The Shemwell Family

James Stephen “Steve” BatsonAge: 76 years18861963

Name
James Stephen “Steve” Batson
Given names
James Stephen
Surname
Batson
Nickname
Steve
Birth December 10, 1886
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 29 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 30 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 31 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 son
#1
Fillmore Shemwell Batson
April 14, 1920 (Age 33 years)
Death of a sonFillmore Shemwell Batson
April 14, 1920 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Juanita “Nita” Batson
November 7, 1923 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 42 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 1, 1940 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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 granddaughter
#1
Jane Evelyn Batson
August 1, 1949 (Age 62 years)
Death of a granddaughterJane Evelyn Batson
August 1, 1949 (Age 62 years)
Census April 4, 1950 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 63 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
Marriage of a childBenjamin Franklin ByerJuanita “Nita” BatsonView this family
1956 (Age 69 years)

Birth of a grandson
#2
Benjamin Franklin Byer
May 1958 (Age 71 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Robert Stephen “Steve” Byer
May 25, 1960 (Age 73 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 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 April 17, 1963 (Age 76 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage:
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himself
wife
Flora Belle Shemwell
Birth: January 15, 1893 27 27Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 15, 1982Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
son
Fillmore Shemwell Batson
Birth: April 14, 1920 33 27Tennessee, United States
Death: April 14, 1920Tennessee, United States
son
Private
daughter
Juanita “Nita” Batson
Birth: November 7, 1923 36 30Darlove, Washington, Mississippi, United States
Death: June 7, 2010Lookout Mountain, Walker, Georgia, United States

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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - James Stephen Batson - Household

4th District Erin, Houston, Tennessee, USA

NameRelationSexRaceAgeBPOccupationIndustry
James Stephen BatsonHeadMW52TNManagerretail dry goods and groceries
Flora B. ShemwellwifeFW47TNClerkretail dry goods and groceries
Juanita BatsondaughterFW16MS
Joseph Zachariah Shemwellfather-in-lawMW75TN
Nancy Ann Shemwellmother-in-lawFW74TN

Notes: with Joseph & Annie Shemwell

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - James Stephen “Steve” Batson - Household

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Batson, SteveheadMW62MarTNB & B CarpenterRail Road
Batson, FlorawifeFW57MarTN
Shemwell, Anniemother in lawFW85WdTN