The Shemwell Family

Walter Seaborn BennettAge: 85 years18731958

Name
Walter Seaborn Bennett
Given names
Walter Seaborn
Surname
Bennett
Birth February 7, 1873 37 32
Birth of a brotherGeorge Thomas Bennett
April 23, 1875 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 4 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 11, 1880 (Age 7 years)
MarriageMissouri Ann “Zouri” SullivanView this family
December 6, 1896 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Hazel Ackerd Bennett
October 21, 1897 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 25 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 22, 1900 (Age 27 years)
Death of a fatherJacob Samuel Bennett
March 16, 1907 (Age 34 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 37 years)
Death of a motherSarah Virginia Mays
October 23, 1915 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 42 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Marriage of a childWilliam Coleman “Willie” StevensHazel Ackerd BennettView this family
July 31, 1918 (Age 45 years)

Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 43 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 44 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 February 3, 1920 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 56 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 16, 1930 (Age 57 years)
Death of a wifeMissouri Ann “Zouri” Sullivan
June 3, 1938 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 68 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 1950 (Age 77 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 76 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 72 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 April 14, 1958 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Central Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Sarah Virginia Mays
Birth: March 12, 1840Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States
Death: October 23, 1915Plain Dealing, Bossier, Louisiana, United States
Marriage: May 12, 1857Harris, Georgia, United States
16 years
himself
Walter Seaborn Bennett
Birth: February 7, 1873 37 32Louisiana, United States
Death: April 14, 1958Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
2 years
younger brother
Family with Missouri Ann “Zouri” Sullivan - View this family
himself
Walter Seaborn Bennett
Birth: February 7, 1873 37 32Louisiana, United States
Death: April 14, 1958Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
wife
Marriage: December 6, 1896Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States
10 months
daughter
Hazel Ackerd Bennett
Birth: October 21, 1897 24 24Parker, Texas, United States
Death: February 22, 1986Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States

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Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Samuel Bennett - Household

Township 23, ED 9 Bossier, Louisiana, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Bennett, JakeWM44headMFarmerGA
Bennett, SallieWF39wifeMKeeping houseGAGAGA
Bennett, MattieWF12daughterSAttending SchoolxLAGAGA
Bennett, BetsyWF10daughterSAttending SchoolxLAGAGA
Bennett, WalterWM7sonSxLAGAGA
Bennett, TomWM5sonSLAGAGA
Bennett, AbbieWF3daughterSLAGAGA

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Walter Seaborn Bennett - Household

ED 72 Parker, Texas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Bennett, WalterheadWMFeb187327M2LAGAGAFarmerYesYesYesRF
Bennett, MissouriwifeWFMar187327M211TXMSMOYesYesYes
Bennett, HazeldaughterWFOct18972STXLATX

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Walter Seaborn Bennett - Household

Justice Precinct 2, ED 70 Parker, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Bennette, Walter SheadMW37M14LALALAEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmEmpYesYesOFR
Bennette, Missouri AwifeFW37M1411TXTXTXEnglishYesYesYes
Bennette, Hazell AdaughterFW12STXLATXEnglishYesYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Walter Seaborn Bennett - Household

Justice Precinct 3, ED 70 Parker, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Bennett, Walter SheadOFMW46MYesYesLAGAGAYesFarmingGeneral FarmOA
Bennett, MissouriwifeFW46MYesYesTXTXTXYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Walter Seaborn Bennett - Household

ED 53 Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Bennett, WalterheadR20RNoMW57M23NoYesLAGAGAYesForeman Stationary EngineGrease and Oil Company1568WYesNo
Bennett, Missouri AwifeFW56M22NoYesTXTXTXYesNone

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Walter Seaborn Bennett - Household

Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Stevens, William CheadMW52MTXW40ScalerCattle IndP
Stevens, Hazel AwifeFW52MTX
Bennett, Walter Sfather-in-lawMW77SepLA