The Shemwell Family

Minnie Bell PettyAge: 74 years18681943

Name
Minnie Bell Petty
Given names
Minnie Bell
Surname
Petty
Married name
Minnie Bell Underwood
Birth October 16, 1868 19 18
Marriage of parentsMinas Hackney PettyMary Catherine HincheyView this family
December 31, 1868 (Age 2 months)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 2 months)

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
Birth of a sisterMattie Clementine Petty
May 16, 1872 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterMaggie Thomas Petty
September 6, 1875 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherMarion John Petty
March 6, 1877 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 9 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a sisterMary Lillie Petty
February 18, 1880 (Age 11 years)
Death of a fatherMinas Hackney Petty
1880 (Age 11 years)
Census June 9, 1880 (Age 11 years)
Marriage of a parentDavid UnderwoodMary Catherine HincheyView this family
December 4, 1884 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a half-sisterKatie Erin Underwood
December 6, 1885 (Age 17 years)
MarriageWilliam David UnderwoodView this family
December 21, 1885 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Wallace Rice Underwood
July 16, 1888 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a half-brotherChester Corum Underwood
August 26, 1888 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Walter P Underwood
September 29, 1890 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a half-sisterLula Underwood
March 8, 1891 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mamie Underwood
August 1893 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Warren Fleetwood “Jack” Underwood
August 19, 1894 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 29 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
#5
Wilburn Dewey Underwood
May 10, 1899 (Age 30 years)
Census June 26, 1900 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Willis Burrow Underwood
September 19, 1901 (Age 32 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Burton Hinchey
October 1901 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Mattie Jewel “Dollie” Underwood
June 1, 1903 (Age 34 years)
Death of a motherMary Catherine Hinchey
September 23, 1906 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Mary Sue “Susie” Underwood
January 11, 1907 (Age 38 years)
Death of a sonWalter P Underwood
September 16, 1907 (Age 38 years)
Marriage of a childJames Edward HolcombMamie UnderwoodView this family
February 18, 1909 (Age 40 years)
Census May 11, 1910 (Age 41 years)
Marriage of a childWallace Rice UnderwoodEthel S SeawrightView this family
June 8, 1910 (Age 41 years)
Death of a daughterMamie Underwood
before 1912 (Age 43 years)

Note: Not found after 1909. James remarried in 1912. -b
Death of a maternal grandmotherRebecca Jane Rice
April 8, 1915 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childWarren Fleetwood “Jack” UnderwoodIrma SeawrightView this family
June 13, 1915 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 47 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a grandson
#1
Cecil Porter Underwood
January 27, 1917 (Age 48 years)
Death of a grandsonCecil Porter Underwood
March 21, 1917 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 48 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 49 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 February 3, 1920 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childWilburn Dewey UnderwoodJewell Ettie HicksView this family
October 28, 1920 (Age 52 years)

Birth of a grandson
#2
William Hiram Bunn
June 25, 1924 (Age 55 years)
Marriage of a childChester Ivo GivensMattie Jewel “Dollie” UnderwoodView this family
August 29, 1924 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Kathleen “Kathy” Givens
June 22, 1925 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Willodean Underwood
January 8, 1929 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 60 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 8, 1930 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Willis Fleet Underwood
June 27, 1933 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Rebecca P Underwood
August 25, 1935 (Age 66 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 71 years)
Death of a sisterMattie Clementine Petty
March 12, 1943 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 73 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 April 17, 1943 (Age 74 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bevil Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 31, 1868Henry, Tennessee, United States
-2 months
herself
4 years
younger sister
Mattie Clementine Petty
Birth: May 16, 1872 23 21Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 12, 1943Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
18 months
younger brother
Marion John Petty
Birth: March 6, 1877 28 26Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 14, 1950Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Mary Lillie Petty
Birth: February 18, 1880 31 29Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 18, 1961Henry, Tennessee, United States
Mother’s family with David Underwood - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: December 4, 1884Henry, Tennessee, United States
1 year
half-sister
Katie Erin Underwood
Birth: December 6, 1885 63 35Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 24, 1971Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
3 years
half-brother
Chester Corum Underwood
Birth: August 26, 1888 65 38Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 16, 1964Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
3 years
half-sister
Lula Underwood
Birth: March 8, 1891 68 40Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 1982Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States
Family with William David Underwood - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 21, 1885Henry, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
Wallace Rice Underwood
Birth: July 16, 1888 22 19Henry, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 7, 1975Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Walter P Underwood
Birth: September 29, 1890 24 21Henry, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 16, 1907Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
13 months
son
5 years
son
Wilburn Dewey Underwood
Birth: May 10, 1899 33 30Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 28, 1982Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
20 months
daughter
Mattie Jewel “Dollie” Underwood
Birth: June 1, 1903 37 34Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 7, 1981Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
4 years
daughter
Mary Sue “Susie” Underwood
Birth: January 11, 1907 40 38Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 2, 1972Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States

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Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Minas Hackney Petty - Household

Henry, Tennessee

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Petty, HackWM31headMLaborerTNNCTN
Petty, Mary CWF28wifeMHouse keeperTNNCAR
Petty, MinnieWF11daughterSTNTNTN
Petty, MattieWF8daughterSTNTNTN
Petty, ThomasWF5daughterSTNTNTN
Petty, JohnWM3sonSTNTNTN
Petty, LillieWF6mOctdaughterSTNTNTN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William David Underwood - Household

Henry, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Underwood, WilliamheadWMMar186634M14TNTNTNTNFarmer
Underwood, MinniewifeWFOct186831M1455TNTNTN
Underwood, WallacesonWMJul188911STNTNTNAt School
Underwood, WaltersonWMSep18909STNTNTNAt School
Underwood, MamiedaughterWFAug18936STNTNTN
Underwood, WarrensonWMAug18955STNTNTN
Underwood, WilburnsonWMMay18991STNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William David Underwood - Household

Henry, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Underwood, William DheadMW45M122TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Underwood, MinniewifeFW40M12286TNTNTN
Underwood, WallacesonMW21STNTNTNFarm LaborerHome Farm
Underwood, Warren FsonMW12STNTNTNFarm LaborerHome Farm
Underwood, WilburnsonMW10STNTNTNFarm LaborerHome Farm
Underwood, WillissonMW8STNTNTNFarm LaborerHome Farm
Underwood, DollydaughterFW6STNTNTN
Underwood, Mary SdaughterFW3STNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William David Underwood - Household

Henry, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Underwood, W DheadMW56MTNALALFarmerGeneral Farm
Underwood, MinniewifeFW50MTNTNTN
Underwood, WilburnsonMW20STNTNTNLaborerGeneral Farm
Underwood, WillissonMW18STNTNTNLaborerGeneral Farm
Underwood, DolliedaughterFW15STNTNTN
Underwood, Mary SuedaughterFW13STNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Wallace Rice Underwood - Household

Highway 76 Henry, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Underwood, Wallace RheadMW51MTNSame placeFarmer
Underwood, EthelXwifeFW49MTNSame place
Underwood, W DfatherMW75MTNSame place
Underwood, MinniemotherFW70MTNSame place