The Shemwell Family

Alba HenryAge: 92 years18941987

Name
Alba Henry
Given names
Alba
Surname
Henry
Married name
Alba Agee
Birth December 11, 1894 32 34
Birth of a brotherUlysses Grant Henry
September 6, 1896 (Age 20 months)
Death of a brotherJames Willis Henry
November 19, 1896 (Age 23 months)
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
Birth of a brotherGuy Nelson Henry
September 5, 1898 (Age 3 years)
Census June 7, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Census May 6, 1910 (Age 15 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam “Bill” Parham
November 15, 1910 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 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 22 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 23 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 10, 1920 (Age 25 years)
MarriageWillie Alford AgeeView this family
before 1921 (Age 26 years)

Birth of a son
#1
William Clenn Agee
May 30, 1922 (Age 27 years)
Death of a fatherGeorge Washington Henry
August 7, 1923 (Age 28 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
Death of a motherSarah Jane Parham
February 5, 1940 (Age 45 years)
Census May 1, 1940 (Age 45 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 55 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
Marriage of a childWilliam Clenn AgeeMable Christine LewisView this family
August 21, 1954 (Age 59 years)

Death of a brotherUlysses Grant Henry
February 3, 1956 (Age 61 years)
Death of a brotherWaymon Henry
February 21, 1962 (Age 67 years)
Death of a brotherRainey Henry
September 3, 1962 (Age 67 years)
Death of a husbandWillie Alford Agee
December 30, 1969 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 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 brotherBert “Bertie” Henry
March 9, 1976 (Age 81 years)
Death of a brotherGuy Nelson Henry
March 6, 1979 (Age 84 years)
Death of a sisterLulu Mae Henry
June 1, 1980 (Age 85 years)
Death May 16, 1987 (Age 92 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Parham Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 13, 1885
17 months
elder brother
Waymon Henry
Birth: January 13, 1887 24 26Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 21, 1962Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
19 months
elder brother
Rainey Henry
Birth: August 5, 1888 26 27Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 3, 1962Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States
20 months
elder brother
17 months
elder sister
Lulu Mae Henry
Birth: September 14, 1891 29 31Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 1, 1980Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder brother
James Willis Henry
Birth: September 4, 1893 31 33Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 19, 1896Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
15 months
herself
Alba Henry
Birth: December 11, 1894 32 34Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 16, 1987Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
21 months
younger brother
Ulysses Grant Henry
Birth: September 6, 1896 34 36Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 3, 1956Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
Guy Nelson Henry
Birth: September 5, 1898 36 38Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 6, 1979Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Family with Willie Alford Agee - View this family
husband
Willie Alford Agee
Birth: September 23, 1900Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 30, 1969Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
herself
Alba Henry
Birth: December 11, 1894 32 34Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 16, 1987Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: before 1921
17 months
son
William Clenn Agee
Birth: May 30, 1922 21 27Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 27, 2004Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Henry - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Henry, George WheadWMApr186238M14TNTNTNFarmer
Henry, Sarah JwifeWFAug186039M1487TNTNTN
Henry, WaymonsonWMJan188713STNTNTNAt School
Henry, RaineysonWMAug188811STNTNTNAt School
Henry, BertiesonWMApr189010STNTNTNAt School
Henry, Lulu MdaughterWFSep18918STNTNTNAt School
Henry, AlviedaughterWFDec18945MTNTNTN
Henry, Ulysses GsonWMSep18963STNTNTN
Henry, Guy NsonWMSep18981MTNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Henry - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Henry, George WheadMW48M124TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Henry, Sarah JwifeFW49M12487TNTNTN
Henry, BertiesonMW20STNTNTNFarm LaborerGeneral Farm
Henry, AlbiedaughterFW15STNTNTN
Henry, Ulysses GsonMW13STNTNTNFarm LaborerGeneral Farm
Henry, Guy NsonMW11STNTNTNFarm LaborerGeneral Farm

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Henry - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Henry, George WheadMW57MTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Henry, Sarah JanewifeFW59MTNTNTN
Cummins, Lulu MdaughterFW28WdTNTNTN
Henry, AlbadaughterFW25STNTNTN
Henry, Ulysses GsonMW23STNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Henry, Guy NsonMW21STNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Cummins, Celiagrand daughterFW9SILILTN
Cummins, Helen Ngrand daughterFW7SILILTN