The Shemwell Family

Wallace Rice UnderwoodAge: 86 years18881975

Name
Wallace Rice Underwood
Given names
Wallace Rice
Surname
Underwood
Birth July 16, 1888 22 19
Birth of a brotherWalter P Underwood
September 29, 1890 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterMamie Underwood
August 1893 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherWarren Fleetwood “Jack” Underwood
August 19, 1894 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 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 brotherWilburn Dewey Underwood
May 10, 1899 (Age 10 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherDavid Underwood
April 22, 1900 (Age 11 years)
Census June 26, 1900 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherWillis Burrow Underwood
September 19, 1901 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterMattie Jewel “Dollie” Underwood
June 1, 1903 (Age 14 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Catherine Hinchey
September 23, 1906 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Sue “Susie” Underwood
January 11, 1907 (Age 18 years)
Death of a brotherWalter P Underwood
September 16, 1907 (Age 19 years)
Census May 11, 1910 (Age 21 years)
MarriageEthel S SeawrightView this family
June 8, 1910 (Age 21 years)
Death of a sisterMamie Underwood
before 1912 (Age 23 years)

Note: Not found after 1909. James remarried in 1912. -b
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 27 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 28 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 29 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 41 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 7, 1930 (Age 41 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 51 years)
Death of a motherMinnie Bell Petty
April 17, 1943 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 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
Census April 20, 1950 (Age 61 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam David Underwood
August 11, 1953 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 61 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 brotherWillis Burrow Underwood
August 1957 (Age 69 years)
Death of a sisterMary Sue “Susie” Underwood
May 2, 1972 (Age 83 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 57 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 February 7, 1975 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bevil Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 21, 1885Henry, Tennessee, United States
3 years
himself
Wallace Rice Underwood
Birth: July 16, 1888 22 19Henry, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 7, 1975Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
Walter P Underwood
Birth: September 29, 1890 24 21Henry, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 16, 1907Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
13 months
younger brother
5 years
younger brother
Wilburn Dewey Underwood
Birth: May 10, 1899 33 30Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 28, 1982Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
20 months
younger sister
Mattie Jewel “Dollie” Underwood
Birth: June 1, 1903 37 34Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 7, 1981Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
4 years
younger sister
Mary Sue “Susie” Underwood
Birth: January 11, 1907 40 38Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 2, 1972Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Family with Ethel S Seawright - View this family
himself
Wallace Rice Underwood
Birth: July 16, 1888 22 19Henry, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 7, 1975Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
wife
Ethel S Seawright
Birth: November 29, 1890Henry, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 28, 1977Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: June 8, 1910Henry, Tennessee, United States

Wallace Rice Underwood has 14 first cousins recorded

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

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Wallace Rice Underwood - Household

Cottage Grove Rd. Paris, Henry, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Underwood, WallaceheadMW41M21TNTNTNFarmerFarm
Underwood, EthelwifeFW39M19TNTNTN

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

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Wallace Rice Underwood - Household

Henry, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Underwood, Wallace RheadMW61MarTNFarmerFarm
Underwood, EthelwifeFW59MarTN
Underwood, WillfatherMW84WdTN

Note
There is a 2nd Wallace and Ethel Underwood in Maury, Tennessee. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113880519/wallace_underwood_scroggins They have a son Johnnie O'Guin "Blackie" Underwood. Our Wallace & Ethel have no children(see obit's) and his death certificate says mothers maiden name was Tomlin. Different Cemeteries -b