The Shemwell Family

Josephine C HutchinsonAge: 97 years19182015

Name
Josephine C Hutchinson
Given names
Josephine C
Surname
Hutchinson
Married name
Josephine C Fitts
Birth January 17, 1918 34 39
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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

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 23 months)
Birth of a sisterEleanor Narcom Hutchinson
August 14, 1921 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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 12 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth Ann “Bettie” Nooe
February 18, 1932 (Age 14 years)
MarriageSanford Burton Fitts JrView this family
August 24, 1940 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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 31 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 fatherHarvey Bennett Hutchinson
April 29, 1973 (Age 55 years)
Death of a motherSarah Meta Fletcher
April 9, 1975 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 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 67 years)
Death of a sisterMary MacVeigh Hutchinson
December 29, 1998 (Age 80 years)
Death of a sisterMeta Fletcher Hutchinson
November 18, 2000 (Age 82 years)
Death of a husbandSanford Burton Fitts Jr
October 17, 2004 (Age 86 years)
Death May 25, 2015 (Age 97 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 17, 1908Fletcher, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
5 years
elder sister
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
elder 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
herself
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 Sanford Burton Fitts Jr - View this family
husband
Sanford Burton Fitts Jr
Birth: January 19, 1915Lone Oak, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Death: October 17, 2004Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
herself
Josephine C Hutchinson
Birth: January 17, 1918 34 39Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 25, 2015North Carolina, United States
Marriage: August 24, 1940Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States

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