The Shemwell Family

Margaret Frances SouthAge: 71 years19171989

Name
Margaret Frances South
Given names
Margaret Frances
Surname
South
Married name
Margaret Frances Melton
Married name
Margaret Frances Krauch
Married name
Margaret Frances Doherty
Birth September 3, 1917 37 28
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 (Age 3 months)

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 2 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Riley Bridges
April 20, 1929 (Age 11 years)
Cause: Homicide - Shot by negro through the heart
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 12 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 12 years)
Census May 8, 1940 (Age 22 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherBeulah Virginia Wells
August 10, 1943 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 34 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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 sisterBeulah R South
April 12, 1963 (Age 45 years)

Death of a motherOla Lee Bridges
December 26, 1964 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 sisterVella Lucille South
December 1977 (Age 60 years)
Death of a brotherJames Clifton South
August 18, 1983 (Age 65 years)
Death February 23, 1989 (Age 71 years)
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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
elder sister
4 years
herself
Margaret Frances South
Birth: September 3, 1917 37 28Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 23, 1989Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
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husband
herself
Margaret Frances South
Birth: September 3, 1917 37 28Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 23, 1989Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
son
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Private
herself
Margaret Frances South
Birth: September 3, 1917 37 28Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 23, 1989Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
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Margaret Frances South
Birth: September 3, 1917 37 28Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 23, 1989Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States

Margaret Frances South has 3 first cousins recorded

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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