The Shemwell Family

James Aston HewellAge: 56 years19131970

Name
James Aston Hewell
Given names
James Aston
Surname
Hewell
Birth September 21, 1913 26 19
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 2 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 sisterKaty Lillian Hewell
February 16, 1917 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 3 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 4 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 brotherHenry Argus Hewell
August 26, 1919 (Age 5 years)
Census January 4, 1920 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherJoe Weldon Hewell
July 18, 1920 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterBessie Emil Hewell
February 14, 1924 (Age 10 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Clay “Willy” Hewell
May 28, 1925 (Age 11 years)
Cause: Self inflected accidental gun shot wound
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 16 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 3, 1930 (Age 16 years)
MarriageElla Elizabeth “Liz” McGuireView this family
December 23, 1938 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Beverly Jean Hewell
August 6, 1941 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 28 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 half-brotherRobert Wayne Hewell
August 18, 1946 (Age 32 years)
Death of a motherFannie Mae Parker
January 22, 1953 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 36 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 paternal grandmotherMargaret D “Maggie” Baldridge
July 18, 1961 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Ricky Roderick Adderley
September 18, 1962 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 32 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 4, 1970 (Age 56 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 23, 1909Rockwall, Texas, United States
19 months
elder brother
William Clay “Willy” Hewell
Birth: May 11, 1911 24 17Collin, Texas, United States
Death: May 28, 1925Lavon, Collin, Texas, United States
2 years
himself
James Aston Hewell
Birth: September 21, 1913 26 19Texas, United States
Death: June 4, 1970Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
3 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
Henry Argus Hewell
Birth: August 26, 1919 32 25Lavon, Collin, Texas, United States
Death: March 14, 1990Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
11 months
younger brother
Joe Weldon Hewell
Birth: July 18, 1920 33 26Lavon, Collin, Texas, United States
Death: January 31, 2002Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
4 years
younger sister
Father’s family with Della Blanch Phllips - View this family
father
step-mother
Della Blanch Phllips
Birth: July 27, 1922Shive, Hamilton, Texas, United States
Death: May 17, 1980Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
half-brother
Private
half-brother
Robert Wayne Hewell
Birth: August 18, 1946 59 24Oklahoma, United States
Death: July 28, 2005Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Ella Elizabeth “Liz” McGuire - View this family
himself
James Aston Hewell
Birth: September 21, 1913 26 19Texas, United States
Death: June 4, 1970Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
wife
Ella Elizabeth “Liz” McGuire
Birth: May 9, 1917 21 19Georgia, United States
Death: October 2, 1982Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Marriage: December 23, 1938Hunt, Texas, United States
3 years
daughter
Beverly Jean Hewell
Birth: August 6, 1941 27 24Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States
Death: March 30, 2001Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Allen “Billy” Hewell - Household

Lavon To Wylie Road Lavon, Collin, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hewell, WillheadMW32MTXTNALManagerFarm
Hewell, FanniewifeFW24MTXUSUS
Hewell, WilliesonMW7STXTXTX
Hewell, JimmiesonMW6STXTXTX
Hewell, LiliandaughterFW3STXTXTX
Hewell, HenrysonMW4mSTXTXTX

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Allen “Billy” Hewell - Household

Greenville St. Nevada, Collin, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hewell, W AheadMW48M24TXTNALLaborerRail road
Hewell, FanniewifeFW34M13TXTXIL
Hewell, Jimmie AsonMW16STXTXTX
Hewell, LiliandaughterFW13STXTXTX
Hewell, Henry AsonMW10STXTXTX
Hewell, Joe WsonMW8STXTXTX
Hewell, Bessie EdaughterFW6STXTXTX

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