The Shemwell Family

Beulah Azalee PearceAge: 90 years18951985

Name
Beulah Azalee Pearce
Given names
Beulah Azalee
Surname
Pearce
Married name
Beulah Azalee Mitchell
Birth February 11, 1895 31 22
Birth of a brotherClairborn Clay Pearce
April 9, 1897 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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
Census June 15, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherMilburn Pearce
July 28, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherStarling Charles Pearce
February 8, 1903 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherDexter Pearce
February 2, 1906 (Age 10 years)
Death of a brotherMilburn Pearce
December 9, 1909 (Age 14 years)
Census May 4, 1910 (Age 15 years)
MarriageWilliam Marion MitchellView this family
March 12, 1912 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Bertha Maxine Mitchell
October 7, 1912 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a sisterAddie Christine Pearce
April 5, 1914 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Helen Vetta Mitchell
December 23, 1915 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 20 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 21 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 22 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 15, 1920 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Warren G Harding Mitchell
November 15, 1921 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Jerelene Loretta “Jere” Mitchell
September 8, 1924 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 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 23, 1930 (Age 35 years)
Death of a fatherJerry Newman Pearce
October 3, 1930 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Phyllis Gail Martin
February 25, 1937 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childOrvil D MartinHelen Vetta MitchellView this family
June 21, 1939 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Mary Frances “Frankie” Martin
March 30, 1941 (Age 46 years)
Death of a brotherDexter Pearce
August 7, 1942 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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
DivorceWilliam Marion MitchellView this family
June 23, 1948 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
William Richard “Ricky” Garcia Jr
April 24, 1952 (Age 57 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 54 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 motherLurannah Ann “Lou” Pulliam
December 21, 1956 (Age 61 years)
Death of a daughterHelen Vetta Mitchell
September 22, 1967 (Age 72 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Marion Mitchell
April 20, 1968 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 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 brotherClairborn Clay Pearce
January 7, 1977 (Age 81 years)
Death of a brotherStarling Charles Pearce
November 20, 1981 (Age 86 years)
Death September 6, 1985 (Age 90 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lawrence Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 4, 1894Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
10 months
herself
2 years
younger brother
Clairborn Clay Pearce
Birth: April 9, 1897 33 24Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 7, 1977Hoxie, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
3 years
younger brother
Milburn Pearce
Birth: July 28, 1900 37 28Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 9, 1909Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
3 years
younger brother
Starling Charles Pearce
Birth: February 8, 1903 39 30Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 20, 1981Broward, Florida, United States
3 years
younger brother
Dexter Pearce
Birth: February 2, 1906 42 33Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 7, 1942Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
8 years
younger sister
Addie Christine Pearce
Birth: April 5, 1914 50 41Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 22, 1999Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States
Family with William Marion Mitchell - View this family
ex-husband
herself
Marriage: March 12, 1912Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Divorce: June 23, 1948Clay, Arkansas, United States
7 months
daughter
Bertha Maxine Mitchell
Birth: October 7, 1912 23 17Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 9, 1994Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
3 years
daughter
Helen Vetta Mitchell
Birth: December 23, 1915 27 20Arkansas, United States
Death: September 22, 1967Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States
6 years
son
Warren G Harding Mitchell
Birth: November 15, 1921 33 26Arkansas, United States
Death: November 7, 2017Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
daughter
Jerelene Loretta “Jere” Mitchell
Birth: September 8, 1924 35 29Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 31, 2017Covington, Virginia, United States

Beulah Azalee Pearce has 12 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Jerry Newman Pearce - Household

Campbell, Lawrence, Arkansas

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Pearce, Jerry NheadWMMay186436M6TNTNTNFarmer
Pearce, LurannahwifeWFJun187326M622MOMOMO
Pearce, BeulahdaughterWFFeb18955SARTNMO
Pearce, ClairbornsonWMApr18973SARTNMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Jerry Newman Pearce - Household

Campbell, Lawrence, Arkansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Pearce, J NheadMW46M116TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Pearce, L AwifeFW37M11654MOMOMO
Pearce, BeulahdaughterFW15SARTNMO
Pearce, ClairbornsonMW13SARTNMO
Pearce, StarlingsonMW7SARTNMO
Pearce, DextersonMW4SARTNMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Marion Mitchell - Household

Cache, Lawrence, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Mitchell, WilliamheadMW31MMOMOILFarmerGeneral Farm
Mitchell, BeulahwifeFW25MARTNMO
Mitchell, MaxinedaughterFW7SARMOAR
Mitchell, HelendaughterFW4-0mSARMOAR

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Marion Mitchell - Household

US Highway 67 Boas, Lawrence, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Mitchell, William MheadMW41M23MOMOILFarmerGeneral Farm
Mitchell, Beulah AwifeFW35M17ARTNMO
Mitchell, Maxine BdaughterFW17SARMOAR
Mitchell, Helen VdaughterFW14SARMOAR
Mitchell, Warren GsonMW8SARMOAR
Mitchell, Jerelene LdaughterFW5SARMOAR
Mitchell, DilthamotherFW73Wd15ILTNTN