The Shemwell Family

James Derris “Jay” HinchAge: 98 years19182016

Name
James Derris “Jay” Hinch
Given names
James Derris
Surname
Hinch
Nickname
Jay
Birth May 27, 1918 27 31
MarriageNellie Mae BruceView this family
unknown

Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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

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 maternal grandmotherMary Temperance Selby
June 23, 1929 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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 maternal grandfatherJames Lafayette Brown
September 2, 1933 (Age 15 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Ann Tollett
May 18, 1936 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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 31 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 27 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 motherMartha Lavada Brown
September 7, 1983 (Age 65 years)
Death of a wifeNellie Mae Bruce
April 13, 1991 (Age 72 years)
Death of a brotherRoger Garland Hinch
January 30, 1993 (Age 74 years)
Death July 19, 2016 (Age 98 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
Derris “Dock” Hinch
Birth: May 30, 1890 31 28Jewett, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 4, 1918Jewett, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
mother
Martha Lavada Brown
Birth: July 28, 1886 22 27Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 7, 1983Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: April 13, 1914Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
13 months
elder brother
Roger Garland Hinch
Birth: May 9, 1915 24 28Grassy Cove, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 30, 1993Gibson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
himself
Family with Nellie Mae Bruce - View this family
himself
wife
Nellie Mae Bruce
Birth: February 23, 1925Tennessee, United States
Death: April 13, 1991Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Marriage:

James Derris “Jay” Hinch has 3 first cousins recorded

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