The Shemwell Family

Rena Elizabeth LancasterAge: 66 years18971964

Name
Rena Elizabeth Lancaster
Given names
Rena Elizabeth
Surname
Lancaster
Married name
Rena Elizabeth Buckingham
Birth September 16, 1897 31 22
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 months)
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 brotherWesley Lancaster
January 27, 1900 (Age 2 years)
Death of a brotherWesley Lancaster
January 28, 1900 (Age 2 years)
Census June 23, 1900 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterOra Angeline Lancaster
March 15, 1901 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Lea Lancaster
March 31, 1904 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterDaisie ONeal Lancaster
June 14, 1908 (Age 10 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherElijah Lancaster
October 5, 1908 (Age 11 years)
Cause: Asthma
Birth of a sisterAlice Arista Lancaster
October 16, 1908 (Age 11 years)
Census May 24, 1910 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert Fitzhugh Lancaster
October 24, 1911 (Age 14 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth Clauson
July 8, 1916 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 18 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 19 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 20 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 7, 1920 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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 3, 1930 (Age 32 years)
MarriageCharles William BuckinghamView this family
June 30, 1936 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 fatherRobert Lee Lancaster
September 28, 1950 (Age 53 years)
Death of a motherEffie Jane Fitzhugh
May 29, 1951 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 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 48 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 April 19, 1964 (Age 66 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fort Donelson National Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 13, 1896
9 months
herself
Rena Elizabeth Lancaster
Birth: September 16, 1897 31 22Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 19, 1964Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
Wesley Lancaster
Birth: January 27, 1900 33 24Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 28, 1900Stewart, Tennessee, United States
14 months
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
Mary Lea Lancaster
Birth: March 31, 1904 37 28Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 12, 1983Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
4 years
younger sister
Daisie ONeal Lancaster
Birth: June 14, 1908 41 32Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 1986Davidson, Tennessee, United States
4 months
younger sister
Alice Arista Lancaster
Birth: October 16, 1908 42 33Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 11, 2001
3 years
younger brother
Robert Fitzhugh Lancaster
Birth: October 24, 1911 45 36Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 1983Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States
Family with Charles William Buckingham - View this family
husband
Charles William Buckingham
Birth: August 16, 1893Tennessee, United States
Death: February 1, 1981Illinois, United States
herself
Rena Elizabeth Lancaster
Birth: September 16, 1897 31 22Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 19, 1964Tennessee, United States
Marriage: June 30, 1936Stewart, Tennessee, United States

Rena Elizabeth Lancaster has 35 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Robert Lee Lancaster - Household

Dover, Stewart, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Lancaster, Robert LheadWMJul186633M4TNTNTNTeamster
Lancaster, Effie JwifeWFSep187524M421TNTNTN
Lancaster, Rena EdaughterWFSep18972STNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Robert Lee Lancaster - Household

Heckman Creek Road Stewart, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Lancaster, RobertheadMW42M13TNTNTNFarmerHome Farm
Lancaster, EffiewifeFW33M1365TNTNTN
Lancaster, IrenedaughterFW12STNTNTN
Lancaster, OradaughterFW9STNTNTN
Lancaster, MarydaughterFW6STNTNTN
Lancaster, DaisydaughterFW4STNTNTN
Lancaster, AlicedaughterFW1STNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Robert Lee Lancaster - Household

Dauer and Thorpe Road Dover, Stewart, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Lancaster, RobertheadMW53MTNTNTNFarmingFarm
Lancaster, EffiewifeFW44MTNTNTN
Lancaster, RenadaughterFW22STNTNTN
Lancaster, OradaughterFW18STNTNTN
Lancaster, Mary LeedaughterFW15STNTNTN
Lancaster, DaisiedaughterFW12STNTNTN
Lancaster, AlicedaughterFW10STNTNTN
Lancaster, FitzhughsonMW8STNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Robert Lee Lancaster - Household

Cedar Street Stewart, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Lancaster, Robert LheadMW63M31TNTNTNCarpenterHouse Building
Lancaster, EffiewifeFW53M21TNTNTN
Lancaster, RenadaughterFW32STNTNTNTeacherPublic School
Lancaster, FitzhughsonMW17STNTNTNFarmerFathers Farm