The Shemwell Family

James T BryantAge: 81 years18721954

Name
James T Bryant
Given names
James T
Surname
Bryant
Birth May 1872
Note: Birth place/date based on 1900 Census
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 5 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageAnn Eliza BlakeView this family
about 1895 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Melvin Bryant
August 6, 1897 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 25 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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 28 years)
Marriage of a childMelvin BryantBeddie Hazel HodgeView this family
March 23, 1915 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Hazel Ann Bryant
August 15, 1916 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 43 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Lorene Bryant
December 16, 1917 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 44 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 45 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 granddaughter
#3
Louise Bryant
about 1919 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Frank “Frankie” Bryant
about 1921 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
May Marie Bryant
February 19, 1925 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 57 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
Birth of a grandson
#6
James E Bryant
about 1938 (Age 65 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 69 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 wifeAnn Eliza Blake
July 13, 1948 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 77 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 73 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 March 29, 1954 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Emberry Church Cemetery
Note: "Source: Commonwealth of Kentucky Certificate of Death #54-10267. Son of Henry and Mary (Sweeney) Bryant."
Family with Ann Eliza Blake - View this family
himself
James T Bryant
Birth: May 1872Kentucky, United States
Death: March 29, 1954Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky, United States
wife
Marriage: about 1895Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
Charles James McGehee + Ann Eliza Blake - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: December 5, 1876Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
step-daughter
7 years
step-daughter
Effie Ann McGehee
Birth: June 26, 1885 27 25
Death: December 31, 1959Todd, Kentucky, United States
4 years
step-son
3 years
step-son
Charles Curtis McGehee
Birth: March 1892 33 31Virginia, United States
Death: October 24, 1963Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States

No family available

Birth
Birth place/date based on 1900 Census
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Bryant - Household

Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Bryant, JamesheadWMMay187228M7KYKYKYFarmerNoNoYesOFF
Bryant, Anna LwifeWFApr186040M774KYKYKYNoNoYes
Bryant, Melvin EsonWMAug18972SKYKYKY
McGehee, Effie Astep daughterWFJun188514SKYKYKY1YesYesYes
McGehee, John Wstep sonWMMar188911SKYKYKYFarm Laborer2NoNoYes
McGehee, Charlie Cstep sonWMMar18928SVAKYKY2

Burial
"Source: Commonwealth of Kentucky Certificate of Death #54-10267. Son of Henry and Mary (Sweeney) Bryant."