The Shemwell Family

Cora Lee WilsonAge: 82 years18911974

Name
Cora Lee Wilson
Given names
Cora Lee
Surname
Wilson
Married name
Cora Lee Tabb
Birth November 9, 1891
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
MarriageLawrence Guy TabbView this family
about 1909 (Age 17 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Velon Irene Tabb
February 1910 (Age 18 years)
Census April 27, 1910 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Vernon Eldridge Tabb
September 9, 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 2, 1920 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Lawrence Orba Tabb
December 29, 1920 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Lilburn Ford Tabb
August 3, 1928 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 37 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 grandson
#1
Dailey Curtis Hall Jr
April 11, 1934 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Bobby Earl Tabb
July 14, 1936 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childJessie F MerrittVelon Irene TabbView this family
about 1939 (Age 47 years)

Census April 3, 1940 (Age 48 years)
Marriage of a childCarl Stephen CaffeyVelon Irene TabbView this family
after 1941 (Age 49 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Patricia Ann Tabb
June 5, 1944 (Age 52 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Betty Jean Tabb
August 29, 1947 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Nancy Sue Tabb
July 11, 1948 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Charles Vernon Tabb
January 7, 1950 (Age 58 years)
Census April 7, 1950 (Age 58 years)
Death of a husbandLawrence Guy Tabb
June 19, 1951 (Age 59 years)
Cause: Motorcycle/auto accident
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
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Alice Faye Tabb
October 11, 1954 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Billy Guy Tabb
January 2, 1957 (Age 65 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 May 1974 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum
Family with Lawrence Guy Tabb - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1909
14 months
daughter
3 years
son
Vernon Eldridge Tabb
Birth: September 9, 1912 24 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 11, 1978Joelton, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
8 years
son
Lawrence Orba Tabb
Birth: December 29, 1920 33 29Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 1983Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
8 years
son
Lilburn Ford Tabb
Birth: August 3, 1928 40 36Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 30, 2019Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, United States
8 years
son
Bobby Earl Tabb
Birth: July 14, 1936 48 44Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 9, 2007Madison, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Lawrence Guy Tabb - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Tabb, Lawrence GheadMW22M1KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farming
Tabb, CorawifeFW18M111KYKYKY
Tabb, VelondaughterFW2mSKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Lawrence Guy Tabb - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Tabb, GuyheadMW32MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Tabb, CorawifeFW28MKYKYKY
Tabb, VelondaughterFW9SKYKYKY
Tabb, HenriettamotherFW64WdKYKYKY
Tabb, VernondaughterFW7SKYKYKY

Vernon says daughter -b

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Lawrence Guy Tabb - Household

1208 N. First St. Davidson, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Tabb, L GuyheadMW52MKYsame placeLaborerTanning extract factory
Tabb, Cora WXwifeFW48MKYsame place
Tabb, Lawrence OsonMW19SKYsame place
Tabb, Lilburn FsonMW11SKYsame place
Tabb, Bobby EarlsonMW3STN
Merritt, Jessie Fson in lawMW28MTNsame placeTruck driverSteel construction
Merritt, Velon IrenedaughterFW30MKYsame placeLaundry sorterLaundry
Hall, Dailey Cgrand sonMW5STNsame place

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Lawrence Guy Tabb - Household

1210 1st. Davidson, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Tabb, L GheadMW62MarKYOiler??
Tabb, Cora LwifeFW58MarKY
Tabb, LilburnsonMW22NevKYCab DriverTaxi
Tabb, BobbysonMW13NevTN