The Shemwell Family

Joseph Notley DavidsonAge: 89 years18981988

Name
Joseph Notley Davidson
Given names
Joseph Notley
Surname
Davidson
Birth October 3, 1898
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 17 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 18 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 19 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/
MarriageEsther Alice ClardyView this family
December 24, 1922 (Age 24 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Ola Juanita Davidson
August 23, 1927 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Joseph Notley Davidson Jr
August 17, 1929 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 30 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 1, 1930 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Anne Davidson
January 7, 1934 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Norma Jean Davidson
April 30, 1935 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Thomas Milton Davidson
July 19, 1937 (Age 38 years)
Census April 2, 1940 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 43 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 10, 1950 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childNelson Woodard HoltOla Juanita DavidsonView this family
about August 1950 (Age 51 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 51 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Nelson Woodard Holt Jr
June 13, 1956 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 47 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
Marriage of a childCharles Ray “Charlie” Hines Sr.Norma Jean DavidsonView this family
1979 (Age 80 years)

Death March 7, 1988 (Age 89 years)
Family with Esther Alice Clardy - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: December 24, 1922
5 years
daughter
Ola Juanita Davidson
Birth: August 23, 1927 28 27Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 27, 2017Davidson, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Joseph Notley Davidson Jr
Birth: August 17, 1929 30 29Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 28, 2019Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
4 years
daughter
Anne Davidson
Birth: January 7, 1934 35 33Goodlettsville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 24, 2011Goodlettsville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
16 months
daughter
Norma Jean Davidson
Birth: April 30, 1935 36 35Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 28, 2021Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Thomas Milton Davidson
Birth: July 19, 1937 38 37Tennessee, United States
Death: December 30, 2015Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Notley Davidson - Household

507 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Davidson, Joseph NheadMW31M24TNTNTNSalesmanCasket Co.
Davidson, AlicewifeFW30M22TNTNTN
Davidson, JuanitadaughterFW2STNTNTN
Davidson, JosephsonMW8mSTNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Notley Davidson - Household

1210 Ordway Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Davidson, J NheadMW41MTNSame houseSalesmanAutomobile
Davidson, EstherwifeFW39MTNSame house
Davidson, JuanitadaughterFW12STNSame house
Davidson, JoesonMW10STNSame house
Davidson, AnndaughterFW6STNSame house
Davidson, JeandaughterFW4STN
Davidson, ThomassonMW2STN

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Notley Davidson - Household

1210 Ordway Pl. Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Davidson, Joseph NheadMW51MarTNSalesmanCasket Factory
Davidson, Esther AwifeFW50MarTN
Davidson, Ola JdaughterFW22NevTNGeneral Office WorkAuto Insurance Co.
Davidson, Joseph NsonMW20NevTN
Davidson, AnnedaughterFW16NevTN
Davidson, Norma JdaughterFW14NevTN
Davidson, Thomas MsonMW12NevTN