The Shemwell Family

Etta MartinAge: 83 years18821966

Name
Etta Martin
Given names
Etta
Surname
Martin
Married name
Etta Haley
Birth August 12, 1882
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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
MarriageJames Sam HaleyView this family
about 1910 (Age 27 years)

Birth of a son
#1
George Martin Haley
April 21, 1913 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 33 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a daughter
#2
Margaret Catherine Haley
April 6, 1917 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 34 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 35 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
Evelyn Ruth Haley
July 4, 1919 (Age 36 years)
Census January 16, 1920 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 47 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 13, 1930 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Martha Jean Kennedy
March 1, 1936 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childLogan Haymore McArthurEvelyn Ruth HaleyView this family
October 20, 1938 (Age 56 years)
Death of a daughterMargaret Catherine Haley
September 26, 1941 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 59 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 67 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 daughterEvelyn Ruth Haley
July 30, 1958 (Age 75 years)
Cause: Gunshot - Accidental by husband
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 63 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 after March 31, 1966 (Age 83 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
elder brother
4 years
herself
Family with James Sam Haley - View this family
husband
James Sam Haley
Birth: August 23, 1884 44 31Tennessee, United States
Death: April 13, 1975San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States
herself
Marriage: about 1910
3 years
son
George Martin Haley
Birth: April 21, 1913 28 30Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 5, 1998Helotes, Bexar, Texas, United States
4 years
daughter
Margaret Catherine Haley
Birth: April 6, 1917 32 34Tennessee, United States
Death: September 26, 1941Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Evelyn Ruth Haley
Birth: July 4, 1919 34 36Tennessee, United States
Death: July 30, 1958Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Sam Haley - Household

McCalice Road Hamilton, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Haley, James SheadMW36MTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Haley, EttawifeFW38MTNTNTN
Haley, George MsonMW6STNTNTN
Haley, Martha CdaughterFW2-3mSTNTNTN
Haley, Evelyn RdaughterFW6mSTNTNTN
Martin, John Abrother in lawMW41STNTNTNFarm LaborerGeneral Farm

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Sam Haley - Household

Martin Road Hamilton, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Haley, James SheadMW45M25TNTNTNCarpenterHouse
Haley, EttawifeFW47M27TNTNTN
Haley, George MsonMW16STNTNTN
Haley, Martha CdaughterFW12STNTNTN
Haley, Evelyn RdaughterFW10STNTNTN
Martin, Edith JneiceFW11STNTNTN
Martin, Russell EnephewMW6STNTNTN