The Shemwell Family

Warren Fleetwood “Jack” UnderwoodAge: 89 years18941983

Name
Warren Fleetwood “Jack” Underwood
Given names
Warren Fleetwood
Surname
Underwood
Nickname
Jack
Birth August 19, 1894 28 25
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherDavid Underwood
April 22, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Census June 26, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherWillis Burrow Underwood
September 19, 1901 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterMattie Jewel “Dollie” Underwood
June 1, 1903 (Age 8 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Catherine Hinchey
September 23, 1906 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Sue “Susie” Underwood
January 11, 1907 (Age 12 years)
Death of a brotherWalter P Underwood
September 16, 1907 (Age 13 years)
Census May 11, 1910 (Age 15 years)
Death of a sisterMamie Underwood
before 1912 (Age 17 years)

Note: Not found after 1909. James remarried in 1912. -b
MarriageIrma SeawrightView this family
June 13, 1915 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 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 son
#1
Cecil Porter Underwood
January 27, 1917 (Age 22 years)
Death of a sonCecil Porter Underwood
March 21, 1917 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 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 23 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 35 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 motherMinnie Bell Petty
April 17, 1943 (Age 48 years)
MarriageEmma Edith PierceView this family
June 30, 1945 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 fatherWilliam David Underwood
August 11, 1953 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 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 62 years)
Death of a sisterMary Sue “Susie” Underwood
May 2, 1972 (Age 77 years)
Death of a brotherWallace Rice Underwood
February 7, 1975 (Age 80 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 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 of a wifeEmma Edith Pierce
February 12, 1976 (Age 81 years)
Death of a wifeIrma Seawright
January 1977 (Age 82 years)
Death of a sisterMattie Jewel “Dollie” Underwood
December 7, 1981 (Age 87 years)
Death of a brotherWilburn Dewey Underwood
August 28, 1982 (Age 88 years)
Death December 2, 1983 (Age 89 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 21, 1885Henry, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder brother
Wallace Rice Underwood
Birth: July 16, 1888 22 19Henry, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 7, 1975Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder brother
Walter P Underwood
Birth: September 29, 1890 24 21Henry, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 16, 1907Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder sister
13 months
himself
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 Irma Seawright - View this family
himself
wife
Irma Seawright
Birth: September 12, 1895Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 1977Lexington, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: June 13, 1915Henry, Tennessee, United States
20 months
son
Cecil Porter Underwood
Birth: January 27, 1917 22 21Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 21, 1917Henry, Tennessee, United States
Family with Emma Edith Pierce - View this family
himself
wife
Emma Edith Pierce
Birth: February 28, 1904Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 12, 1976Odessa, Ector, Texas, United States
Marriage: June 30, 1945Anderson, Tennessee, United States

Warren Fleetwood “Jack” 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