The Shemwell Family

James Lemuel TittsworthAge: 84 years18811965

Name
James Lemuel Tittsworth
Given names
James Lemuel
Surname
Tittsworth
Birth June 9, 1881
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 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
MarriageHallie B LaneView this family
estimated 1915 (Age 33 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Ann Louise Tittsworth
July 1, 1916 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 34 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 35 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 36 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 6, 1920 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James Lemuel Tittsworth Jr
August 25, 1921 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 48 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 3, 1930 (Age 48 years)
Death of a wifeHallie B Lane
May 28, 1937 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 60 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 68 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 64 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 3, 1965 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Carmel Cemetery
Family with Hallie B Lane - View this family
himself
James Lemuel Tittsworth
Birth: June 9, 1881Wolfe City, Hunt, Texas, United States
Death: August 3, 1965Bonham, Fannin, Texas, United States
wife
Hallie B Lane
Birth: August 19, 1889 31 30Honghone, Texas, United States
Death: May 28, 1937Bonham, Fannin, Texas, United States
Marriage: estimated 1915
18 months
daughter
Ann Louise Tittsworth
Birth: July 1, 1916 35 26Wolfe City, Hunt, Texas, United States
Death: May 11, 1989Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States
5 years
son
James Lemuel Tittsworth Jr
Birth: August 25, 1921 40 32Wolfe City, Hunt, Texas, United States
Death: October 23, 2008

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Lemuel Tittsworth - Household

Wolfe City, Hunt, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Tittsworth, James LheadMW38MTXTNTNProprietorHardware
Tittsworth, HalliewifeFW30MTXTXTX
Tittsworth, AnndaughterFW3STXTXTX

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Lemuel Tittsworth - Household

621 Cedar Bonham, Fannin, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Tittsworth, LemheadMW48M29TXTNTNRetail MerchantFurniture
Tittsworth, HalliewifeFW40M22TXTXTX
Tittsworth, AnndaughterFW13STXTXTX
Tittsworth, Lem JrsonMW8STXTXTX