The Shemwell Family

Julia Emma AndersonAge: 85 years19051991

Name
Julia Emma Anderson
Given names
Julia Emma
Surname
Anderson
Married name
Julia Emma Riggins
Birth July 21, 1905 30 19
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 10 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 11 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 12 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/
MarriageElgin Lyman RigginsView this family
estimated 1925 (Age 19 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 24 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 23, 1930 (Age 24 years)
Census April 16, 1940 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 36 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 44 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 fatherWilliam Barber Anderson
February 12, 1959 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 40 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 of a husbandElgin Lyman Riggins
December 1977 (Age 72 years)
Death of a motherBirdie M Armour
December 1982 (Age 77 years)
Death March 7, 1991 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Park Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
William Barber Anderson
Birth: February 4, 1875Tennessee, United States
Death: February 12, 1959Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
mother
Birdie M Armour
Birth: March 8, 1886Millington, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 1982Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Marriage:
herself
Julia Emma Anderson
Birth: July 21, 1905 30 19Kerrville, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 7, 1991Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Family with Elgin Lyman Riggins - View this family
husband
Elgin Lyman Riggins
Birth: January 16, 1900 25 19Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 1977Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
herself
Julia Emma Anderson
Birth: July 21, 1905 30 19Kerrville, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 7, 1991Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: estimated 1925

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Elgin Lyman Riggins - Household

Shelby, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Riggins, ElginheadMW30M25TNTNTNchauffeurSchool Bus
Riggins, JuliawifeFW24M19TNTNTNcashierDept. Store
Anderson, Will (ab)father in lawMW54M28TNTNTNBuilderBridge
Armour, Birdie Mmother in lawFW44M18TNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Elgin Lyman Riggins - Household

Raleigh - Bartlett Road Raleigh, Shelby, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Riggins, ElginheadMW40MTNSame HouseOperatorRetail Gro and ??
Riggins, Julia EmmaXwifeFW34MTNSame HouseClerkGro and ??