The Shemwell Family

Lillian May SullivanAge: 79 years18751955

Name
Lillian May Sullivan
Given names
Lillian May
Surname
Sullivan
Married name
Lillian May Bennett
Birth July 12, 1875 41 33
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 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 4 years)
Birth of a sisterMyrtle Alice Sullivan
July 2, 1880 (Age 4 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherFrancis “Fanny” McGehee
November 24, 1893 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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 21, 1900 (Age 24 years)
MarriageGeorge Thomas BennettView this family
January 8, 1902 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Thomas Blenn Bennett
August 21, 1902 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Lou Bennett
April 22, 1904 (Age 28 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Wesley Sullivan
July 14, 1904 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Barney John Bennett
September 21, 1905 (Age 30 years)
Death of a sisterLeona Ann “Lillie” Sullivan
September 5, 1906 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Ruby Mae Bennett
about 1908 (Age 32 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 34 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Ann “Anna” Daugherty
February 17, 1912 (Age 36 years)
Associate: George Washington Daugherty
Associate: Francis “Fanny” McGehee
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 40 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 41 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 42 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 13, 1920 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 54 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 12, 1930 (Age 54 years)
Death of a brotherDavid Daugherty Sullivan
January 29, 1936 (Age 60 years)
Death of a sisterMissouri Ann “Zouri” Sullivan
June 3, 1938 (Age 62 years)
Death of a brotherGeorge Washington Sullivan
December 29, 1939 (Age 64 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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 74 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 70 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 June 21, 1955 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: East Greenwood Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1861Texas, United States
15 months
elder brother
21 months
elder brother
4 years
elder brother
1 year
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
Mary Ellen Sullivan
Birth: August 28, 1869 35 27Parker, Texas, United States
Death: August 23, 1957Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States
3 years
elder sister
Leona Ann “Lillie” Sullivan
Birth: November 10, 1872 38 31Roberts, Texas, United States
Death: September 5, 1906Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States
4 months
elder sister
2 years
herself
5 years
younger sister
Family with George Thomas Bennett - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: January 8, 1902Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States
7 months
son
Thomas Blenn Bennett
Birth: August 21, 1902 27 27Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States
Death: September 8, 1972Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
20 months
daughter
Mary Lou Bennett
Birth: April 22, 1904 28 28Parker, Texas, United States
Death: August 28, 1981Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States
17 months
son
Barney John Bennett
Birth: September 21, 1905 30 30Central, Parker, Texas, United States
Death: October 28, 1970Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
3 years
daughter

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 - John Wesley Sullivan - Household

Ed 72, Precinct 3 Parker, Texas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Sullivan, John WheadWMMay183466M40MSGATNFarmer0YesYesYesOFF
Sullivan, ElizabethwifeWFAug184148M30129MOTNAKYesYesYes
Sullivan, Mary EdaughterWFAug186930STXMSMOYesYesYes
Sullivan, Leonia AdaughterWFNov187128STXMSMOYesYesYes
Sullivan, Lillia MdaughterWFJul187524STXMSMOYesYesYes
Sullivan, MyrtiedaughterWFJul188018STXMSMOYesYesYes
Sullivan, JamesBoarderWMJan188019STNTNTNFarm Laborer0YesYesYes
Sullivan, WilliamBoarderWMDec188019STNIrelandTNFarm LaborerYesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - George Thomas Bennett - Household

Justice Precinct 3, ED 75 Parker, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Bennett, George TheadMW35M9LAGAGAEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmEMpYesYesRF
Bennett, Lillie MaewifeFW34M944TXTNMOEnglishNoneYesYes
Bennett, Thomas GsonMW7STXLATXEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Bennett, MarydaughterFW5STXLATXNoneNoNoNo
Bennett, BarneysonMW4STXLATXNone
Bennett, RubydaughterFW2STXLATXNone
Grimsley, JoeboarderFW16STXTNTNEnglishCountryYesYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George Thomas Bennett - Household

Justice Precinct 1, ED 60 Parker, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Bennett, G TheadRMW44MYesYesLAGAGAYesFarmerGeneral FarmOA
Bennett, LilliewifeFW44MYesYesTXTNMOYesNone
Bennett, GlennsonMW17SNoYesYesTXLATXYesNone
Bennett, MarydaughterFW15SYesYesYesTXLATXYesNone
Bennett, BarneysonMW14SYesYesYesTXLATXYesNone
Bennett, RubydaughterFW11SYesYesYesTXLATXYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - George Thomas Bennett - Household

ED 2 Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Bennett, George EheadR10RNoMW54M26NoYesLAGAGAYes?manRail Road7877WYes
Bennett, Lilly MaywifeFW54M26NoYesTXTNGAYesNone
Bennett, MarydaughterFW26SNoYesTXLATXYesClerkRetail Dry Goods8390W

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - George Thomas Bennett - Household

Justice Precinct 1 Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Bennett, George TheadR10NoMW64MLALaborerStreet ConstructionOW26200No
Bennett, Lillie MayxwifeFW64MTX00No