The Shemwell Family

Freed Altamont TilleyAge: 81 years19071988

Name
Freed Altamont Tilley
Given names
Freed Altamont
Surname
Tilley
Birth February 20, 1907 32 30
Birth of a sisterEssie D Tilley
May 20, 1908 (Age 15 months)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 3 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Henry Tilley
October 11, 1913 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 8 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 9 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 10 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 12 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 22 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 14, 1930 (Age 23 years)
Death of a motherElbert Elizabeth Davis
December 1, 1939 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 34 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
Death of a fatherJames Lewis Tilley
May 12, 1946 (Age 39 years)
Associate: James Henry Tilley
Associate: Emaline McGehee
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 42 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 brotherElias Dotson Tilley
May 8, 1967 (Age 60 years)
Death of a half-sisterNaomie Frances Tilley
August 11, 1968 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 38 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 of a sisterBessie Lee Tilley
April 2, 1978 (Age 71 years)
Death of a brotherJames Ninion Tilley
December 1983 (Age 76 years)
Death May 16, 1988 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lamar Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: December 10, 1899Conway, Arkansas, United States
15 months
elder brother
James Ninion Tilley
Birth: March 19, 1901 26 24Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 1983Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, United States
2 years
elder sister
Bessie Lee Tilley
Birth: June 7, 1903 28 27Arkansas, United States
Death: April 2, 1978Lamar, Johnson, Arkansas, United States
23 months
elder brother
Elias Dotson Tilley
Birth: April 25, 1905 30 28Arkansas, United States
Death: May 8, 1967Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States
22 months
himself
Freed Altamont Tilley
Birth: February 20, 1907 32 30Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 16, 1988Lamar, Johnson, Arkansas, United States
15 months
younger sister
Essie D Tilley
Birth: May 20, 1908 33 32Arkansas, United States
Death: December 22, 1992Elma, Grays Harbor, Washington, United States
Father’s family with Corol Dora Bizzell - View this family
father
step-mother
Corol Dora Bizzell
Birth: March 7, 1875Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 18, 1898Solgohachia, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: June 11, 1893Conway, Arkansas, United States
2 years
half-sister
Naomie Frances Tilley
Birth: August 19, 1895 20 20Arkansas, United States
Death: August 11, 1968Conway, Arkansas, United States
3 years
half-brother
Infant Tilley
Birth: November 16, 1898 23 23Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 17, 1898Conway, Arkansas, United States

Freed Altamont Tilley has 13 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Tilley - Household

ED 3 Gregory, Conway, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Tilley, James LheadMW36M211ARTNMOEnglishFarmerGeneralEmpYesYesRF
Tilley, Elbert EwifeFW32M11155ARMSTNEnglishNoneYesYes
Tilley, Oma FdaughterFW14SARARAREnglishFarm LaborerHome FarmWNo0YesYesYes
Tilley, Ninion JsonMW9SARARARFarm LaborerHome FarmWNo0YesYesYes
Tilley, Bessie LdaughterFW6SARARARNone
Tilley, Elias DsonMW4SARARARNone
Tilley, Freedie AsonMW3SARARARNone
Tilley, Essie DdaughterFW1 year 10 monthsSARARARNone

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Tilley - Household

ED 3 Gregory, Conway, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Tilley, James LheadOMMW46SYesYesARUnited StatesUnited StatesYesFarmerGeneralEmp
Tilley, Elbert EwifeFW43MYesYesARUnited StatesTNYesNone
Tilley, James NsonMW18SYesYesYesARARARYesFarm LaborerHome FarmW
Tilley, Bessie LdaughterFW16SYesYesYesARARARYesNone
Tilley, Elias DsonMW14SYesYesYesARARARYesFarm LaborerHome FarmW
Tilley, Freed AsonMW12SYesYesYesARARARYesNone
Tilley, EssiedaughterFW11SYesYesYesARARARYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Tilley - Household

Pittsburg, Johnson, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Tilley, Louis JheadRFMW56M26NoNoARTNSCYesFarmerGen FarmingOYes
Tilley, ElbertwifeFW53M23NoNoARMSTNYesNone
Tilley, FreediesonMW22SNoNoARARARYesFarm LaborerFarmNPYes