The Shemwell Family

Saint Luke HenryAge: 67 years18981966

Name
Saint Luke Henry
Given names
Saint Luke
Surname
Henry
Birth June 29, 1898 25
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898
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 15, 1900 (Age 23 months)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMilly Ann Selby
January 31, 1912 (Age 13 years)
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
Death of a motherFlora Elizabeth “Florie” Henry
July 28, 1917 (Age 19 years)
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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 31 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
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
Death of a brotherJohn Lee “Johnnie” Henry
January 30, 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
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
Death April 19, 1966 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Henry Cemetery
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mother
Flora Elizabeth “Florie” Henry
Birth: July 13, 1872 21 28Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 28, 1917Putnam, Tennessee, United States
elder brother
John Lee “Johnnie” Henry
Birth: September 17, 1889 17Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 30, 1950Monterey, Putnam, Tennessee, United States
9 years
himself
Saint Luke Henry
Birth: June 29, 1898 25Tennessee, United States
Death: April 19, 1966Tennessee, United States

Saint Luke Henry has 10 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Milly Ann Selby - Household

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Henry, Milley AheadWFMar184456WD65TNALTN
Henry, Flory AdaughterWFJul187227STNTNTN
Henry, Mary EdaughterWFJan187822STNTNTN
Henry, Martha AdaughterWFFeb188020STNTNTN
Henry, John LG sonWMSep18927STNTN
Henry, Saint LG sonWMJun18981STNTN
Henry, SavageG sonWMMar18955STN
Henry, JonasG sonWMApr18991STNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Milly Ann Selby - Household

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Henry, Milly AheadFW69Wd65TNALTN
Henry, FloradaughterFW37M22TNTNTN
Henry, MindadaughterFW29M11TNTNTN
Henry, John LgrandsonMW16STNTN
Henry, Saint LgrandsonMW11STNTN
Henry, SavagegrandsonMW15STN
Henry, JonahgrandsonMW11STNTN
Henry, JosephgrandsonMW4STN