The Shemwell Family

Rolland Ira HatfillAge: 44 years19131957

Name
Rolland Ira Hatfill
Given names
Rolland Ira
Surname
Hatfill
Birth August 12, 1913 36 26
Death of a maternal grandfatherWinfield Scott Sexson
October 22, 1914 (Age 14 months)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 2 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 3 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 4 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 16 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 paternal grandmotherLurinda Jane Humphries
November 25, 1929 (Age 16 years)
Census April 10, 1930 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Roland Sylvester “Sonny” Hatfill
October 31, 1933 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Thomas Earl “Tom” Hatfill
October 31, 1935 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Samuel Eugene Hatfill
June 27, 1938 (Age 24 years)
Death of a fatherMartin Sylvester “Vess” Hatfill
March 9, 1940 (Age 26 years)
Census April 2, 1940 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Franklin DeLano Hatfill
August 4, 1940 (Age 26 years)
Death of a motherBessie Ellen Sexson
March 7, 1941 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Rosemary Elizabeth Hatfill
January 26, 1943 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Sandra Charlene “Sandy” Hatfill
December 13, 1944 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 28 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
Birth of a son
#7
Michael Lee Hatfill
March 26, 1949 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 36 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 32 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 November 7, 1957 (Age 44 years)
Burialunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
Martin Sylvester “Vess” Hatfill
Birth: September 11, 1876 25 23Farmersburg, Sullivan, Indiana, United States
Death: March 9, 1940Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
mother
Marriage: about 1903
4 years
elder brother
Chrisopher Hatfill
Birth: September 1906 29 19Illinois, United States
Death: January 1, 1907Jackson, Effingham, Illinois, United States
6 years
elder sister
Rosa Hatfill
Birth: July 3, 1912 35 24Jackson, Effingham, Illinois, United States
Death: July 3, 1912Jackson, Effingham, Illinois, United States
13 months
himself
Family with Berdena May Blythe - View this family
himself
wife
son
Roland Sylvester “Sonny” Hatfill
Birth: October 31, 1933 20 18Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Death: August 23, 1993Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
2 years
son
Thomas Earl “Tom” Hatfill
Birth: October 31, 1935 22 20Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Death: July 27, 2003Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
3 years
son
Samuel Eugene Hatfill
Birth: June 27, 1938 24 23Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Death: April 30, 1989Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Franklin DeLano Hatfill
Birth: August 4, 1940 26 25Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Death: October 24, 1995Neoga, Cumberland, Illinois, United States
3 years
daughter
23 months
daughter
daughter
Private
son
Michael Lee Hatfill
Birth: March 26, 1949 35 33Illinois, United States
Death: September 19, 1980Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Private + Berdena May Blythe - View this family
wife’s husband
Private
wife

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Martin Sylvester “Vess” Hatfill - Household

Avena, Fayette, Illinois

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hatfill, Martin SheadMW43M26INININ
Hatfill, Bessie EwifeFW43M26ILINIL
Hatfill, Rolland IsonMW16SILININLaborOdd Jobs

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Rolland Ira Hatfill - Household

2501 Mattoon, Coles, Illinois

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Hatfill, Rolland IheadMW26MILSame placeCommon LaborerWPA
Hatfill, Berdena MwifeFW24MNESame place
Hatfill, Roland SsonMW6SILSame place
Hatfill, Thomas EsonMW4SIL
Hatfill, Sammy EsonMW1SIL