The Shemwell Family

Mary C HaleyAge: 76 years18751952

Name
Mary C Haley
Given names
Mary C
Surname
Haley
Birth November 14, 1875 35 22
Birth of a sisterHarriet A Haley
October 1877 (Age 22 months)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 years)

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 brotherJohn Burk Haley Jr.
September 1879 (Age 3 years)
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterAnna L “Annie” Haley
October 1881 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Mitchell Haley
March 21, 1883 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Sam Haley
August 23, 1884 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterJewell S Haley
December 1886 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherBenjamin Harrison Haley
April 7, 1890 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a sisterCora Maria Haley
July 17, 1892 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a brotherGrant Hobart Haley
August 19, 1895 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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
Death of a sisterRhoda L Haley
before 1900 (Age 24 years)

Census June 15, 1900 (Age 24 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Burk Haley Jr.
July 9, 1909 (Age 33 years)
Cause: Typhoid Fever
Census April 19, 1910 (Age 34 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam “Bill” Parham
November 15, 1910 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 40 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a sisterHarriet A Haley
July 11, 1918 (Age 42 years)
Cause: Tuberculosis
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 41 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 42 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 12, 1920 (Age 44 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Burke Haley
January 1, 1926 (Age 50 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 9, 1930 (Age 54 years)
Death of a motherMartha Jane Parham
March 3, 1935 (Age 59 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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 brotherGrant Hobart Haley
August 6, 1947 (Age 71 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Mitchell Haley
June 10, 1951 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 74 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 70 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 January 11, 1952 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forrest Hills Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: about 1870
2 years
elder sister
Rhoda L Haley
Birth: about 1871 30 18Tennessee, United States
Death: before 1900
23 months
elder brother
3 years
herself
Mary C Haley
Birth: November 14, 1875 35 22Tennessee, United States
Death: January 11, 1952Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Harriet A Haley
Birth: October 1877 37 24Tennessee, United States
Death: July 11, 1918Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
John Burk Haley Jr.
Birth: September 1879 39 26Tennessee, United States
Death: July 9, 1909Hill City, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Anna L “Annie” Haley
Birth: October 1881 41 28Tennessee, United States
Death: June 8, 1963Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
18 months
younger brother
William Mitchell Haley
Birth: March 21, 1883 42 30Litton, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 10, 1951Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
17 months
younger brother
James Sam Haley
Birth: August 23, 1884 44 31Tennessee, United States
Death: April 13, 1975San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States
2 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
Benjamin Harrison Haley
Birth: April 7, 1890 49 37Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 6, 1982Pinellas, Florida, United States
2 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
Grant Hobart Haley
Birth: August 19, 1895 55 42Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 6, 1947Los Angeles, California, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John Burke Haley - Household

Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Haley, John BWM36headMFarmerTN
Parham, Martha JWF27wifeMKeeping HouseTNTN
Haley, Rhoda LWF9daughterSTNTNTN
Haley, Elijah GWM7sonSTNTNTN
Haley, Mary CWF4daughterSTNTNTN
Haley, Harriet AWF2daughterSTNTNTN
Haley, John BWM8-msonSTNTNTN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Burke Haley - Household

McMinn, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Haley, John BheadWMAug184059M30TNTNTNFarmer
Haley, Martha JwifeWFDec185247M301411TNTNTN
Haley, Mary SdaughterWFNov187524STNTNTN
Haley, Harriet AdaughterWFOct187722STNTNTNAt School
Haley, John DsonWMSep187920STNTNTNAt School
Haley, Anna LdaughterWFOct188118STNTNTNAt School
Haley, William MsonWMMar188317STNTNTNAt School
Haley, James SsonWMAug188415STNTNTNFarm Laborer
Haley, Jewell SdaughterWFDec188613STNTNTNAt School
Haley, Benjamin HsonWMApr189010STNTNTNAt School
Haley, Cora MdaughterWFJul18927STNTNTN
Haley, Grant HsonWMAug18954STNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Burke Haley - Household

Hamilton, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Haley, John BheadMW69M141TNAgentReal Estate
Haley, Martha JwifeFW57M1411410TNTN
Haley, Mary CdaughterFW34STNTNTN
Haley, Harriet AdaughterFW32STNTNTNDress makerClothing Store
Haley, Anna LdaughterFW28STNTNTNStenographerOffice Law
Haley, Benjamin HsonMW20STNTNTN
Haley, Cora MdaughterFW17STNTNTN
Haley, Grant HsonMW14STNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Burke Haley - Household

304 Mississippi Ave North Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Haley, John BheadMW79MTNTNTN
Haley, Martha JwifeFW67MTNTNTN
Haley, Mary CdaughterFW44STNTNTNDress makerHome
Haley, Annie LdaughterFW37STNTNTNBook keeperFeed Co.
Haley, Grant HsonMW24STNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Martha Jane Parham - Household

211 Woodrow Red Bank, Hamilton, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Parham, Martha JheadFW77Wd16TNTNTN
Haley, MarydaughterFW54STNTNTN
Haley, AnniedaughterFW47STNTNTNStenographer
Colville, CoradaughterFW37Wd24TNTNTNMerchantDry Goods
Colville, LeonardMW10STNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Mary C Haley - Household

211 Woodrow Red Bank, Hamilton, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Haley, MaryXheadFW65STNSame House
Colville, Cora Myounger sisterFW47WdTNSame HouseMillinerRetail Clothing
Colville, Leonard RnephewMW20STNSame HouseOffice BoyTVA Office