The Shemwell Family

Albert Llewellyn PottengerAge: 82 years18951978

Name
Albert Llewellyn Pottenger
Given names
Albert Llewellyn
Surname
Pottenger
Birth July 14, 1895 34 25
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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
Census June 23, 1900 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterBessie M Pottenger
July 30, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherRoy Elmer Pottenger
May 11, 1905 (Age 9 years)
Death of a brotherJames W Pottenger
before 1910 (Age 14 years)

Census May 4, 1910 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 20 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 21 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 22 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/
MarriageIvora ManleyView this family
November 9, 1919 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James Troy Pottenger
January 20, 1926 (Age 30 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Ann “Polly” Kittrell
March 13, 1927 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 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 daughter
#2
Ruby Ellen Pottenger
November 29, 1929 (Age 34 years)
Census April 17, 1930 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Billie Josephine Pottenger
May 8, 1937 (Age 41 years)
Census April 16, 1940 (Age 44 years)
Death of a sonJames Troy Pottenger
December 1, 1941 (Age 46 years)
Death of a motherMarinda Powers
January 18, 1945 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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 fatherClarkson Pottenger
September 2, 1946 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Shirley Ann Causey
August 4, 1947 (Age 52 years)

Census April 24, 1950 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 54 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
Marriage of a childLester T WetzelBillie Josephine PottengerView this family
August 4, 1956 (Age 61 years)
Death of a sisterGracie Ann Pottenger
January 27, 1965 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 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 May 2, 1978 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Union Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 15, 1889
22 months
elder brother
James W Pottenger
Birth: July 1891 29 21Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: before 1910
1 year
elder sister
3 years
himself
5 years
younger sister
5 years
younger brother
Family with Ivora Manley - View this family
himself
wife
Ivora Manley
Birth: November 19, 1895 38 29Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 14, 1982Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States
Marriage: November 9, 1919Boone, Arkansas, United States
6 years
son
James Troy Pottenger
Birth: January 20, 1926 30 30Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 1, 1941Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, United States
4 years
daughter
Ruby Ellen Pottenger
Birth: November 29, 1929 34 34Arkansas, United States
Death: April 3, 2011Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States
7 years
daughter
Billie Josephine Pottenger
Birth: May 8, 1937 41 41Arkansas, United States
Death: February 16, 2010Sonora, Tuolumne, California, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Clarkson Pottenger - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Pottenger, ClarksonheadWMJun186138M11INININFarmer
Pottenger, MarindawifeWFDec186930M1133MOMOMO
Pottenger, James WsonWMJul18919SMOINMO
Pottenger, Grace AdaughterWFJul18927SMOINMO
Pottenger, Albert LsonWMJul18954SMOINMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Clarkson Pottenger - Household

Bird, Jackson, Arkansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Pottenger, ClarkheadMW48M120OHINOHFarmerGeneral Farm
Pottenger, MarindawifeFW40M12043MOMOMO
Pottenger, Albert LsonMW14SMOOHMO
Pottenger, BessiedaughterFW9SMOOHMO
Pottenger, Roygrand sonMW4SMOOHMO

Roy says grand son in 1920 - son -b

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Albert Llewellyn Pottenger - Household

Valley, Pope, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Pottenger, Albert LheadMW34M24MOINMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Pottenger, IvorywifeFW34M23ARARTN
Pottenger, James TsonMW4-3mSARMOAR
Pottenger, Ruby EdaughterFW4mSARMOAR

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Albert Llewellyn Pottenger - Household

Wilson, Pope, Arkansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Pottenger, AlbertXheadMW44MMOArkansasFarmerFarm
Pottenger, IvorawifeFW44MARSame placeHouse wife
Pottenger, James TroysonMW14SARSame placeLaborerFarm
Pottenger, Ruby EllendaughterFW10SARSame place
Pottenger, Billy JdaughterFW2SAR

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Albert Llewellyn Pottenger - Household

Pine Hill Road Wilson, Pope, Arkansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Pottenger, A LheadMW54MarMOCooksCanery
Pottenger, IvorawifeFW54MarAR
Pottenger, Billie JodaughterFW12NevAR