The Shemwell Family

Nannie Bell ElliottAge: 86 years18841970

Name
Nannie Bell Elliott
Given names
Nannie Bell
Surname
Elliott
Married name
Nannie Bell Rushing
Birth March 31, 1884

MarriageAndrew Jackson RushingView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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 daughter
#1
Mary Ida Rushing
January 25, 1905 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Lillie Mae Rushing
May 15, 1909 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 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 32 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 33 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/
Marriage of a childEulen Arthur UnderwoodMary Ida RushingView this family
December 4, 1924 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Clifford Underwood
November 17, 1926 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Lowell Eulen Underwood
February 22, 1928 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Montell L Underwood
January 20, 1929 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 45 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
Birth of a grandson
#4
Malcolm Guy “Mike” Underwood Jr
September 4, 1931 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Elizabeth Sue “Betty” Underwood
April 18, 1934 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Nadine Underwood
October 31, 1938 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Relda Lee Underwood
January 17, 1945 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 65 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 husbandAndrew Jackson Rushing
December 18, 1960 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 61 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 April 16, 1970 (Age 86 years)

Family with Andrew Jackson Rushing - View this family
husband
Andrew Jackson Rushing
Birth: December 17, 1879Tennessee, United States
Death: December 18, 1960Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
herself
Marriage:
daughter
-4 years
daughter
Mary Ida Rushing
Birth: January 25, 1905 25 20Benton, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 29, 1997Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States