The Shemwell Family

Hazel Ackerd BennettAge: 88 years18971986

Name
Hazel Ackerd Bennett
Given names
Hazel Ackerd
Surname
Bennett
Married name
Hazel Ackerd Stevens
Birth October 21, 1897 24 24
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 months)
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 2 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Wesley Sullivan
July 14, 1904 (Age 6 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJacob Samuel Bennett
March 16, 1907 (Age 9 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 12 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherElizabeth Ann “Anna” Daugherty
February 17, 1912 (Age 14 years)
Associate: George Washington Daugherty
Associate: Francis “Fanny” McGehee
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah Virginia Mays
October 23, 1915 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 18 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageWilliam Coleman “Willie” StevensView this family
July 31, 1918 (Age 20 years)

Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 19 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 20 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 31 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
Death of a motherMissouri Ann “Zouri” Sullivan
June 3, 1938 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 52 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 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 fatherWalter Seaborn Bennett
April 14, 1958 (Age 60 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Coleman “Willie” Stevens
October 10, 1970 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 February 22, 1986 (Age 88 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Central Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Walter Seaborn Bennett
Birth: February 7, 1873 37 32Louisiana, United States
Death: April 14, 1958Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
mother
Marriage: December 6, 1896Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States
10 months
herself
Hazel Ackerd Bennett
Birth: October 21, 1897 24 24Parker, Texas, United States
Death: February 22, 1986Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Family with William Coleman “Willie” Stevens - View this family
husband
William Coleman “Willie” Stevens
Birth: October 3, 1895Peaster, Parker, Texas, United States
Death: October 10, 1970Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
herself
Hazel Ackerd Bennett
Birth: October 21, 1897 24 24Parker, Texas, United States
Death: February 22, 1986Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Marriage: July 31, 1918

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

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