The Shemwell Family

James Chester McCordAge: 82 years19182001

Name
James Chester McCord
Given names
James Chester
Surname
McCord
Birth April 19, 1918 29 29
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/
Census January 20, 1920 (Age 21 months)
Death of a maternal grandfatherGeorge E Huffman
March 16, 1921 (Age 2 years)
Death of a motherLizzie Huffman
November 30, 1921 (Age 3 years)
Marriage of a parentJohn Roland McCordMartha DayView this family
April 14, 1925 (Age 6 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
Census April 18, 1930 (Age 11 years)
Census April 18, 1940 (Age 21 years)
Military
WW2 Draft
October 16, 1940 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Linda F McCord
November 21, 1941 (Age 23 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
Death of a fatherJohn Roland McCord
December 3, 1969 (Age 51 years)

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 wifeLillian Lenore Peoples
May 7, 1997 (Age 79 years)

Death January 30, 2001 (Age 82 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Monette Memorial Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: July 15, 1917Sharp, Arkansas, United States
9 months
himself
Father’s family with Martha Day - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: April 14, 1925Fulton, Arkansas, United States
Mother’s family with Samuel Moses Halliburton - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: June 23, 1907Sharp, Arkansas, United States
18 months
half-sister
Mother’s family with Aranie S House - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: October 29, 1913Sharp, Arkansas, United States
Family with Lillian Lenore Peoples - View this family
himself
wife
son
Private
daughter
Private
daughter
Linda F McCord
Birth: November 21, 1941 23 20Monette, Craighead, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 11, 2006Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private

Census
1920 United States - Census transcript - J Roland McCord - Household Pleasant Ridge, Fulton, Arkansas, United States .start_formatted_area. .b.Name|.b.Relation|.b.Home|.b.Mort|.b.Sex|.b.Race|.b.Age|.b.Condition|.b.Imm|.b.Nat|.b.NatY|.b.School|.b.R|.b.W|.b.BP|.b.Lang|.b.FBP|.b.Father lang|.b.MBP|.b.Mother lang|.b.Eng|.b.Occupation|.b.Ind|.b.Emp McCord, Roland|head|||M|W|32|M|||||||AR||AR||AR|||farmer|| McCord, Lizzie|wife|||F|W|29|M|||||||AR||NC||AR||||| McCord, James C|son|||M|W|1 year 8 months|S|||||||AR||AR||AR||||| Halliburton, Dora M|stepdaughter|||F|W|11|S|||||||AR||UN||UN||||| .end_formatted_area.
Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Roland McCord - Household

Unimproved Dirt Road Pleasant Ridge, Fulton, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
McCord, Roland JheadMW42M28ARARARFarmerGeneral Farm
McCord, MarthawifeFW24M19MOSDMO
McCord, J ChestersonMW11SARARAR
McCord, CarliesonMW4-4mSARARMO
McCord, RobertsonMW3-5mSARARMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Roland McCord - Household

Pleasant Ridge, Fulton, Arkansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
McCord, John RXheadMW55MARSame PlaceFarmerFarming
McCord, MarthawifeFW35MARSame Place
McCord, ChestersonMW22SARSame PlaceFarm HelperFarm
McCord, HaroldFarm HelperFarm
McCord, Robert
McCord, Dale
McCord, Vernon
McCord, Ruby Lee