The Shemwell Family

Blanche Ethel HulseyAge: 86 years18931980

Name
Blanche Ethel Hulsey
Given names
Blanche Ethel
Surname
Hulsey
Married name
Blanche Ethel Holley
Married name
Blanche Ethel Patterson
Married name
Blanche Ethel Fisher
Birth December 13, 1893
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 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
MarriageJames Riley “Jim” HolleyView this family
about 1916 (Age 22 years)
Note: Marriage based on 1930 Census in which their son, Clifton C Holley, was listed as 13 yrs old. Since he was born in 1917, it would imply they were married in 1916
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 22 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageNewman Franklin FisherView this family
about 1917 (Age 23 years)

Note: Marriage is based on the 1920 Census in which her son, Cleber Fisher, was listed as being born in ~1918. Will assume the marriage date is ~1917.
Birth of a son
#1
Clifton C “Cliff” Holley
July 1, 1917 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 23 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 24 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/
Death of a husbandNewman Franklin Fisher
May 21, 1928 (Age 34 years)
MarriageWesley Alexander PattersonView this family
about 1929 (Age 35 years)

Note: Marriage date based on the birth date of her youngest child (Haskell Wesley Patterson) on June 14, 1930. Will assume she was married in ~1929.
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 35 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 14, 1930 (Age 36 years)
Census April 2, 1940 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 husbandWesley Alexander Patterson
November 20, 1945 (Age 51 years)
Death of a husbandJames Riley “Jim” Holley
October 29, 1953 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 56 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 52 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 21, 1980 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: City of Lubbock Cemetery
Family with James Riley “Jim” Holley - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1916Lamar, Texas, United States
18 months
son
Clifton C “Cliff” Holley
Birth: July 1, 1917 18 23Lamar, Texas, United States
Death: August 15, 2008Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, United States
Family with Wesley Alexander Patterson - View this family
husband
Wesley Alexander Patterson
Birth: September 17, 1872Tennessee, United States
Death: November 20, 1945Texas, United States
herself
Marriage: about 1929
Family with Newman Franklin Fisher - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1917
James Riley “Jim” Holley + Cynthia Ann “Annie” Morgan - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: about 1918
13 months
step-son
Alvie L “Buck” Holley
Birth: January 23, 1919 20 16Faught, Lamar, Texas, United States
Death: May 8, 1972Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States
14 months
step-son
Alfred B “Pat” Holley
Birth: April 4, 1920 21 17Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States
Death: May 17, 1999Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Edora Holley
Birth: February 6, 1923 24 20Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States
Death: February 21, 1923Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States
15 months
step-daughter
Elsia Irene Holley
Birth: April 25, 1924 25 21Texas, United States
Death: December 26, 1997Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States
James Riley “Jim” Holley + Myrtle Mae Autrey - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: about 1927Texas, United States
14 months
step-son
Vernon Holley
Birth: February 27, 1928 29 27Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States
Death: November 24, 2010Wisconsin, United States
step-daughter
Vera Mae Holley
Birth: February 27, 1928 29 27Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States
Death: January 11, 2002Valley View, Cooke, Texas, United States
22 months
step-daughter
Christine Holley
Birth: December 25, 1929 31 28Lamar, Texas, United States
Death: July 19, 2013Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States
James Riley “Jim” Holley + Leta Faye Autrey - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
step-daughter
Delores Maye Holley
Birth: November 24, 1932 34 18Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States
Death: January 4, 2013Irving, Dallas, Texas, United States
22 months
step-daughter
Goldie Faye Holley
Birth: September 18, 1934 35 20Lamar, Texas, United States
Death: September 16, 2018Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, United States
2 years
step-son
James R Edward Holley
Birth: December 2, 1936 38 22Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States
Death: December 4, 1997Hale, Texas, United States
6 years
step-son
step-daughter
Private
step-daughter
Private
step-daughter
Jimmia Sue Holley
Birth: December 5, 1948 50 34Lamar, Texas, United States
Death: February 27, 2017Texas, United States

No family available

Marriage
Marriage based on 1930 Census in which their son, Clifton C Holley, was listed as 13 yrs old. Since he was born in 1917, it would imply they were married in 1916
Marriage
Marriage is based on the 1920 Census in which her son, Cleber Fisher, was listed as being born in ~1918. Will assume the marriage date is ~1917.
Marriage
Marriage date based on the birth date of her youngest child (Haskell Wesley Patterson) on June 14, 1930. Will assume she was married in ~1929.
Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Wesley A Patterson - Household

Lubbock, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Patterson, Wesley AheadMW57M21TNTNTNMerchantGrocery
Patterson, Blanche EwifeFW35M22TXALAL
Holley, Clifton CsonMW13STXTXTXLaborerFarm
Fisher, Bonnie BdaughterFW9STXALTX
Fisher, Newman LsonMW6STXALTX
Fisher, M LdaughterFW2STXALTX

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Wesley A Patterson - Household

Lubbock, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Patterson, W AheadMW67MTNSame HouseDay Laborer
Patterson, BlancheXwifeFW46MTX
Holley, Cliftonstep sonMW22STXTruck DriverTrucking
Fisher, Leestep sonMW16STX
Fisher, M Lstep daughterFW12STX
Patterson, HaskellsonMW9STX
Patterson, CharliesonMW8STX