The Shemwell Family

Jonah HenryAge: 76 years18991976

Name
Jonah Henry
Given names
Jonah
Surname
Henry
Birth April 4, 1899 21
Census June 15, 1900 (Age 14 months)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMilly Ann Selby
January 31, 1912 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 16 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 17 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 18 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 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
Death of a motherMary Emiel Henry
October 4, 1941 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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 50 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 46 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 February 10, 1976 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Henry Cemetery
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mother
Mary Emiel Henry
Birth: January 1878 26 33Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 4, 1941Putnam, Tennessee, United States
elder brother
4 years
himself
Jonah Henry
Birth: April 4, 1899 21Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 10, 1976Putnam, Tennessee, United States

Jonah 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