The Shemwell Family

Rebecca WebbAge: 86 years19011988

Name
Rebecca Webb
Given names
Rebecca
Surname
Webb
Married name
Rebecca Kearley
Birth December 14, 1901 45 39
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Monroe Webb Sr.
July 10, 1905 (Age 3 years)
Census May 2, 1910 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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/
Marriage of a parentJesse Brown WebbEmma Jane BurgessView this family
after 1918 (Age 16 years)

Census February 3, 1920 (Age 18 years)
MarriageWilliam Johnson “Willis” KearleyView this family
July 4, 1920 (Age 18 years)
Death of a motherSarah Jane Hale
July 14, 1923 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a half-sisterAlice Webb
December 8, 1925 (Age 23 years)
Death of a brotherOrdie R Webb
1925 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 27 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 brotherThomas Monroe Webb
January 19, 1936 (Age 34 years)
Cause: Frozen to death
Death of a fatherJesse Brown Webb
December 25, 1937 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 39 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 48 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 sisterLucy Ann Webb
February 15, 1967 (Age 65 years)
Death of a sisterEllen Alyanna “Zena” Webb
March 14, 1969 (Age 67 years)

Death of a sisterPray Winnie Webb
April 6, 1970 (Age 68 years)
Death of a sisterDorsie Webb
September 23, 1972 (Age 70 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Johnson “Willis” Kearley
August 29, 1975 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 44 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 28, 1988 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hale Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1879Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
14 months
elder sister
19 months
elder brother
Ordie R Webb
Birth: September 24, 1881 25 19Vandever, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: 1925Seminole, Florida, United States
3 years
elder sister
Dorsie Webb
Birth: October 10, 1884 28 22Vandever, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 23, 1972Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
14 months
elder brother
Virgil Hale Webb
Birth: December 19, 1885 29 23Vandever, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 29, 1886Vandever, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder sister
Lucy Ann Webb
Birth: January 6, 1888 31 26Vandever, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 15, 1967Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
20 months
elder brother
Thomas Monroe Webb
Birth: September 14, 1889 32 27Vandever, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 19, 1936Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder sister
Mattie Mae Webb
Birth: November 3, 1891 35 29Vandever, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 10, 1988Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder sister
18 months
elder brother
James Leffle Webb
Birth: January 10, 1896 39 34Vandever, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 28, 1991Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
18 months
elder brother
William Frank Webb
Birth: July 3, 1897 40 35Vandever, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 13, 1992Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
23 months
elder sister
Dollie Dell Webb
Birth: June 3, 1899 42 37Vandever, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 30, 1996Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
herself
Rebecca Webb
Birth: December 14, 1901 45 39Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 28, 1988Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Father’s family with Emma Jane Burgess - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: after 1918
8 years
half-sister
Alice Webb
Birth: December 8, 1925 69 36Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 24, 2003
Family with William Johnson “Willis” Kearley - View this family
husband
William Johnson “Willis” Kearley
Birth: June 25, 1894Litton, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 29, 1975Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
herself
Rebecca Webb
Birth: December 14, 1901 45 39Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 28, 1988Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: July 4, 1920Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

Rebecca Webb has 34 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Jesse Brown Webb - Household

Hale Mill to Vandever Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Webb, Jesse BheadMW54M30TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Webb, Sarah JwifeFW49M301210TNTNTN
Webb, OrdiasonMW28STNTNTNFarmerHome Farm
Webb, LucydaughterFW22STNTNTNHouse KeeperPrivate Family
Webb, Thomas MsonMW19STNTNTNFarmerHome Farm
Webb, Mattie MdaughterFW17STNTNTN
Webb, Ellen AdaughterFW15STNTNTN
Webb, LefflesonMW13STNTNTN
Webb, FranksonMW11STNTNTN
Webb, DolliedaughterFW9STNTNTN
Webb, BeckydaughterFW7STNTNTN
Webb, Jamesyounger brotherMW46STNVAALFarmerGeneral Farm

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Jesse Brown Webb - Household

Vandever Road Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Webb, Jesse BheadMW63MTNTNTNMerchantGroceries
Webb, Sarah JwifeFW57MTNTNTN
Webb, Mattie MdaughterFW25STNTNTNTeacherPublic Schools
Webb, RebeccadaughterFW18STNTNTN