The Shemwell Family

Dorsie HallAge: 64 years18811946

Name
Dorsie Hall
Given names
Dorsie
Surname
Hall
Birth June 16, 1881 22 21
Birth of a sisterIda L Hall
April 8, 1884 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterEthel H Hall
June 24, 1886 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterVerdelia “Della” Hall
November 2, 1888 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 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 8, 1900 (Age 18 years)
MarriageMabel GoodmanView this family
December 3, 1907 (Age 26 years)
Death of a brotherVernie Hall
November 20, 1908 (Age 27 years)
Death of a sisterEthel H Hall
December 18, 1909 (Age 28 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 34 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 35 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 36 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 14, 1920 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 48 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 4, 1930 (Age 48 years)
Census April 4, 1940 (Age 58 years)
Death of a fatherFranklin Leander “Tobe” Hall
April 1, 1941 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 60 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
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 64 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 February 4, 1946 (Age 64 years)
Cause of death: Pulmonary tuberculosis
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Isley Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 1878Todd, Kentucky, United States
7 months
elder brother
Vernie Hall
Birth: November 3, 1878 20 18Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 20, 1908Douglas, Illinois, United States
3 years
himself
Dorsie Hall
Birth: June 16, 1881 22 21Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States
Death: February 4, 1946Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States
3 years
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
Ethel H Hall
Birth: June 24, 1886 27 26Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States
Death: December 18, 1909Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States
2 years
younger sister
Verdelia “Della” Hall
Birth: November 2, 1888 30 28Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States
Death: January 5, 1949Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, United States
Family with Mabel Goodman - View this family
himself
Dorsie Hall
Birth: June 16, 1881 22 21Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States
Death: February 4, 1946Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States
wife
Marriage: December 3, 1907Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States

Dorsie Hall has 9 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Franklin Leander “Tobe” Hall - Household

Arcola, Douglas, Illinois

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Hall, Franklin LheadWMOct185842M22KYKYKYMerchant Retail Liquor
Hall, Martha AwifeWFFeb186040M2255KYKYTN
Hall, VerniesonWFNov187921SKYKYKY
Hall, DorsiesonWMJun188118SILKYKYAt School
Hall, Ida LdaughterWFApr188416SILKYKYAt School
Hall, Ethel HdaughterWFJun188613SILKYKYAt School
Hall, VerdeliadaughterWFNov188811SILKYKYAt School

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Dorsie Hall - Household

813 Union Street Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Hall, DorsieheadMW29M2ILKYKYStone Cutter
Hall, MabelwifeFW25M2INININ

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Dorsie Hall - Household

1406 S 22nd. Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hall, DorsieheadMW38MILKYKYGranite CutterGranite ??
Hall, MabelwifeFW34MINININ
Hall, FranklinfatherMW60MKYKYKYLaborer
Hall, MarthamotherFW58MKYKYTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Dorsie Hall - Household

1406 S 22nd St. Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hall, DorsieheadMW48M25ILKYKYGranite LettererMonuments
Hall, MabelwifeFW44M21INININ

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Dorsie Hall - Household

1406 S 22nd St. Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Hall, DorsieheadMW58MILSame HouseGranite CutterMonument Marker Shop
Hall, MabelXwifeFW54MINSame House