The Shemwell Family

James Russell “Jay” HinchAge: 99 years19062006

Name
James Russell “Jay” Hinch
Given names
James Russell
Surname
Hinch
Nickname
Jay
Birth February 24, 1906 33 35
Birth of a sisterDasie Pearl Hinch
May 20, 1907 (Age 14 months)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 9 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 10 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 11 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/
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Nathan Hinch
January 6, 1929 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 23 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
MarriageMary Mae SherrillView this family
about 1930 (Age 23 years)

Death of a paternal grandmotherEmily Harris
September 29, 1932 (Age 26 years)
Death of a sisterDasie Pearl Hinch
June 23, 1933 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 35 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
Death of a fatherGaither E Hinch
August 18, 1947 (Age 41 years)
Death of a motherMildred Ann Holloway
May 26, 1951 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 43 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 39 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 brotherTruman Dudley Hinch
August 1980 (Age 74 years)
Death of a wifeMary Mae Sherrill
April 29, 1994 (Age 88 years)
Death January 16, 2006 (Age 99 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Gaither E Hinch
Birth: November 26, 1872 24 24Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 18, 1947Grassy Cove, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
mother
Marriage: October 27, 1899Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder brother
Truman Dudley Hinch
Birth: November 23, 1901 28 31Jewett, Cumberland, Illinois, United States
Death: August 1980Spring City, Rhea, Tennessee, United States
4 years
himself
James Russell “Jay” Hinch
Birth: February 24, 1906 33 35Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 16, 2006Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
15 months
younger sister
Dasie Pearl Hinch
Birth: May 20, 1907 34 36Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 23, 1933Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Family with Mary Mae Sherrill - View this family
himself
James Russell “Jay” Hinch
Birth: February 24, 1906 33 35Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 16, 2006Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
wife
Mary Mae Sherrill
Birth: May 31, 1912Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 29, 1994Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: about 1930