The Shemwell Family

Sarah Meta FletcherAge: 96 years18781975

Name
Sarah Meta Fletcher
Given names
Sarah Meta
Surname
Fletcher
Married name
Sarah Meta Hutchinson
Birth November 5, 1878
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 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
MarriageHarvey Bennett HutchinsonView this family
November 17, 1908 (Age 30 years)
Census May 2, 1910 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Meta Fletcher Hutchinson
March 17, 1914 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary MacVeigh Hutchinson
June 19, 1916 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 37 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 daughter
#3
Josephine C Hutchinson
January 17, 1918 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 38 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 39 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 5, 1920 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Eleanor Narcom Hutchinson
August 14, 1921 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 50 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 14, 1930 (Age 51 years)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 61 years)
Marriage of a childSanford Burton Fitts JrJosephine C HutchinsonView this family
August 24, 1940 (Age 61 years)
Marriage of a childHugh Elliott BighamMeta Fletcher HutchinsonView this family
September 25, 1943 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 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
Marriage of a childPaul Watkins LilesEleanor Narcom HutchinsonView this family
August 16, 1947 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 71 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 husbandHarvey Bennett Hutchinson
April 29, 1973 (Age 94 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 67 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 April 9, 1975 (Age 96 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Salem Cemetery
Family with Harvey Bennett Hutchinson - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 17, 1908Fletcher, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
5 years
daughter
Meta Fletcher Hutchinson
Birth: March 17, 1914 30 35Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 18, 2000Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States
2 years
daughter
Mary MacVeigh Hutchinson
Birth: June 19, 1916 32 37Biltmore, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 29, 1998Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
19 months
daughter
Josephine C Hutchinson
Birth: January 17, 1918 34 39Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 25, 2015North Carolina, United States
4 years
daughter
Eleanor Narcom Hutchinson
Birth: August 14, 1921 37 42North Carolina, United States
Death: October 30, 1985Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Harvey Bennett Hutchinson - Household

4th Street Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Hutchinson, Harvey BheadMW26M11NCNCNCFreight ClerkRailroad Office
Hutchinson, Meta FwifeFW29M11NCNCNC

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Harvey Bennett Hutchinson - Household

104 Vintage Ave Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hutchinson, Harvey BheadMW36MNCVANCAccountantTobacco Factory
Hutchinson, Meta FwifeFW40MNCNCNC
Hutchinson, Meta FdaughterFW5SNCNCNC
Hutchinson, Mary MdaughterFW3-6mSNCNCNC
Hutchinson, Josephine CdaughterFW1-11mSNCNCNC

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Harvey Bennett Hutchinson - Household

1909 Beech Street Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hutchinson, Harvey BheadMW46M26NCVANCBook KeeperTobacco Factory
Hutchinson, Meta FwifeFW51M31NCNCNC
Hutchinson, Meta FdaughterFW16SNCNCNC
Hutchinson, Mary MdaughterFW13SNCNCNC
Hutchinson, Josephine CdaughterFW12SNCNCNC
Hutchinson, Eleanor NdaughterFW8SNCNCNC

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Harvey Bennett Hutchinson - Household

1909 Beech Street Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Hutchinson, Harvey BheadMW56MNCSame HouseAccountantTobacco Factory
Hutchinson, Meta FwifeFW61MNCSame House
Hutchinson, EleanordaughterFW18SNCSame HouseAsst. Teacher & Office GirlGirls College