The Shemwell Family

John Burke HaleyAge: 85 years18401926

Name
John Burke Haley
Given names
John Burke
Surname
Haley
Birth August 19, 1840
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 5 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 16 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 20 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 26 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 26 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 28 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
MarriageMartha Jane ParhamView this family
about 1870 (Age 29 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Rhoda L Haley
about 1871 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Elijah Graves “Lige” Haley
November 18, 1872 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mary C Haley
November 14, 1875 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Harriet A Haley
October 1877 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 37 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a son
#5
John Burk Haley Jr.
September 1879 (Age 39 years)
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Anna L “Annie” Haley
October 1881 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a son
#7
William Mitchell Haley
March 21, 1883 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a son
#8
James Sam Haley
August 23, 1884 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Jewell S Haley
December 1886 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a son
#10
Benjamin Harrison Haley
April 7, 1890 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a daughter
#11
Cora Maria Haley
July 17, 1892 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a son
#12
Grant Hobart Haley
August 19, 1895 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 57 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 grandson
#1
Neal Sheton Haley
September 8, 1899 (Age 59 years)
Marriage of a childElijah Graves “Lige” HaleyHallie Mary BoydView this family
about 1899 (Age 58 years)

Death of a daughterRhoda L Haley
before 1900 (Age 59 years)

Census June 15, 1900 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Mable Boyd Haley
February 6, 1907 (Age 66 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Mitchell HaleyMary Ellen BeloteView this family
about 1907 (Age 66 years)

Death of a sonJohn Burk Haley Jr.
July 9, 1909 (Age 68 years)
Cause: Typhoid Fever
Marriage of a childJames Sam HaleyEtta MartinView this family
about 1910 (Age 69 years)

Marriage of a childAndrew Asbury LewisJewell S HaleyView this family
about 1910 (Age 69 years)

Census April 19, 1910 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
George Martin Haley
April 21, 1913 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 75 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Margaret Catherine Haley
April 6, 1917 (Age 76 years)
Marriage of a childLeonard Richard ColvilleCora Maria HaleyView this family
about 1917 (Age 76 years)

Death of a daughterHarriet A Haley
July 11, 1918 (Age 77 years)
Cause: Tuberculosis
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 76 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 77 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/
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Margaret Elizabeth Lewis
June 19, 1919 (Age 78 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Evelyn Ruth Haley
July 4, 1919 (Age 78 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Lt. Leonard Richard Colville Jr.
1920 (Age 79 years)
Census January 12, 1920 (Age 79 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Robert Andrew Lewis
May 1921 (Age 80 years)
Death of a grandsonRobert Andrew Lewis
July 5, 1921 (Age 80 years)
Death January 1, 1926 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Hills Cemetery
Family with Martha Jane Parham - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1870
2 years
daughter
Rhoda L Haley
Birth: about 1871 30 18Tennessee, United States
Death: before 1900
23 months
son
3 years
daughter
Mary C Haley
Birth: November 14, 1875 35 22Tennessee, United States
Death: January 11, 1952Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Harriet A Haley
Birth: October 1877 37 24Tennessee, United States
Death: July 11, 1918Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
John Burk Haley Jr.
Birth: September 1879 39 26Tennessee, United States
Death: July 9, 1909Hill City, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Anna L “Annie” Haley
Birth: October 1881 41 28Tennessee, United States
Death: June 8, 1963Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
18 months
son
William Mitchell Haley
Birth: March 21, 1883 42 30Litton, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 10, 1951Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
17 months
son
James Sam Haley
Birth: August 23, 1884 44 31Tennessee, United States
Death: April 13, 1975San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States
2 years
daughter
3 years
son
Benjamin Harrison Haley
Birth: April 7, 1890 49 37Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 6, 1982Pinellas, Florida, United States
2 years
daughter
3 years
son
Grant Hobart Haley
Birth: August 19, 1895 55 42Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 6, 1947Los Angeles, California, United States

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Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John Burke Haley - Household

Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Haley, John BWM36headMFarmerTN
Parham, Martha JWF27wifeMKeeping HouseTNTN
Haley, Rhoda LWF9daughterSTNTNTN
Haley, Elijah GWM7sonSTNTNTN
Haley, Mary CWF4daughterSTNTNTN
Haley, Harriet AWF2daughterSTNTNTN
Haley, John BWM8-msonSTNTNTN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Burke Haley - Household

McMinn, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Haley, John BheadWMAug184059M30TNTNTNFarmer
Haley, Martha JwifeWFDec185247M301411TNTNTN
Haley, Mary SdaughterWFNov187524STNTNTN
Haley, Harriet AdaughterWFOct187722STNTNTNAt School
Haley, John DsonWMSep187920STNTNTNAt School
Haley, Anna LdaughterWFOct188118STNTNTNAt School
Haley, William MsonWMMar188317STNTNTNAt School
Haley, James SsonWMAug188415STNTNTNFarm Laborer
Haley, Jewell SdaughterWFDec188613STNTNTNAt School
Haley, Benjamin HsonWMApr189010STNTNTNAt School
Haley, Cora MdaughterWFJul18927STNTNTN
Haley, Grant HsonWMAug18954STNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Burke Haley - Household

Hamilton, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Haley, John BheadMW69M141TNAgentReal Estate
Haley, Martha JwifeFW57M1411410TNTN
Haley, Mary CdaughterFW34STNTNTN
Haley, Harriet AdaughterFW32STNTNTNDress makerClothing Store
Haley, Anna LdaughterFW28STNTNTNStenographerOffice Law
Haley, Benjamin HsonMW20STNTNTN
Haley, Cora MdaughterFW17STNTNTN
Haley, Grant HsonMW14STNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Burke Haley - Household

304 Mississippi Ave North Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Haley, John BheadMW79MTNTNTN
Haley, Martha JwifeFW67MTNTNTN
Haley, Mary CdaughterFW44STNTNTNDress makerHome
Haley, Annie LdaughterFW37STNTNTNBook keeperFeed Co.
Haley, Grant HsonMW24STNTNTN