The Shemwell Family

Virginia White Walker JamesAge: 80 years18951975

Name
Virginia White Walker James
Given names
Virginia White Walker
Surname
James
Birth February 7, 1895 25 21
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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 sisterMary Elizabeth James
April 24, 1899 (Age 4 years)
Census June 9, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherCharles Clay James
March 19, 1901 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterBettie James
September 6, 1906 (Age 11 years)
Death of a fatherHenry Clay James
October 14, 1906 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Monroe Beaty Walker
December 20, 1910 (Age 15 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Adaline Frost
January 2, 1911 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 20 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 21 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 22 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 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
Death of a motherBettie Walker
November 14, 1944 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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 sisterMary Elizabeth James
November 29, 1952 (Age 57 years)
Burial of a sisterMary Elizabeth James
December 3, 1952 (Age 57 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arlington National Cemetery
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 54 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 brotherCharles Clay James
March 1, 1964 (Age 69 years)
Burial of a brotherCharles Clay James
March 3, 1964 (Age 69 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lynnhurst Cemetery
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 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 September 3, 1975 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Clinton Cemetery
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father
mother
Bettie Walker
Birth: February 14, 1873 40 42Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 14, 1944Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: about 1894
13 months
herself
Virginia White Walker James
Birth: February 7, 1895 25 21Deer Lodge, Morgan, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 3, 1975Hickman, Kentucky, United States
4 years
younger sister
Mary Elizabeth James
Birth: April 24, 1899 29 26Huntsville, Scott, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 29, 1952Clinton, Hickman, Kentucky, United States
23 months
younger brother
Charles Clay James
Birth: March 19, 1901 31 28Huntsville, Scott, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 1, 1964Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
6 years
younger sister
Bettie James
Birth: September 6, 1906 37 33Huntsville, Scott, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 2, 2003Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States

Virginia White Walker James has 41 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (41)

Parents James Owen Davis + Amelia Ann “Millie” Walker
1John William Davis18821955
4Marion L Davis18871906
5Kittie C Davis18911930
6Mary Davis18911900
7Ernest James Davis18921930
9Winter Carl Davis18971959
Parents Nathaniel D “Doc” Mullinix + Elouisa Jane “Eliza” Walker
4Eli White Mullinix18901966
Parents Elijah Frost “Lige” Walker + Emma May Dunbar
1John Jay Walker18861959
3Lee Young Walker18911952
4Gladys Ione Walker18931895
5Kenneth L Walker18951895
6Doris May Walker18961972
7Mary Edna Walker18991900
8Cecil Fay Walker19011973
9Maude Walker19041974
11Robin Elijah Walker19101977
Parents Francis Marion Skurlock Sr. + Rhoda Emily Walker
1Bessie Skurlock18811950
3Daisy Skurlock18861975
Parents James Young Walker + Louvernia Lowery
2Mary Ellen Walker18871986
3Henry Clay Walker18891990
4Annie May Walker18921973
5James Clyde Walker18941972
6Charles Lee Walker18971963
7John Y Walker19021916
10Ruby Adeline Walker19101988
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Monroe Beaty Walker - Household

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Walker, John MheadWMApr184268M45TNVAVAHotel Keeper0YesYesYesOFH
Walker, MarywifeWFNov183069M4576TNTNTNYesYesYes
James, BettiedaughterWFFeb187327M622TNTNTNYesYesYes
James, WhitegranddaughterWFFeb18955STNTNTNYesYesYes
James, MarygranddaughterWFApr18991STNTNTN
Hamby, MattieservantWFFeb187525STNTNTNCookYesYesYes
Hedgecoth, AlonzonephewWMOct187029STNTNTNTeamster0YesYesYes
Taylor, WilliamboarderWMAug187821STNTNTNCompositor0YesYesYes
Bandy, WhiteboarderWMJun187821STNNCTNCarpenter0YesYesYes
Weaver, ElijahboarderWMAug187821STNTNTNFarmer0YesYesYes
Dorton, James WboarderWMJul185841STNVATNLawyer0YesYesYes
Lilly, MiltonboarderWMApr187921STNTNTNStenographer0YesYesYes
Berry, WilliamboarderWMApr186238M11INININDealer in Janitor0YesYesYes
Mason, WilliamboarderWMDec185643STNGATNSalesman Pants0YesYesYes
Davis, MathewboarderWMOct185940M22TNTNTNFarmer0YesYesYes
Tabor, CharlesboarderWMMar187624STNTNTNDay Laborer0YesYesYes
Warner, JohnboarderWMJul186930STNTNTNDay Laborer0YesYesYes
Thurman, EmmettboarderWMAug187920STNTNTNSalesman Groceries0YesYesYes
Haley, John BboarderWMAug184059M31TNTNTNFarmer0YesYesYes
Sherman, CliveboarderWMDec186435SININGATeamster0YesYesYes
Dorton, AzariahboarderWMFeb186634STNTNTNTeamster0YesYesYes
James, RusselboarderWMFeb184258Wd26GAGAGAMinerologist0YesYesYes
Flexer, LouisboarderWMNov186633SRUSSIARUSSIARUSSIA189010NaMerchant Dry Goods0YesYesYes
Flexer, BennettboarderWMMar186535SRUSSIARUSSIARUSSIA18928NaMerchant Dry Goods0YesYesYes
Benjamin, AbramboarderWMFeb186634M9RUSSIARUSSIARUSSIA188911AlMerchant Dry Goods0YesYesYes