbramboarderWMFeb186634M9RUSSIARUSSIARUSSIA188911AlMerchant Dry Goods0YesYesYes