The Shemwell Family

George Washington SullivanAge: 77 years18621939

Name
George Washington Sullivan
Given names
George Washington
Surname
Sullivan
Birth March 22, 1862 27 20
Birth of a brotherWilliam Carroll Sullivan
about 1863 (Age 9 months)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Birth of a brotherMarion Frank Sullivan
August 1866 (Age 4 years)
Note: Birth info based on 1900 Census
Birth of a brotherDavid Daugherty Sullivan
August 14, 1867 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 4 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 4 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterMary Ellen Sullivan
August 28, 1869 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 6 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Census August 23, 1870 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterLeona Ann “Lillie” Sullivan
November 10, 1872 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterMissouri Ann “Zouri” Sullivan
March 21, 1873 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterLillian May Sullivan
July 12, 1875 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 15 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 16, 1880 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a sisterMyrtle Alice Sullivan
July 2, 1880 (Age 18 years)
MarriageWillmuth Ann BullardView this family
August 3, 1887 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James Wright Sullivan
April 22, 1888 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#2
John Lawrence Sullivan
October 10, 1890 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Buena Vista Sullivan
April 2, 1893 (Age 31 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherFrancis “Fanny” McGehee
November 24, 1893 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Liva Fay Sullivan
May 12, 1897 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 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
Birth of a son
#5
George Oscar Sullivan
May 7, 1900 (Age 38 years)
Census June 19, 1900 (Age 38 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Wesley Sullivan
July 14, 1904 (Age 42 years)
Death of a sisterLeona Ann “Lillie” Sullivan
September 5, 1906 (Age 44 years)
Census April 1910 (Age 48 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Ann “Anna” Daugherty
February 17, 1912 (Age 49 years)
Associate: George Washington Daugherty
Associate: Francis “Fanny” McGehee
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 53 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 54 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 55 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 3, 1920 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 67 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 11, 1930 (Age 68 years)
Death of a brotherDavid Daugherty Sullivan
January 29, 1936 (Age 73 years)
Death of a sisterMissouri Ann “Zouri” Sullivan
June 3, 1938 (Age 76 years)
Death of a sonJohn Lawrence Sullivan
August 15, 1939 (Age 77 years)
Associate: George Washington Sullivan
Associate: Willmuth Ann Bullard
Death
John Lawrence Sullivan
August 15, 1939 (Age 77 years)
Death December 29, 1939 (Age 77 years)
Death
James Wright Sullivan
June 6, 1965 (Age 103 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hillcrest Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1861Texas, United States
15 months
himself
21 months
younger brother
4 years
younger brother
1 year
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
Mary Ellen Sullivan
Birth: August 28, 1869 35 27Parker, Texas, United States
Death: August 23, 1957Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States
3 years
younger sister
Leona Ann “Lillie” Sullivan
Birth: November 10, 1872 38 31Roberts, Texas, United States
Death: September 5, 1906Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States
4 months
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
5 years
younger sister
Family with Willmuth Ann Bullard - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: August 3, 1887Parker, Texas, United States
9 months
son
James Wright Sullivan
Birth: April 22, 1888 26 22Parker, Texas, United States
Death: June 6, 1965Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States
3 years
son
John Lawrence Sullivan
Birth: October 10, 1890 28 25Texas, United States
Death: August 15, 1939Shamrock, Wheeler, Texas, United States
3 years
daughter
Buena Vista Sullivan
Birth: April 2, 1893 31 27Parker, Texas, United States
Death: November 9, 1966Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
4 years
daughter
Liva Fay Sullivan
Birth: May 12, 1897 35 32Parker, Texas, United States
Death: February 20, 1993Gray, Texas, United States
3 years
son
George Oscar Sullivan
Birth: May 7, 1900 38 35Poolville, Parker, Texas, United States
Death: May 9, 1976South Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States

George Washington Sullivan has 28 first cousins recorded

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Sullivan - Household

Precinct 2 Parker, Texas, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Sulivan, J Whead36MWFarmer500MSx
Sulivan, Elizabethwife29FWKeeps HouseMO
Sulivan, G Wson8MWTX
Sulivan, Wm Cson7MWTX
Sulivan, Marionson5MWTX
Sulivan, Davidson3MWTX
Sulivan, Marydaughter1FWTXAug

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Sullivan - Household

Precinct 3, ED 137 Parker, Texas, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Sulivan, JohnWM46headMFarmingMS
Sulivan, AnnWF38wifeMKeeping HouseMOTNTN
Sulivan, GeorgeWM18sonSWorks on FarmxTXMSMO
Sulivan, WilliamWM17sonSWorks on FarmxTXMSMO
Sulivan, MarianWM15sonSWorks on FarmxxTXMSMO
Sulivan, DavidWM12sonSWorks on FarmxxTXMSMO
Sulivan, MaryWF10daughterSTXMSMO
Sulivan, LeonaWF8daughterSTXMSMO
Sulivan, MissouriWF7daughterSTXMSMO
Sulivan, MayWF4daughterSTXMSMO

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Sullivan - Household

Veal Station Town, ED 70 Parker, Texas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Sulivan, GeorgeheadWMMar186238M13TXMSMOFarmerYesYesYesRF
Sulivan, WilliewifeWFMay186336M1355ILILILYesYesYes
Sulivan, JamessonWMApr188812STXTXILAt SchoolYesYesYes
Sulivan, John LsonWMOct18909STXTXILAt SchoolYesYesYes
Sulivan, Buna VdaughterWFApr18946STXTXIL
Sulivan, Eliza FaydaughterWFMay18973STXTXIL
Sulivan, GeorgesonWMMay19000 monthsSTXTXIL

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Sullivan - Household

ED 42 Quail, Collingsworth, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Sullavin, George WheadMW48M22TXMSMOEnglishFarmerHome FarmOAYesYesOMF
Sullavin, Wilma TwifeFW44M2255ILILILEnglishNoneYesYes
Sullavin, James WsonMW21STXTXILEnglishFarm LaborerHome FarmOAYesYes
Sullavin, John LsonMW19STXTXILEnglishFarm LaborerHome FarmOAYesYesNo
Sullavin, BunevistadaughterFW16STXTXILEnglishNoneYesYesNo
Sullavin, Livy FdaughterFW12STXTXILEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Sullavin, George OsonMW9STXTXILEnglishNoneYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Sullivan - Household

ED 97 McLean, Gray, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Sulivan, George WheadRMW57MYesYesTXALALYesKeeperWagon YardOA
Sulivan, Wyneth AwifeFW56MYesYesILILILYesKeeper??OA
Sulivan, James WsonMW31MYesYesTXTXILYesDriver??OA
Sulivan, John LsonMW29SYesYesTXTXILYesFarmerGeneral FarmW
Sulivan, Buna VdaughterFW23DivorcedYesYesTXTXILYesNone
Sulivan, Oscar GsonMW19SYesYesTXTXILYesLaborerStreetW
Sulivan, Mable Rdaughter-in-lawFW21MYesYesTXKYTXYesNone
Sulivan, Bernice MgranddaughterFW5STXTXTXYesNone
Sulivan, Virginia FgranddaughterFW0 monthsSTXTXTXNone
Fleming, Edith EgranddaughterFW6STXTXTXNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Sullivan - Household

ED 12 McLean, Gray, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Sullivan, Geo WheadO3000NoMW68M25NoYesTXMSMOYesRetired FarmerOYesNo
Sullivan, WilmuthwifeFW65M22NoYesILILILYesNone