The Shemwell Family

Helen Vetta MitchellAge: 51 years19151967

Name
Helen Vetta Mitchell
Given names
Helen Vetta
Surname
Mitchell
Married name
Helen Vetta Martin
Birth December 23, 1915 27 20
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 9 days)

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 12 months)

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 2 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 4 years)
Birth of a brotherWarren G Harding Mitchell
November 15, 1921 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterJerelene Loretta “Jere” Mitchell
September 8, 1924 (Age 8 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames William Mitchell
1929 (Age 13 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 13 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 14 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJerry Newman Pearce
October 3, 1930 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Phyllis Gail Martin
February 25, 1937 (Age 21 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherDiltha Pearson
June 17, 1939 (Age 23 years)

MarriageOrvil D MartinView this family
June 21, 1939 (Age 23 years)
Census April 20, 1940 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Frances “Frankie” Martin
March 30, 1941 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 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 34 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 40 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 30 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 September 22, 1967 (Age 51 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Philadelphia Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 12, 1912Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Divorce: June 23, 1948Clay, Arkansas, United States
7 months
elder sister
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
herself
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
Family with Orvil D Martin - View this family
husband
Orvil D Martin
Birth: August 3, 1908Paragould, Green, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 10, 1970Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States
herself
Helen Vetta Mitchell
Birth: December 23, 1915 27 20Arkansas, United States
Death: September 22, 1967Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: June 21, 1939Greene, Arkansas, United States
-2 years
daughter
Phyllis Gail Martin
Birth: February 25, 1937 28 21Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 1, 1995
4 years
daughter
Mary Frances “Frankie” Martin
Birth: March 30, 1941 32 25Dade City, Pasco, Florida, United States
Death: October 30, 2015Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

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

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Orvil D Martin - Household

1136 San Antonio, Bexar, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Martin, O DheadMW31MARWalnut RidgeLawrenceARPainterAt Home
Mitchell, Helen VwifeFW24MARWalnut RidgeLawrenceAR
Martin, Phyllis GaildaughterFW3SAR