The Shemwell Family

Marion John PettyAge: 73 years18771950

Name
Marion John Petty
Given names
Marion John
Surname
Petty
Birth March 6, 1877 28 26
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 9 months)

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 2 years)
Death of a fatherMinas Hackney Petty
1880 (Age 2 years)
Census June 9, 1880 (Age 3 years)
Marriage of a parentDavid UnderwoodMary Catherine HincheyView this family
December 4, 1884 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a half-sisterKatie Erin Underwood
December 6, 1885 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a half-brotherChester Corum Underwood
August 26, 1888 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a half-sisterLula Underwood
March 8, 1891 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 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
Census June 27, 1900 (Age 23 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Burton Hinchey
October 1901 (Age 24 years)
MarriageBertie Eldra WrightView this family
October 21, 1903 (Age 26 years)
Death of a motherMary Catherine Hinchey
September 23, 1906 (Age 29 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherRebecca Jane Rice
April 8, 1915 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 38 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 39 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 40 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 52 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
Death of a sisterMattie Clementine Petty
March 12, 1943 (Age 66 years)
Death of a sisterMinnie Bell Petty
April 17, 1943 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 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 wifeBertie Eldra Wright
February 13, 1949 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 72 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 68 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 June 14, 1950 (Age 73 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
elder sister
4 years
elder sister
Mattie Clementine Petty
Birth: May 16, 1872 23 21Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 12, 1943Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder sister
18 months
himself
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 Bertie Eldra Wright - View this family
himself
Marion John Petty
Birth: March 6, 1877 28 26Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 14, 1950Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
wife
Bertie Eldra Wright
Birth: November 10, 1883Tennessee, United States
Death: February 13, 1949Henry, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: October 21, 1903Henry, Tennessee, United States

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 - Mary Catherine Hinchey - Household

Henry, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Underwood, MaryheadWFJun185049Wd1588TNNCARFarmer
Underwood, KatiedaughterWFDec188514STNTNTNAt School
Underwood, ChestersonWMAug188811STNTNTNAt School
Underwood, LuladaughterWFMar18919STNTNTNAt School
Petty, John MsonWMMar187822STNTNTNFarm Laborer