The Shemwell Family

Mary Caldonia “Donie” BradfordAge: 76 years18781955

Name
Mary Caldonia “Donie” Bradford
Given names
Mary Caldonia
Surname
Bradford
Nickname
Donie
Married name
Mary Caldonia Wisdom
Birth April 5, 1878
MarriageWilliam C WisdomView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 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
Birth of a son
#1
Jesse Samuel Wisdom
November 27, 1898 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 37 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 38 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 39 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/
Birth of a son
#2
Robert Morris Wisdom
February 9, 1919 (Age 40 years)
Marriage of a childJesse Samuel WisdomCrecia Mae ParhamView this family
November 5, 1927 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
James Earl Wisdom
August 19, 1928 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 51 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
Death of a husbandWilliam C Wisdom
1935 (Age 56 years)

Census May 9, 1940 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 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 71 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 67 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 January 30, 1955 (Age 76 years)
Family with William C Wisdom - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage:
son
Jesse Samuel Wisdom
Birth: November 27, 1898 23 20Petersburg, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 17, 1972Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
20 years
son
Robert Morris Wisdom
Birth: February 9, 1919 44 40Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 18, 2003

No family available

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Mary Caldonia “Donie” Bradford - Household

Harms-pearl City Road Lincoln, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Wisdom, DonieheadFW61WdTNRLincolnTN
Wisdom, R MorrissonMW21STNRLincolnTNFarmerFarm
Wisdom, Jesse SsonMW40MTNRLincolnTNProprietorRestaurant
Wisdom, Crecia Mdaughter in lawFW31MTNRLincolnTN
Wisdom, James EgrandsonMW11STNRLincolnTN