The Shemwell Family

Ethel Ann SissellAge: 47 years18851933

Name
Ethel Ann Sissell
Given names
Ethel Ann
Surname
Sissell
Married name
Ethel Ann Crocker
Birth March 10, 1885 22 20
Census 1885
Birth of a brotherJohn Reuel Sissell
May 14, 1889 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherKenneth Ray Sissell
September 24, 1890 (Age 5 years)
Census March 1, 1895 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterGladys Inez Sissell
September 8, 1897 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 years)
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 1, 1900 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Earl Sissell
February 2, 1903 (Age 17 years)
Census April 29, 1910 (Age 25 years)
MarriageJames Arthur CrockerView this family
January 18, 1912 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Annette Crocker
June 1, 1913 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James Arthur Crocker Jr
October 19, 1914 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 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 31 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 32 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 13, 1920 (Age 34 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherEleanor “Ellen” Clauson
November 22, 1921 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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 45 years)
Death of a motherAnnette “Nettie” Harris
September 13, 1931 (Age 46 years)
Death 1933 (Age 47 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: 1884Kansas, United States
14 months
herself
Ethel Ann Sissell
Birth: March 10, 1885 22 20Republic, Republic, Kansas, United States
Death: 1933Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
4 years
younger brother
16 months
younger brother
Kenneth Ray Sissell
Birth: September 24, 1890 28 25Cuba, Republic, Kansas, United States
Death: July 1981Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States
7 years
younger sister
Gladys Inez Sissell
Birth: September 8, 1897 35 32Mississippi, United States
Death: June 23, 1993Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
5 years
younger brother
William Earl Sissell
Birth: February 2, 1903 40 37Mississippi, United States
Death: February 28, 1954Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
Family with James Arthur Crocker - View this family
husband
James Arthur Crocker
Birth: December 27, 1884Paris, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States
Death: December 12, 1949Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
herself
Ethel Ann Sissell
Birth: March 10, 1885 22 20Republic, Republic, Kansas, United States
Death: 1933Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
Marriage: January 18, 1912Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
16 months
daughter
Annette Crocker
Birth: June 1, 1913 28 28Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
Death: June 6, 1999Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States
17 months
son
James Arthur Crocker Jr
Birth: October 19, 1914 29 29Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
Death: November 14, 2014Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States

CensusKansas State - Census transcript - William Zachariah Sissell - Household

Cuba, Republic, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Sissell, William headMW23MIAmerchant
Sissell, AnnettewifeFW18MKS
Sissell, EtheldaughterFW1 monthSKS

CensusKansas State - Census transcript - William Zachariah Sissell - Household

Richland Twp, Republic, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Sissell, Wm ZheadMW32MIAfarmer
Sissell, NettiewifeFW30MKS
Sissell, EtheldaughterFW10SKS
Sissell, ReulsonMW6SKS
Sissell, RaysonMW5SKS

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Zachariah Sissell - Household

Lafayette, Mississippi, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Sissell, William ZheadWMSep186237M16IATNILfarmer
Sissell,NettiewifeWFFeb186535M1644KSMICanada
Sissell, EtheldaughterWFMar188515SKSIAKS
Sissell, ReuelsonWMMay188811SKSIAKSlaborer
Sissell, RaysonWMSep18909SKSIAKS
Sissell, GladysdaughterWFSep18972SMSIAKS

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Zachariah Sissell - Household

Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Sissell, William ZheadMW47M26IATNILfarmer
Sissell, AnnettewifeFW46M2655KSMICanada
Sissell, EtheldaughterFW25SKSIAKS
Sissell, RaysonMW19SKSIAKSlaborer
Sissell, GladysdaughterFW12SMSIAKS
Sissell, William EsonMW7SMSIAKS

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Arthur Crocker - Household

Cold Water Road Yalobusha, Mississippi

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Crocker, James AheadMW35MMSMSMSFarmerGeneral Farm
Crocker, EthelwifeFW34MKSIAKS
Crocker, AnnettedaughterFW6SMSMSKS
Crocker, James AsonMW5SMSMSKS

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Arthur Crocker - Household

Gage Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Crocker, James AheadMW45M27MSMSMSLaborerRailway
Crocker, EthelwifeFW45M27KSIAKS
Crocker, AnnettedaughterFW16SMSMSKS
Crocker, JamessonMW15SMSMSKS