The Shemwell Family

Mary Lou BennettAge: 77 years19041981

Name
Mary Lou Bennett
Given names
Mary Lou
Surname
Bennett
Birth April 22, 1904 28 28
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Wesley Sullivan
July 14, 1904 (Age 2 months)
Birth of a brotherBarney John Bennett
September 21, 1905 (Age 16 months)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJacob Samuel Bennett
March 16, 1907 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterRuby Mae Bennett
about 1908 (Age 3 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 6 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherElizabeth Ann “Anna” Daugherty
February 17, 1912 (Age 7 years)
Associate: George Washington Daugherty
Associate: Francis “Fanny” McGehee
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah Virginia Mays
October 23, 1915 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 11 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 12 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 13 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 15 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 25 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 25 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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 45 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 motherLillian May Sullivan
June 21, 1955 (Age 51 years)
Death of a fatherGeorge Thomas Bennett
August 4, 1962 (Age 58 years)
Death of a brotherBarney John Bennett
October 28, 1970 (Age 66 years)
Death of a brotherThomas Blenn Bennett
September 8, 1972 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 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 August 28, 1981 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: East Greenwood Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: January 8, 1902Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States
7 months
elder brother
Thomas Blenn Bennett
Birth: August 21, 1902 27 27Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States
Death: September 8, 1972Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
20 months
herself
Mary Lou Bennett
Birth: April 22, 1904 28 28Parker, Texas, United States
Death: August 28, 1981Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States
17 months
younger brother
Barney John Bennett
Birth: September 21, 1905 30 30Central, Parker, Texas, United States
Death: October 28, 1970Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
3 years
younger sister

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