The Shemwell Family

Ellen Dewey TilleyAge: 84 years18981982

Name
Ellen Dewey Tilley
Given names
Ellen Dewey
Surname
Tilley
Married name
Ellen Dewey Welch
Birth August 6, 1898 30 26
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898
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 sisterLena A Tilley
August 15, 1899 (Age 12 months)
Death of a paternal grandmotherEmaline McGehee
September 11, 1899 (Age 13 months)
Census June 15, 1900 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Theodore Tilley
October 28, 1901 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherSamuel A Tilley
December 16, 1902 (Age 4 years)
Death of a brotherSamuel A Tilley
August 16, 1904 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterGrace Lee “Gracie” Tilley
November 16, 1904 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherTollie Clayton Tilley
December 3, 1907 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterLee Ola Tilley
December 26, 1909 (Age 11 years)
Census April 22, 1910 (Age 11 years)
Death of a fatherLeander A “Lee” Tilley
July 21, 1910 (Age 11 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Henry Tilley
October 11, 1913 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 17 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageJohn William WelchView this family
September 15, 1918 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 18 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 19 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 31 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 motherLuella L “Ella” Adams
January 5, 1945 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 43 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 of a sisterLee Ola Tilley
January 16, 1952 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 51 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 husbandJohn William Welch
January 5, 1958 (Age 59 years)

Death of a brotherJohn Henry Tilley
June 24, 1960 (Age 61 years)
Death of a brotherJames Erdie Tilley
July 1, 1961 (Age 62 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Theodore Tilley
June 6, 1964 (Age 65 years)
Death of a sisterGrace Lee “Gracie” Tilley
July 28, 1974 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 47 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 October 6, 1982 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Park Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 13, 1891Conway, Arkansas, United States
11 months
elder brother
22 months
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
Lena A Tilley
Birth: July 22, 1897 29 25Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 15, 1899Solgohachia, Conway, Arkansas, United States
1 year
herself
Ellen Dewey Tilley
Birth: August 6, 1898 30 26Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 6, 1982Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, United States
3 years
younger brother
William Theodore Tilley
Birth: October 28, 1901 33 29Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 6, 1964Arizona, United States
14 months
younger brother
Samuel A Tilley
Birth: December 16, 1902 34 30Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 16, 1904Solgohachia, Conway, Arkansas, United States
23 months
younger sister
Grace Lee “Gracie” Tilley
Birth: November 16, 1904 36 32Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 28, 1974Morrilton, Conway, Arkansas, United States
3 years
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
Family with John William Welch - View this family
husband
herself
Ellen Dewey Tilley
Birth: August 6, 1898 30 26Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 6, 1982Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: September 15, 1918Conway, Arkansas, United States

Ellen Dewey Tilley has 11 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Leander A “Lee” Tilley - Household

McLaren, Conway, Arkansas

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Tilley, Lee AheadWMDec186832M8ARTNMOFarmer
Tilley, Luella AwifeWFFeb187828M843ARARARFarm Laborer
Tilley, James EsonWMNov18927MARARAR
Tilley, John HsonWMSep18945SARARAR
Tilley, Ellen DdaughterWFAug18981SARARAR

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Luella A “Ella” Adams - Household

East Side of Moniltan and Cleveland Road St Vincent, Conway, Arkansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Tilley, Ellen LheadFW36Wd97ARARARFarmerGeneral Farm
Tilley, James EsonMW17SARARARFarm LaborerHome Farm
Tilley, John HsonMW15SARARARFarm LaborerHome Farm
Tilley, Ellen DdaughterFW11SARARARFarm LaborerHome Farm
Tilley, William TsonMW9SARARAR
Tilley, Gracie LdaughterFW5SARARAR
Tilley, Tollie CsonMW3SARARAR
Tilley, LeoledaughterFW1m?SARARAR

Census was taken Apr - Lee died in July?. -b