The Shemwell Family

Lulu Mae HenryAge: 88 years18911980

Name
Lulu Mae Henry
Given names
Lulu Mae
Surname
Henry
Married name
Lulu Mae Cummins
Birth September 14, 1891 29 31
Birth of a brotherJames Willis Henry
September 4, 1893 (Age 23 months)
Birth of a sisterAlba Henry
December 11, 1894 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherUlysses Grant Henry
September 6, 1896 (Age 4 years)
Death of a brotherJames Willis Henry
November 19, 1896 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 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 6 years)
Census June 7, 1900 (Age 8 years)
MarriageHarry Porter CumminsView this family
May 23, 1909 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Celia Mae Cummins
September 17, 1910 (Age 19 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam “Bill” Parham
November 15, 1910 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Helen Lenora Cummins
May 1, 1912 (Age 20 years)
Death of a husbandHarry Porter Cummins
June 12, 1912 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 24 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 25 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 26 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 28 years)
Death of a fatherGeorge Washington Henry
August 7, 1923 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 38 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
Census April 11, 1930 (Age 38 years)
Death of a motherSarah Jane Parham
February 5, 1940 (Age 48 years)
Census May 1, 1940 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 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 58 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 64 years)
Death of a brotherWaymon Henry
February 21, 1962 (Age 70 years)
Death of a brotherRainey Henry
September 3, 1962 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 54 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 84 years)
Death of a brotherGuy Nelson Henry
March 6, 1979 (Age 87 years)
Death June 1, 1980 (Age 88 years)
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
herself
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 Harry Porter Cummins - View this family
husband
herself
Lulu Mae Henry
Birth: September 14, 1891 29 31Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 1, 1980Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: May 23, 1909Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
16 months
daughter
Celia Mae Cummins
Birth: September 17, 1910 26 19Illinois, United States
Death: January 23, 1994Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
19 months
daughter
Helen Lenora Cummins
Birth: May 1, 1912 28 20Anna, Union, Illinois, United States
Death: May 30, 2001Crossville, 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

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

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Sarah Jane Parham - Household

York Highway Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Henry, Mrs. GWheadFW69Wd25TNTNTN
Cummins, LuladaughterFW38Wd17TNTNTN
Cummins, Celia ABgrand daughterFW19SILPATN
Cummins, Helengrand daughterFW17SILPATN