The Shemwell Family

Ernest Edison DortonAge: 67 years18821950

Name
Ernest Edison Dorton
Given names
Ernest Edison
Surname
Dorton
Birth October 27, 1882 29 26
Death of a maternal grandfatherSamuel P “Sham” Selby
July 30, 1883 (Age 9 months)
Birth of a sisterVersa Etna Dorton
March 12, 1884 (Age 16 months)
Birth of a sisterNancy Elizabeth “Nannie” Dorton
March 11, 1886 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Osborne Dorton
August 13, 1888 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterMary T Dorton
October 18, 1890 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterMaude Dorton
October 25, 1893 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterIda M Dorton
October 14, 1896 (Age 13 years)
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
Census June 27, 1900 (Age 17 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherElizabeth W Kerley
October 17, 1900 (Age 17 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Osborne Dorton
August 17, 1901 (Age 18 years)
MarriageClara Elizabeth FordView this family
May 21, 1909 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Thomas Wesley Dorton
July 10, 1910 (Age 27 years)
Death of a wifeClara Elizabeth Ford
April 19, 1911 (Age 28 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
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/
Death of a fatherJoseph David Dorton
June 11, 1924 (Age 41 years)
Death of a sisterMaude Dorton
April 12, 1927 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 46 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 sisterMary T Dorton
November 25, 1929 (Age 47 years)
Cause: Pulmonary tuberculosis
Census April 22, 1930 (Age 47 years)
Death of a sisterVersa Etna Dorton
April 24, 1936 (Age 53 years)
Census May 6, 1940 (Age 57 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
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 September 23, 1950 (Age 67 years)
Cause of death: Fractured neck - struck by car
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crossville City Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1880
14 months
elder brother
James Monroe Dorton
Birth: March 10, 1881 28 24Grassy Cove, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 1968Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
20 months
himself
Ernest Edison Dorton
Birth: October 27, 1882 29 26Grassy Cove, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 23, 1950Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
16 months
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
Nancy Elizabeth “Nannie” Dorton
Birth: March 11, 1886 33 29Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 9, 1982Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
William Osborne Dorton
Birth: August 13, 1888 35 32Tennessee, United States
Death: August 17, 1901Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Mary T Dorton
Birth: October 18, 1890 37 34Tennessee, United States
Death: November 25, 1929Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Maude Dorton
Birth: October 25, 1893 40 37Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 12, 1927Roane, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Ida M Dorton
Birth: October 14, 1896 43 40Tennessee, United States
Death: December 14, 1981Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Family with Clara Elizabeth Ford - View this family
himself
Ernest Edison Dorton
Birth: October 27, 1882 29 26Grassy Cove, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 23, 1950Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
wife
Marriage: May 21, 1909Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
14 months
son
Thomas Wesley Dorton
Birth: July 10, 1910 27 22Grassy Cove, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 25, 1978Costa Mesa, Orange, California, United States
Family with Nellie Hedgecoth - View this family
himself
Ernest Edison Dorton
Birth: October 27, 1882 29 26Grassy Cove, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 23, 1950Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
wife
daughter
Private

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Joseph David Dorton - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Dorton, Joseph DheadWMNov185247M20TNTNTNFarmer
Dorton, Rebecca AwifeWFMar185545M2088TNTNTN
Dorton, James MsonWMMar188119STNTNTNAt School
Dorton, Ernest EsonWMOct188217STNTNTNAt School
Dorton, Etney BdaughterWFMar188416STNTNTNAt School
Dorton, Nancy EdaughterWFMar188614STNTNTNAt School
Dorton, Osborn WsonWMAug188811STNTNTNAt School
Dorton, Mary TdaughterWFOct18909STNTNTNAt School
Dorton, MaudedaughterWFOct18936STNTNTNAt School
Dorton, Ida MdaughterWFOct18963STNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Ernest Edison Dorton - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Dorton, Ernest EheadMW47Wd27TNTNTNFarmerFarm
Dorton, Rebecca AmotherFW74Wd24TNTNTN
Dorton, Nannieyounger sisterFW43STNTNTN