The Shemwell Family

Alta E TuckerAge: 78 years18951974

Name
Alta E Tucker
Given names
Alta E
Surname
Tucker
Birth August 9, 1895 32 32
Birth of a sisterJewell M Tucker
December 20, 1896 (Age 16 months)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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
Birth of a brotherJames Samuel Tucker
July 11, 1899 (Age 3 years)
Census June 5, 1900 (Age 4 years)
Death of a sisterEmily Zorabelle Tucker
August 12, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Death of a brotherJames Samuel Tucker
December 5, 1905 (Age 10 years)
Census May 2, 1910 (Age 14 years)
Death of a motherMary Margaret Gray
November 19, 1911 (Age 16 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/
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
Death of a fatherJames Wilson Tucker Jr
March 29, 1940 (Age 44 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
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
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 February 23, 1974 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Adams Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: April 26, 1885Conway, Arkansas, United States
14 months
elder brother
Willie Tucker
Birth: June 29, 1886 23 23Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 1, 1886Conway, Arkansas, United States
2 years
elder sister
Esta Iola Tucker
Birth: August 2, 1888 25 25Arkansas, United States
Death: March 6, 1982Birdtown, Conway, Arkansas, United States
13 months
elder sister
Emily Zorabelle Tucker
Birth: September 3, 1889 26 26Arkansas, United States
Death: August 12, 1900Conway, Arkansas, United States
3 years
elder sister
Goldye May Tucker
Birth: February 3, 1893 29 30Arkansas, United States
Death: July 5, 1987Arkansas, United States
3 years
herself
Alta E Tucker
Birth: August 9, 1895 32 32Arkansas, United States
Death: February 23, 1974Conway, Arkansas, United States
16 months
younger sister
Jewell M Tucker
Birth: December 20, 1896 33 34Arkansas, United States
Death: May 16, 1997Arkansas, United States
3 years
younger brother
James Samuel Tucker
Birth: July 11, 1899 36 36Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 5, 1905Conway, Arkansas, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Wilson Tucker Jr - Household

ED 6 Howard, Conway, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Tucker, James WheadWMApr186238M15ARGAGACotton Ginning0YesYesYesOH
Tucker, Mary MwifeWFOct186237M1566ARARMONoNoYes
Tucker, Esther LdaughterWFAug188811SARARAR5YesYesYes
Tucker, Emily JdaughterWFSep188910SARARAR5YesYesYes
Tucker, Goldie MdaughterWFFeb18928SARARAR5YesYesYes
Tucker, Alta EdaughterWFAug18954SARARAR
Tucker, Jewel MdaughterWFDec18972SARARAR
Tucker, Janie SsonWMJul18990 years 10 monthsSARARAR

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Wilson Tucker Jr - Household

ED 11 Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Tucker, James WheadMW48M25ARGAGAEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmEmpYesYesOFF
Tucker, Mary MwifeFW47M2574ARARAREnglishNoneNoNo
Tucker, Estie IdaughterFW22SARARAREnglishNoneYesYes
Tucker, Goldie MdaughterFW18SARARAREnglishNoneYesYesYes
Tucker, Altie EdaughterFW15SARARAREnglishNoneYesYesYes
Tucker, Jewel MdaughterFW13SARARAREnglishNoneYesYesYes
Cook, Georgehired manMW24WdARGATXEnglishFarm LaboerGeneral FarmWYesYes
Gray, William Ebrother-in-lawMW51WdARARAREnglishFarmerYesYesRF
Gray, Milas GnephewMW12SARARAREnglishNoneGeneral FarmOAYesYesYes