The Shemwell Family

James Bunting BatemanAge: 91 years18871979

Name
James Bunting Bateman
Given names
James Bunting
Surname
Bateman
Birth July 14, 1887 30 23
Birth of a sisterMerle Strother Bateman
November 1889 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherThomas Currin Bateman Jr
May 10, 1894 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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
Census June 26, 1900 (Age 12 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherJane Eleanor Shemwell
January 29, 1901 (Age 13 years)
MarriageElizabeth Louise CarltonView this family
April 16, 1912 (Age 24 years)
Death of a fatherThomas Currin Bateman
July 9, 1913 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 28 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
#1
Louise Carlton Bateman
January 8, 1917 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 29 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 30 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 26, 1920 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Virginia Bateman
March 7, 1921 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 42 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
Marriage of a childClinton Harris BohlerVirginia BatemanView this family
March 17, 1943 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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 5, 1950 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 62 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 sisterEleanor S “Nellie” Bateman
September 15, 1973 (Age 86 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 58 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 sisterMerle Strother Bateman
December 12, 1976 (Age 89 years)
Death of a wifeElizabeth Louise Carlton
August 30, 1977 (Age 90 years)
Death February 14, 1979 (Age 91 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Iredell Memorial Gardens
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: 1884
20 months
elder sister
Eleanor S “Nellie” Bateman
Birth: August 1885 28 21Maryland, United States
Death: September 15, 1973Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
23 months
himself
James Bunting Bateman
Birth: July 14, 1887 30 23Charles, Maryland, United States
Death: February 14, 1979Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States
2 years
younger sister
Merle Strother Bateman
Birth: November 1889 32 25Wicomico, Maryland, United States
Death: December 12, 1976Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
5 years
younger brother
Family with Elizabeth Louise Carlton - View this family
himself
James Bunting Bateman
Birth: July 14, 1887 30 23Charles, Maryland, United States
Death: February 14, 1979Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States
wife
Elizabeth Louise Carlton
Birth: November 3, 1892Richmond, Virginia, United States
Death: August 30, 1977Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: April 16, 1912Richmond, Virginia, United States
5 years
daughter
Louise Carlton Bateman
Birth: January 8, 1917 29 24Hopewell, Virginia, United States
Death: April 5, 2014Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
4 years
daughter
Virginia Bateman
Birth: March 7, 1921 33 28North Arlington, Bergen, New Jersey, United States
Death: December 14, 2018Jamestown, Guilford, North Carolina, United States

James Bunting Bateman has 13 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Currin Bateman - Household

Harford, Maryland, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Bateman, Thomas CheadWMMar185743M16MDMDMD
Bateman, Mary BwifeWFApr186433M1654MDMDMD
Bateman, Nellie SdaughterWFAug188514SMDMDMD
Bateman, James BsonWMJul188712SMDMDMD
Jr Bateman, Thomas CsonWMMay18946SMDMDMD

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James B Bateman - Household

757 Forrest St. Kearny, Hudson, New Jersey

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Bateman, James BheadMW32MMDMDMDForemanCelluloid Works
Bateman, Louise CwifeFW27MVAVAVA
Bateman, Louise CdaughterFW3SVAMDVA

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - James Bunting Bateman - Household

410 Belgrove Drive Kearny, Hudson, New Jersey

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Bateman, James BheadMW62MarMDGrinding ForemanWire making
Bateman, Elizabeth LwifeFW55MarVAWrapperDepartment Store
Bohler, VirginiadaughterFW29WdNJSecretaryDepartment Store