The Shemwell Family

Anna Colleen AblesAge: 98 years18951993

Name
Anna Colleen Ables
Given names
Anna Colleen
Surname
Ables
Married name
Anna Colleen Parker
Birth June 18, 1895 31 24
Birth of a sisterLucy Marie Ables
October 31, 1897 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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 sisterLillian B Ables
February 1899 (Age 3 years)
Census June 26, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterHallye Mae Ables
November 8, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterHelen G Ables
1903 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterFrancis Nellie Ables
1905 (Age 9 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam M Riggins Jr.
September 21, 1907 (Age 12 years)
Census May 6, 1910 (Age 14 years)
MarriageJohn Thomas ParkerView this family
March 30, 1913 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Garthel Groom Parker
April 4, 1914 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 20 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 21 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
Birth of a son
#2
Silvas G Parker
1918 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 22 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/
Birth of a daughter
#3
Oreva I Parker
1920 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 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 7, 1930 (Age 34 years)
Death of a fatherHiram Presley Ables
May 11, 1930 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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 54 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 Thomas Parker
March 1964 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 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 of a brotherRichard Delmar Ables
April 1983 (Age 87 years)
Death of a sonGarthel Groom Parker
November 6, 1989 (Age 94 years)
Death November 26, 1993 (Age 98 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: July 30, 1888Stewart, Tennessee, United States
4 years
elder brother
Richard Delmar Ables
Birth: December 19, 1892 29 22Tharp, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 1983Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States
3 years
herself
Anna Colleen Ables
Birth: June 18, 1895 31 24Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 26, 1993Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States
2 years
younger sister
16 months
younger sister
Lillian B Ables
Birth: February 1899 35 28Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death:
21 months
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
Helen G Ables
Birth: 1903 39 32Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death:
3 years
younger sister
Family with John Thomas Parker - View this family
husband
herself
Anna Colleen Ables
Birth: June 18, 1895 31 24Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 26, 1993Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States
Marriage: March 30, 1913Stewart, Tennessee, United States
1 year
son
Garthel Groom Parker
Birth: April 4, 1914 30 18Rupert, Minidoka, Idaho, United States
Death: November 6, 1989Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States
5 years
son
Silvas G Parker
Birth: 1918 34 22Tennessee, United States
Death: May 11, 2011Everett, Snohomish, Washington, United States
3 years
daughter
Oreva I Parker
Birth: 1920 36 24Tennessee, United States
Death: October 2, 2015

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Hiram Presley Ables - Household

Stewart, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Able, HiramheadWMJul186336M12TNTNTNFarmer
Able, Fannie BwifeWFNov187029M1264TNTNTN
Able, Richard DsonWMDec18927STNTNTN
Able, Anna CdaughterWFJun18954STNTNTN
Able, Lucy MdaughterWFOct18972STNTNTN
Able, Lillian BdaughterWFFeb18991STNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Hiram Presley Ables - Household

Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Ables, Hiram PheadMW47M21TNTNTNfarmer
Ables, Fannie BwifeFW39M21107TNTNTN
Ables, Richard DsonMW17STNTNTNlaborer
Ables, Annie CdaughterFW14MTNTNTN
Ables, Lucy MdaughterFW12STNTNTN
Ables, Lillian BdaughterFW10STNTNTN
Ables, Hallie MdaughterFW8STNTNTN
Ables, Helen GdaughterFW7STNTNTN
Ables, Francis NdaughterFW5STNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Parker - Household

Vanouver, Clark, Washington, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Parker, John TheadMW46M30TNTNTNcontractorbuilding
Parker, Anna CwifeFW34M17TNTNTN
Parker, Garthel GsonMW15SIDTNTN
Parker, Silvas GsonMW12STNTNTN
Parker, Oreva IdaughterFW10STNTNTN
Ables, Fannie Bmother in lawFW59WdTNTNTN