The Shemwell Family

Anne Laurie AndersonAge: 86 years18941980

Name
Anne Laurie Anderson
Given names
Anne Laurie
Surname
Anderson
Married name
Anne Laurie Shemwell
Married name
Anne Laurie Whitaker
Birth 1894
Note: Gloucester, Mississippi, USA?? There is a Plantation in Natchez Mississippi called Gloucester. -B
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 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
MarriageShannon Lee ShemwellView this family
May 30, 1914 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Shannon Lee Shemwell Jr.
March 2, 1915 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 22 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 23 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 24 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 11, 1920 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Smiley A Shemwell
September 10, 1920 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 35 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
MarriageRichard WhitakerView this family
about 1930 (Age 36 years)

Census April 7, 1930 (Age 36 years)
Census April 11, 1940 (Age 46 years)
Death of a husbandShannon Lee Shemwell
November 4, 1940 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 56 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 sonShannon Lee Shemwell Jr.
November 27, 1961 (Age 67 years)
Cause: Exsanguination (Suicide)
Death of a husbandRichard Whitaker
January 24, 1966 (Age 72 years)

Death of a sonSmiley A Shemwell
June 24, 1975 (Age 81 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 52 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 March 15, 1980 (Age 86 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oaklawn Cemetery
Family with Shannon Lee Shemwell - View this family
husband
Shannon Lee Shemwell
Birth: March 17, 1891 21 17Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 4, 1940Arkansas, United States
herself
Marriage: May 30, 1914Chicot, Arkansas, United States
9 months
son
Shannon Lee Shemwell Jr.
Birth: March 2, 1915 23 21Florida, United States
Death: November 27, 1961Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States
6 years
son
Smiley A Shemwell
Birth: September 10, 1920 29 26Mississippi, United States
Death: June 24, 1975
Family with Richard Whitaker - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1930

No family available

Birth
Gloucester, Mississippi, USA?? There is a Plantation in Natchez Mississippi called Gloucester. -B
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Shannon Lee Shemwell - Household

Willetts, Concordia, Louisiana

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shemwell, ShannonheadMW28MARARARBook keeperSaw mill
Shemwell, AnnewifeFW26MMSMSAR
Shemwell, Shannon Jr.sonMW5SFLARMS

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Richard Whitaker - Household

Highway Wilkinson, Mississippi

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Whitaker, RichardheadMW39M39MSMSMSFarmerGeneral Farm
Whitaker, Anne LwifeFW36M18MSMSMS
Whitaker, ElibrotherMW37SMSMSMSSalesmanGeneral Store

No children? -b

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Richard Whitaker - Household

Wilkinson, Mississippi

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Whitaker, RichardXheadMW49MMSRWilkinsonMSBook keeperOffice
Whitaker, Anne LwifeFW46MMSRWilkinsonMSBook keeperAutomobile
Whitaker, Smiley AsonMW20SMSRWilkinsonMS