The Shemwell Family

Andrew Asbury LewisAge: 77 years18841962

Name
Andrew Asbury Lewis
Given names
Andrew Asbury
Surname
Lewis
Birth September 19, 1884
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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
MarriageJewell S HaleyView this family
about 1910 (Age 25 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Military
WW1 Draft
1917 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 32 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 33 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
#1
Margaret Elizabeth Lewis
June 19, 1919 (Age 34 years)
Census January 5, 1920 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Robert Andrew Lewis
May 1921 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sonRobert Andrew Lewis
July 5, 1921 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 45 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 3, 1930 (Age 45 years)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 65 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 61 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 1962 (Age 77 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Hills Cemetery
Note: My best guess, same cemetery as infant son & wife? -b
Family with Jewell S Haley - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1910
10 years
daughter
Margaret Elizabeth Lewis
Birth: June 19, 1919 34 32Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 29, 2001
23 months
son
Robert Andrew Lewis
Birth: May 1921 36 34Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 5, 1921Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States

No family available

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Asbury Lewis - Household

115 E 3rd Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Lewis, Andrew AheadMW36MTNTNTNTravelling SalesmanFurniture
Lewis, JewellwifeFW33MTNTNTN
Lewis, MargaretdaughterFW6mSTNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Asbury Lewis - Household

100 Leasdale Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Lewis, Andrew AheadMW45M25TNTNTNContractorHouse Building
Lewis, Jewell SwifeFW43M23TNTNTN
Lewis, Margaret EdaughterFW10STNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Asbury Lewis - Household

Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Lewis, Andrew AheadMW55MTNSame PlaceContractorBuilding Houses
Lewis, JewellXwifeFW53MTNSame Place
Lewis, MargaretdaughterFW20STNSame Place

Burial
My best guess, same cemetery as infant son & wife? -b