The Shemwell Family

Beulah R SouthAge: 49 years19131963

Name
Beulah R South
Given names
Beulah R
Surname
South
Married name
Beulah R Brady
Birth May 12, 1913 32 23
MarriageWilliam Rupert BradyView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 2 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a sisterMargaret Frances South
September 3, 1917 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 3 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 4 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/
Census January 9, 1920 (Age 6 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Riley Bridges
April 20, 1929 (Age 15 years)
Cause: Homicide - Shot by negro through the heart
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 16 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 15, 1930 (Age 16 years)
Census April 4, 1940 (Age 26 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherBeulah Virginia Wells
August 10, 1943 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 28 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
Death of a fatherJohn Clifton South
December 19, 1951 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 36 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 32 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 12, 1963 (Age 49 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
John Clifton South
Birth: August 16, 1880Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States
Death: December 19, 1951Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States
mother
Marriage: August 18, 1907
14 months
elder sister
Vella Lucille South
Birth: October 11, 1908 28 19Mississippi, United States
Death: December 1977Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder brother
James Clifton South
Birth: March 21, 1911 30 21Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States
Death: August 18, 1983Mississippi, United States
2 years
herself
4 years
younger sister
Margaret Frances South
Birth: September 3, 1917 37 28Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 23, 1989Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
Family with William Rupert Brady - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage:

Beulah R South has 3 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Clifton South - Household

1021 Jefferson Ave Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
South, John CheadMW39MMSMSMSAgentInsurance
South, Ola BwifeFW28MMSMSMS
South, VelladaughterFW11SMSMSMS
South, JamessonMW9SMSMSMS
South, BeulahdaughterFW7STNMSMS
South, FrancisdaughterFW2-6mSTNMSMS

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Clifton South - Household

1211 Greymont Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
South, John CheadMW49M27MSALMSManagerLife Cal. Ins. Co.
South, Ola BwifeFW39M17MSMSMS
South, Beulah RdaughterFW17STNMSMS
South, FrancisdaughterFW13STNMSMS

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Rupert Brady - Household

Rose Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Brady, W RupertheadMW41MMSSame placeYard ClerkRailroad
Brady, BeulahXwifeFW26MTNSame place