The Shemwell Family

Elsie Persetta HinchAge: 93 years19132006

Name
Elsie Persetta Hinch
Given names
Elsie Persetta
Surname
Hinch
Married name
Elsie Persetta Hill
Birth July 28, 1913 27 23
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 2 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 sisterAva Lee “Scrapie” Hinch
September 16, 1917 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 3 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 4 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 26, 1920 (Age 6 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Nathan Hinch
January 6, 1929 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 16 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 paternal grandmotherEmily Harris
September 29, 1932 (Age 19 years)
MarriageJohn Cleveland HillView this family
October 8, 1934 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 28 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 36 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 fatherErnest Hinch
April 18, 1964 (Age 50 years)
Death of a motherRosa Lena Kerley
May 22, 1964 (Age 50 years)
Death of a husbandJohn Cleveland Hill
October 10, 1971 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 32 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 sisterAva Lee “Scrapie” Hinch
October 2, 1990 (Age 77 years)
Death October 20, 2006 (Age 93 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Ernest Hinch
Birth: October 1, 1885 37 37Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 18, 1964Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
mother
Rosa Lena Kerley
Birth: December 22, 1889Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 22, 1964South Pittsburg, Marion, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: January 1, 1911Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
herself
Elsie Persetta Hinch
Birth: July 28, 1913 27 23Grandview, Rhea, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 20, 2006Roane, Tennessee, United States
4 years
younger sister
Ava Lee “Scrapie” Hinch
Birth: September 16, 1917 31 27Spring City, Rhea, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 2, 1990Rhea, Tennessee, United States
Family with John Cleveland Hill - View this family
husband
John Cleveland Hill
Birth: May 6, 1914Euchee, Meigs, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 10, 1971Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, United States
herself
Elsie Persetta Hinch
Birth: July 28, 1913 27 23Grandview, Rhea, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 20, 2006Roane, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: October 8, 1934Georgia, United States

Elsie Persetta Hinch has 14 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Nathan Hinch - Household

Grassy Cove, Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hinch, JamesheadMW71MTNTNTNFarmer GeneralHome Farm
Hinch, EmmawifeFW71MTNTNTN
Hinch, ErnestsonMW34MTNTNTNFarmer LaborerHome Farm
Hinch, Rosiedaughter in lawFW28MTNTNTN
Hinch, Elsieygrand daughterFW6STNTNTN
Hinch, Ancialdegrand daughterFW2STNTNTN