The Shemwell Family

Alice TollettAge: 36 years1904–1940

Name: Alice Tollett

Given names: Alice

Surname: Tollett

Married name: Alice Whitaker

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Birth	1904 38 32 Tennessee, United States Note: Each census her birth year changes. Her headstone does read that she was born in 1911. But the 1910 census (first census she appears in), states that she was born in 1904.
Birth of a sister	Lula N Tollett 1908 (Age 4 years) Tennessee, United States
Birth of a brother	Burrel Wilson Tollett March 10, 1912 (Age 8 years) Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 12 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 13 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 14 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/
Death of a father	John Wesley Tollett July 14, 1928 (Age 24 years) Putnam, Tennessee, United States Cause: TB are in other words consumption Note: His death month looks to be Jan or Jun. But below the doctor states that he accompanied John on July 1, 1928.
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 25 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	1940 (Age 36 years)
Burial	Sand Springs Memorial Gardens, Monterey, Putnam, Tennessee, United States

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elmyra Elizabeth “Myria” Hill Annie Mai Tollett Joe Lee Tollett Alice Tollett Lula N Tollett Burrel Wilson Tollett John Wesley Tollett Birth: June 14, 1865 19 23 — Putnam, Tennessee, United States Death: July 14, 1928 — Putnam, Tennessee, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Wesley Tollett Annie Mai Tollett Joe Lee Tollett Alice Tollett Lula N Tollett Burrel Wilson Tollett Elmyra Elizabeth “Myria” Hill Birth: November 1871 — Tennessee, United States Death: after 1942
	Marriage: October 17, 1891 — Putnam, Tennessee, United States
5 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Annie Mai Tollett Birth: August 23, 1896 31 24 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 10, 1942 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
4 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Joe Lee Tollett Birth: January 15, 1901 35 29 — Monterey, Putnam, Tennessee, United States Death: 1974
4 years herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Alice Tollett Birth: 1904 38 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: 1940
5 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Lula N Tollett Birth: 1908 42 36 — Tennessee, United States Death: before 1942
4 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Burrel Wilson Tollett Birth: March 10, 1912 46 40 — Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, United States Death: May 8, 1971

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Birth	Each census her birth year changes. Her headstone does read that she was born in 1911. But the 1910 census (first census she appears in), states that she was born in 1904.