The Shemwell Family

Lou Ann FulkersonAge: 83 years18771961

Name
Lou Ann Fulkerson
Given names
Lou Ann
Surname
Fulkerson
Married name
Lou Ann Tomerlin
Birth November 11, 1877
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 51 days)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageWilliam Herbert TomerlinView this family
estimated 1896 (Age 18 years)

Birth of a son
#1
John Andrew Tomerlin
1897 (Age 19 years)

Death of a sonJohn Andrew Tomerlin
1898 (Age 20 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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
#2
Margaret Dayton Tomerlin
July 10, 1899 (Age 21 years)
Census June 30, 1900 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Oscar Lee Tomerlin
July 8, 1908 (Age 30 years)
Census May 12, 1910 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 38 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 39 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 40 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 31, 1920 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Eva Lou Westerfield
May 10, 1921 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Lawrence Tomerlin Westerfield
January 8, 1923 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Frances Lee Westerfield
September 19, 1924 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Edward Eugene “Eddie” Westerfield
March 29, 1927 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Theda Marie Westerfield
June 1, 1928 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Wilma Bell Westerfield
August 11, 1929 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 51 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 9, 1930 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Bettie Lou Tomerlin
January 30, 1933 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Peggy Neal Tomerlin
August 10, 1934 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Nitra Ruth Tomerlin
August 11, 1936 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Martha Ann Westerfield
September 10, 1936 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Litsey Lynn Tomerlin
November 17, 1938 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#12
Maurice Louis “Moe” Tomerlin
May 1, 1939 (Age 61 years)
Census May 20, 1940 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#13
Linda Jo Westerfield
December 22, 1941 (Age 64 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Herbert Tomerlin
January 24, 1942 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#14
William Lee “Bill” Tomerlin
April 23, 1942 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#15
Larry Dale Tomerlin
May 21, 1945 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 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 72 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 68 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 January 20, 1961 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pond Run Cemetery
Family with William Herbert Tomerlin - View this family
husband
William Herbert Tomerlin
Birth: June 26, 1877 36 25Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 24, 1942Beaver Dam, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
herself
Marriage: estimated 1896
2 years
son
3 years
daughter
9 years
son

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Herbert Tomerlin - Household

Cromwell, Ohio, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Tomerlin, WheadWMJun187723M3KYKYKYCoal Miner
Tomerlin, LourawifeWFNov187722M321KYKYKY
Tomerlin, MaggiedaughterWFJul189910mSKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Herbert Tomerlin - Household

Rockport, Ohio, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Tomerlin, William HheadMW33M113KYKYKYMinerCoal Mine
Tomerlin, LurawifeFW32M11332KYKYKY
Tomerlin, MaggiedaughterFW10SKYKYKY
Tomerlin, OscarsonMW1-9mSKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Herbert Tomerlin - Household

Rockport, Ohio, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Tomerlin, Will HheadMW42MKYKYKYMiningCoal Mine
Tomerlin, Louie AwifeFW42MKYKYKY
Tomerlin, MargaretedaughterFW20SKYKYKYTeachingPublic School
Tomerlin, Oscar LsonMW11SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Herbert Tomerlin - Household

Beaver Dam and Paridise Rockport, Ohio, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Tomerlin, Will HheadMW53M19KYKYKYLoaderCoal Mine
Tomerlin, Lou AwifeFW52M19KYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Herbert Tomerlin - Household

Echols, Ohio, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Tomerlin, WillheadMW63MKYSame HouseLaborerRoad Construction
Tomerlin, LouwifeFW62MKYSame House