The Shemwell Family

Bertha Maxine MitchellAge: 81 years19121994

Name
Bertha Maxine Mitchell
Given names
Bertha Maxine
Surname
Mitchell
Married name
Bertha Maxine Whitlow
Birth October 7, 1912 23 17
Birth of a sisterHelen Vetta Mitchell
December 23, 1915 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 3 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 4 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 5 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 7 years)
Birth of a brotherWarren G Harding Mitchell
November 15, 1921 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterJerelene Loretta “Jere” Mitchell
September 8, 1924 (Age 11 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames William Mitchell
1929 (Age 16 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 16 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 17 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJerry Newman Pearce
October 3, 1930 (Age 17 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherDiltha Pearson
June 17, 1939 (Age 26 years)

Census April 20, 1940 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 29 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
Census April 20, 1950 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 37 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 maternal grandmotherLurannah Ann “Lou” Pulliam
December 21, 1956 (Age 44 years)
Death of a sisterHelen Vetta Mitchell
September 22, 1967 (Age 54 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Marion Mitchell
April 20, 1968 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 33 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 motherBeulah Azalee Pearce
September 6, 1985 (Age 72 years)
Death March 9, 1994 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lawrence Memorial Park
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mother
Marriage: March 12, 1912Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Divorce: June 23, 1948Clay, Arkansas, United States
7 months
herself
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
younger sister
Helen Vetta Mitchell
Birth: December 23, 1915 27 20Arkansas, United States
Death: September 22, 1967Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States
6 years
younger brother
Warren G Harding Mitchell
Birth: November 15, 1921 33 26Arkansas, United States
Death: November 7, 2017Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
younger sister
Jerelene Loretta “Jere” Mitchell
Birth: September 8, 1924 35 29Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 31, 2017Covington, Virginia, United States
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husband
herself
Bertha Maxine Mitchell
Birth: October 7, 1912 23 17Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 9, 1994Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
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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