The Shemwell Family

George Washington HenryAge: 61 years18621923

Name
George Washington Henry
Given names
George Washington
Surname
Henry
Birth April 5, 1862
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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 4 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 4 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 6 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 15 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageSarah Jane ParhamView this family
August 13, 1885 (Age 23 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Waymon Henry
January 13, 1887 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Rainey Henry
August 5, 1888 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Bert “Bertie” Henry
April 3, 1890 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Lulu Mae Henry
September 14, 1891 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#5
James Willis Henry
September 4, 1893 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Alba Henry
December 11, 1894 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Ulysses Grant Henry
September 6, 1896 (Age 34 years)
Death of a sonJames Willis Henry
November 19, 1896 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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 son
#8
Guy Nelson Henry
September 5, 1898 (Age 36 years)
Census June 7, 1900 (Age 38 years)
Marriage of a childWaymon HenryEliza Jane SwaffordView this family
August 9, 1908 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childHarry Porter CumminsLulu Mae HenryView this family
May 23, 1909 (Age 47 years)
Census May 6, 1910 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Celia Mae Cummins
September 17, 1910 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Helen Lenora Cummins
May 1, 1912 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 53 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 54 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 55 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 grandson
#3
Leither Hollis Henry
December 14, 1919 (Age 57 years)
Census January 10, 1920 (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childWillie Alford AgeeAlba HenryView this family
before 1921 (Age 58 years)

Marriage of a childUlysses Grant HenryJerushia “Myrtle” HaleView this family
July 2, 1921 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
William Clenn Agee
May 30, 1922 (Age 60 years)
Death August 7, 1923 (Age 61 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Parham Cemetery
Family with Sarah Jane Parham - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: August 13, 1885
17 months
son
Waymon Henry
Birth: January 13, 1887 24 26Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 21, 1962Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
19 months
son
Rainey Henry
Birth: August 5, 1888 26 27Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 3, 1962Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States
20 months
son
17 months
daughter
Lulu Mae Henry
Birth: September 14, 1891 29 31Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 1, 1980Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
James Willis Henry
Birth: September 4, 1893 31 33Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 19, 1896Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
15 months
daughter
Alba Henry
Birth: December 11, 1894 32 34Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 16, 1987Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
21 months
son
Ulysses Grant Henry
Birth: September 6, 1896 34 36Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 3, 1956Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Guy Nelson Henry
Birth: September 5, 1898 36 38Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 6, 1979Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

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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