The Shemwell Family

Birdie M ArmourAge: 96 years18861982

Name
Birdie M Armour
Given names
Birdie M
Surname
Armour
Married name
Birdie M Anderson
Birth March 8, 1886
MarriageWilliam Barber AndersonView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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 daughter
#1
Julia Emma Anderson
July 21, 1905 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 29 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 30 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 31 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/
Marriage of a childElgin Lyman RigginsJulia Emma AndersonView this family
estimated 1925 (Age 38 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 43 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 44 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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 63 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 husbandWilliam Barber Anderson
February 12, 1959 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 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 December 1982 (Age 96 years)
Family with William Barber Anderson - View this family
husband
William Barber Anderson
Birth: February 4, 1875Tennessee, United States
Death: February 12, 1959Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
herself
Birdie M Armour
Birth: March 8, 1886Millington, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 1982Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Marriage:
daughter
Julia Emma Anderson
Birth: July 21, 1905 30 19Kerrville, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 7, 1991Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

No family available

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