The Shemwell Family

Joseph Carter “Joe” BilbreyAge: 71 years19021973

Name
Joseph Carter “Joe” Bilbrey
Given names
Joseph Carter
Surname
Bilbrey
Nickname
Joe
Birth February 20, 1902 44 42
Death of a fatherEphriam B Bilbrey
January 20, 1908 (Age 5 years)
Census May 2, 1910 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 13 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 14 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 15 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 24, 1920 (Age 17 years)
Death of a motherMarinda Arbelle “Lou” Stack
January 16, 1928 (Age 25 years)
Address: Bumpus Mills, Civil District 4, Stewart County, Tennessee
Cause: Senial Decay due to Influenza
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 27 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ima Jean Bilbrey
1934 (Age 31 years)
Death of a half-brotherEphram Dillon Bilbrey
March 23, 1940 (Age 38 years)
Cause: Cardiovascular Renal Disease
Census April 6, 1940 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 39 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 half-sisterEmma Annie Shemwell
March 15, 1950 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 47 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 half-brotherJohn Douglas “Johnnie” Shemwell
August 1, 1956 (Age 54 years)
Death of a half-brotherThomas Marion “Pappa Tom” Shemwell
March 6, 1966 (Age 64 years)
Burial of a half-brotherThomas Marion “Pappa Tom” Shemwell
March 7, 1966 (Age 64 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bilbrey Cemetery
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 43 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 May 1973 (Age 71 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 14, 1895Stewart, Tennessee, United States
7 years
himself
Joseph Carter “Joe” Bilbrey
Birth: February 20, 1902 44 42Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 1973Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States
Father’s family with Luticha Miles - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: February 12, 1876Stewart, Tennessee, United States
17 months
half-brother
Mother’s family with John Elam Shemwell - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: about 1879
15 months
half-sister
4 years
half-brother
4 years
half-brother
Family with Mary Lois “Lou” Hargis - View this family
himself
Joseph Carter “Joe” Bilbrey
Birth: February 20, 1902 44 42Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 1973Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States
wife
Mary Lois “Lou” Hargis
Birth: September 5, 1911Tennessee, United States
Death: May 19, 2007Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States
daughter
son
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Joseph Carter “Joe” Bilbrey has 5 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Marinda Arbelle “Lou” Stack - Household

Civil District 4, Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Bilbrey, MarindaheadFW51Wd44TNTNTNfarmer
Bilbrey, Joseph sonMW8STNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Marinda Arbelle “Lou” Stack - Household

Civil District 4, Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Bilbrey, LouheadFW61WdKYTNTN
Bilbrey, Joseph CsonMW17MTNTNTNlaborer