The Shemwell Family

Henry Mervin Hughes Sr.Age: 56 years18991955

Name
Henry Mervin Hughes Sr.
Given names
Henry Mervin
Surname
Hughes
Name suffix
Sr.
Birth March 1899
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 16 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 17 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 18 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/
MarriageMartha Uldine GlassView this family
December 12, 1925 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 30 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
Birth of a son
#1
Henry Mervin Hughes Jr
January 4, 1930 (Age 30 years)
Census April 28, 1930 (Age 31 years)
Census May 2, 1940 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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
Census April 4, 1950 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 50 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 46 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 October 16, 1955 (Age 56 years)
Family with Martha Uldine Glass - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: December 12, 1925Etowah, Alabama, United States
4 years
son
Henry Mervin Hughes Jr
Birth: January 4, 1930 30 25Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States
Death: November 25, 2006Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Private + Martha Uldine Glass - View this family
wife’s husband
Private
wife

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Henry Mervin Hughes Sr. - Household

3151 Peachtree Road Buckhead, Fulton, Georgia

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hughes, Henry MheadMW31M27ALALALDist. ManagerPacking Co.
Hughes, UldinewifeFW25M21TNTNTN
Hughes, HenrysonMW4mSGAALTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Henry Mervin Hughes Sr. - Household

1009 Hall Avenue Tifton, Tift, Georgia

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Hughes, H MheadMW38MALSame PlaceSales ManagerMeat Packing Company
Hughes, EudineXwifeFW35MTNSame Place
Hughes, MervinsonMW9SGASame Place

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Henry Mervin Hughes Sr. - Household

1506 Handley Ave? Macon, Bibb, Georgia

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Hughes, Henry MheadMW51MarALManagerFrozen Foods Co.
Hughes, Uldine SwifeFW45MarTN
Hughes, Henry M JrsonMW20NevGA