The Shemwell Family

Bert “Bertie” HenryAge: 85 years18901976

Name
Bert “Bertie” Henry
Given names
Bert
Surname
Henry
Nickname
Bertie
Birth April 3, 1890 27 29
Birth of a sisterLulu Mae Henry
September 14, 1891 (Age 17 months)
Birth of a brotherJames Willis Henry
September 4, 1893 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterAlba Henry
December 11, 1894 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherUlysses Grant Henry
September 6, 1896 (Age 6 years)
Death of a brotherJames Willis Henry
November 19, 1896 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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 8 years)
Census June 7, 1900 (Age 10 years)
Census May 6, 1910 (Age 20 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam “Bill” Parham
November 15, 1910 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 25 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 26 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 27 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 son
#1
Leither Hollis Henry
December 14, 1919 (Age 29 years)
Census January 10, 1920 (Age 29 years)
Death of a fatherGeorge Washington Henry
August 7, 1923 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 39 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
Birth of a son
#2
Earnest Leffel Henry
January 5, 1930 (Age 39 years)
Census April 11, 1930 (Age 40 years)
Death of a motherSarah Jane Parham
February 5, 1940 (Age 49 years)
Census May 3, 1940 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 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
Death of a sonEarnest Leffel Henry
October 8, 1948 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 59 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 brotherUlysses Grant Henry
February 3, 1956 (Age 65 years)
Death of a brotherWaymon Henry
February 21, 1962 (Age 71 years)
Death of a brotherRainey Henry
September 3, 1962 (Age 72 years)
Death of a wifeAmanda Lena “Manda” Swafford
July 13, 1967 (Age 77 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 55 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 March 9, 1976 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Parham Cemetery
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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
himself
17 months
younger sister
Lulu Mae Henry
Birth: September 14, 1891 29 31Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 1, 1980Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
James Willis Henry
Birth: September 4, 1893 31 33Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 19, 1896Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
15 months
younger sister
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 Amanda Lena “Manda” Swafford - View this family
himself
wife
son
Leither Hollis Henry
Birth: December 14, 1919 29 23Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 28, 1997Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
daughter
Private
son
Earnest Leffel Henry
Birth: January 5, 1930 39 33Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 8, 1948Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private
daughter
Private

Bert “Bertie” Henry has 49 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (49)

Parents Johnson M Parham + Carrie Frances Worthington
5Mary Emma Parham18811941
10Ida E Parham18911891
11Croshia H Parham18921892
12Johnnie Parham18931893
13Ada E Parham18951895
Parents John Burke Haley + Martha Jane Parham
1Rhoda L Haley18711900
3Mary C Haley18751952
4Harriet A Haley18771918
8James Sam Haley18841975
9Jewell S Haley18861969
12Grant Hobart Haley18951947
Parents Charles Kilgore “CK” Tollett + Elizabeth Temperance Parham
1Martha Ann Tollett18741959
2Lee Tollett18761946
4Mark H Tollett18801975
9Lena Risas Tollett18921985
10Eulah Mae Tollett18941986
Parents Jesse Franklin Parham + Martha Caroline Lee
3Temprance Parham18791963
4Minnie Otis Parham18811971
5Della May Parham18831943
7William Lee Parham18881970
Parents William Luther Miller + Mary Emaline Parham
1James Edgar Miller18821975
2Dora Anna Miller18851976
3Sula May Miller18871940
Parents William Goodhue Wilson + Lucy A Parham
1Lela Mae Wilson19011988
2James Hugh Wilson19041962
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 - Bert “Bertie” Henry - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Henry, BertieheadMW29MTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Henry, Manda LwifeFW23MTNTNTN
Henry, Leither HsonMW0STNTNTN