The Shemwell Family

Helen Lenora CumminsAge: 89 years19122001

Name
Helen Lenora Cummins
Given names
Helen Lenora
Surname
Cummins
Birth May 1, 1912 28 20
Death of a fatherHarry Porter Cummins
June 12, 1912 (Age 42 days)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 3 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 4 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 5 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 10, 1920 (Age 7 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherGeorge Washington Henry
August 7, 1923 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 17 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 11, 1930 (Age 17 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Jane Parham
February 5, 1940 (Age 27 years)
Census May 1, 1940 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 29 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 37 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 33 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 of a motherLulu Mae Henry
June 1, 1980 (Age 68 years)
Death of a sisterCelia Mae Cummins
January 23, 1994 (Age 81 years)
Death May 30, 2001 (Age 89 years)
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father
mother
Lulu Mae Henry
Birth: September 14, 1891 29 31Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 1, 1980Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: May 23, 1909Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
16 months
elder sister
Celia Mae Cummins
Birth: September 17, 1910 26 19Illinois, United States
Death: January 23, 1994Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
19 months
herself
Helen Lenora Cummins
Birth: May 1, 1912 28 20Anna, Union, Illinois, United States
Death: May 30, 2001Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

Helen Lenora Cummins has 7 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (7)

Parents Bert “Bertie” Henry + Amanda Lena “Manda” Swafford
2Private
4Private
5Private
6Private
Parents Willie Alford Agee + Alba Henry
1William Clenn Agee19222004
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Henry - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Henry, George WheadMW57MTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Henry, Sarah JanewifeFW59MTNTNTN
Cummins, Lulu MdaughterFW28WdTNTNTN
Henry, AlbadaughterFW25STNTNTN
Henry, Ulysses GsonMW23STNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Henry, Guy NsonMW21STNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Cummins, Celiagrand daughterFW9SILILTN
Cummins, Helen Ngrand daughterFW7SILILTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Sarah Jane Parham - Household

York Highway Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Henry, Mrs. GWheadFW69Wd25TNTNTN
Cummins, LuladaughterFW38Wd17TNTNTN
Cummins, Celia ABgrand daughterFW19SILPATN
Cummins, Helengrand daughterFW17SILPATN