The Shemwell Family

Meta Fletcher HutchinsonAge: 86 years19142000

Name
Meta Fletcher Hutchinson
Given names
Meta Fletcher
Surname
Hutchinson
Married name
Meta Fletcher Bigham
Birth March 17, 1914 30 35
Birth of a sisterMary MacVeigh Hutchinson
June 19, 1916 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 months)

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 sisterJosephine C Hutchinson
January 17, 1918 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 2 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 3 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 5 years)
Birth of a sisterEleanor Narcom Hutchinson
August 14, 1921 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 15 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 16 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth Ann “Bettie” Nooe
February 18, 1932 (Age 17 years)
MarriageHugh Elliott BighamView this family
September 25, 1943 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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 35 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 husbandHugh Elliott Bigham
April 29, 1967 (Age 53 years)
Death of a fatherHarvey Bennett Hutchinson
April 29, 1973 (Age 59 years)
Death of a motherSarah Meta Fletcher
April 9, 1975 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 31 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 sisterEleanor Narcom Hutchinson
October 30, 1985 (Age 71 years)
Death of a sisterMary MacVeigh Hutchinson
December 29, 1998 (Age 84 years)
Death November 18, 2000 (Age 86 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 17, 1908Fletcher, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
5 years
herself
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
younger sister
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
younger sister
Josephine C Hutchinson
Birth: January 17, 1918 34 39Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 25, 2015North Carolina, United States
4 years
younger sister
Eleanor Narcom Hutchinson
Birth: August 14, 1921 37 42North Carolina, United States
Death: October 30, 1985Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, United States
Family with Hugh Elliott Bigham - View this family
husband
Hugh Elliott Bigham
Birth: August 7, 1922South Carolina, United States
Death: April 29, 1967Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States
herself
Meta Fletcher Hutchinson
Birth: March 17, 1914 30 35Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 18, 2000Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: September 25, 1943Forsyth, North Carolina, United States

Meta Fletcher Hutchinson has 1 first cousin recorded

Mother's family (0)

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