The Shemwell Family

Marjorie Rose BurnettAge: 68 years19231991

Name
Marjorie Rose Burnett
Given names
Marjorie Rose
Surname
Burnett
Married name
Marjorie Rose Davis
Birth March 22, 1923 37 39
MarriageJohn W Davis Jr.View this family
unknown

Death of a maternal grandfatherJoseph David Dorton
June 11, 1924 (Age 14 months)
Birth of a brotherQuincy Thomas Burnett
November 8, 1927 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherHerbert Charles Burnett
April 3, 1929 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 6 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 17, 1930 (Age 7 years)
Death of a fatherJames Douglas “Dug” Burnett
May 29, 1931 (Age 8 years)
Death of a motherVersa Etna Dorton
April 24, 1936 (Age 13 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 17 years)
Note: Name: Marjorie R Burnett
Death of a brotherQuincy Thomas Burnett
April 10, 1942 (Age 19 years)
Death of a brotherPvt. Douglas W Burnett
March 29, 1943 (Age 20 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMartha Ellen “Mattie” Hamby
March 15, 1944 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Alice Kay Davis
March 21, 1944 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 18 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
Birth of a son
#2
John W “Johnny” Davis
July 7, 1949 (Age 26 years)
Death of a brotherJoe John Burnett
December 20, 1950 (Age 27 years)
Cause: Struck by Trailer truck
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 26 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 maternal grandmotherRebecca Ann Selby
November 10, 1961 (Age 38 years)
Death of a sisterErnestine Burnett
July 13, 1973 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 22 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 sisterMabel G Burnett
October 22, 1978 (Age 55 years)
Death of a brotherJames Martin Burnett
October 16, 1984 (Age 61 years)
Death July 19, 1991 (Age 68 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1906
3 months
elder brother
James Martin Burnett
Birth: April 11, 1906 20 22Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 16, 1984Ludington, Mason, Michigan, United States
17 months
elder sister
Ernestine Burnett
Birth: September 25, 1907 21 23Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 13, 1973Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, United States
2 years
elder brother
Joe John Burnett
Birth: February 23, 1910 24 25Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 20, 1950Crab Orchard, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
17 months
elder sister
Mabel G Burnett
Birth: August 3, 1911 25 27Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 22, 1978Brevard, Florida, United States
3 years
elder brother
Pvt. Douglas W Burnett
Birth: about 1914 27 29Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 29, 1943North Africa
4 years
elder sister
17 months
elder sister
4 years
herself
5 years
younger brother
Quincy Thomas Burnett
Birth: November 8, 1927 41 43Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 10, 1942Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
17 months
younger brother
Herbert Charles Burnett
Birth: April 3, 1929 43 45Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 28, 2004Houston, Texas, United States
Family with John W Davis Jr. - View this family
husband
John W Davis Jr.
Birth: November 4, 1922Archer, Alachua, Florida, United States
Death: February 6, 2005Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
herself
Marriage:
daughter
Alice Kay Davis
Birth: March 21, 1944 21 20Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, United States
Death: December 1, 2009Dothan, Houston, Alabama, United States
5 years
son
John W “Johnny” Davis
Birth: July 7, 1949 26 26Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, United States
Death: August 27, 2009Bay Minette, Baldwin, Alabama, United States

Marjorie Rose Burnett has 5 first cousins recorded

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Douglas Burnett - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Burnett, J DouglasheadMW44M19TNTNTNFarmerFarm
Burnett, V EtnawifeFW46M21TNTNTN
Burnett, Joe JsonMW20STNTNTNLaborerFarm
Burnett, Mabel GdaughterFW18STNTNTN
Burnett, W DouglassonMW16STNTNTNLaborerFarm
Burnett, Rebecca MdaughterFW12STNTNTN
Burnett, Alice HdaughterFW10STNTNTN
Burnett, Marjorie RdaughterFW6STNTNTN
Burnett, QuincysonMW2-4mSTNTNTN
Burnett, HerbertsonMW11mSTNTNTN

Census
Name: Marjorie R Burnett Age: 16 Estimated birth year: abt 1924 Gender: Female Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Marital status: Single Relation to Head of House: Niece Home in 1940: Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia Map of Home in 1940: View Map Street: Anderson Street House Number: 1005 Inferred Residence in 1935: Greenville, Washington, Mississippi