The Shemwell Family

Severn Teackle Wallis IIIAge: 63 years18961959

Name
Severn Teackle Wallis III
Given names
Severn Teackle
Surname
Wallis
Name suffix
III
Birth July 17, 1896 33 33
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Samuel Wallis
October 6, 1897 (Age 14 months)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 months)
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
Census June 19, 1900 (Age 3 years)
Census April 16, 1910 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a fatherSamuel Boyd Wallis
March 13, 1918 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 20 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 21 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 6, 1920 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Severn Teackle Wallis IV
June 20, 1923 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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 7, 1930 (Age 33 years)
Death of a motherMary L Mitchell
January 7, 1936 (Age 39 years)
Census April 11, 1940 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 53 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 49 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 September 7, 1959 (Age 63 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arlington National Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Samuel Boyd Wallis
Birth: September 29, 1862 37 35New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Death: March 13, 1918Baltimore, Maryland, United States
mother
Mary L Mitchell
Birth: December 3, 1862 34 32Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Death: January 7, 1936Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Marriage: October 25, 1886Washington, District of Columbia, United States
13 months
elder sister
Helen Virginia Wallis
Birth: November 26, 1887 25 24Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Death: November 30, 1959Foley, Baldwin, Alabama, United States
5 years
elder sister
5 years
himself
Severn Teackle Wallis III
Birth: July 17, 1896 33 33Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia, United States
Death: September 7, 1959Hialeah, Dade, Florida, United States
Family with Helen Mansfield Church - View this family
himself
Severn Teackle Wallis III
Birth: July 17, 1896 33 33Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia, United States
Death: September 7, 1959Hialeah, Dade, Florida, United States
wife
Helen Mansfield Church
Birth: October 4, 1897Amador City, Amador, California, United States
Death: April 26, 1991Florida, United States
son
Severn Teackle Wallis IV
Birth: June 20, 1923 26 25Hawaii, United States
Death: November 11, 2000McComb, Pike, Mississippi, United States
daughter
Private

Severn Teackle Wallis III has 5 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Boyd Wallis - Household

1738 Corcoran Street Washington, District of Columbia

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Wallis, Samuel BheadWMSep186138M13LAMDNew OrleansChemist
Wallis, Mary LwifeWFDec186435M1352DCDCDC
Wallis, Helen VdaughterWFNov188712SDCNew OrleansDCAt School
Wallis, S TeacklesonWMJul18963SVANew OrleansDC

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Mary L Mitchell - Household

1752 Corcoran Street NW Washington, District of Columbia

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Wallis, Mary LheadFW45M12352DCVADCOwn Income
Wallis, VirginiadaughterFW21SDCLADC
Wallis, Severn TsonMW13SVALADC

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Mary L Mitchell - Household

1752 Corcoran Street NW Washington, District of Columbia

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Wallis, Mary LheadFW56WdDCVADCNone
Wallis, Severn TeacklesonMW23SVALADCAuditorUS Gov

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Severn Teackle Wallis - Household

Fort Ethan, Allen, Chittenden, Vermont

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Wallis, Severn TheadMW33M26VALADCCaaptainU.S.A.
Wallis, Helen MwifeFW31M23CACACA
Wallis, Severn TsonMW6MHIVACA