The Shemwell Family

Sarah Ellen HenryAge: 74 years19121986

Name
Sarah Ellen Henry
Given names
Sarah Ellen
Surname
Henry
Married name
Sarah Ellen West
Birth March 16, 1912 37 43
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 3 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 4 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 5 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/
Census January 20, 1920 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 17 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
Census April 10, 1930 (Age 18 years)
Death of a fatherLoyd Jefferson Henry
April 14, 1938 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 29 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 37 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
Death of a brotherDavie Mansfield “Hank” Henry
November 30, 1956 (Age 44 years)

Death of a motherCrissie Lou Roberson
December 30, 1963 (Age 51 years)
Death of a half-brotherElisha Newton Henry
April 28, 1972 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 33 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 of a half-sisterLillie Henry
May 10, 1981 (Age 69 years)
Death of a brotherJohn H Henry
September 1984 (Age 72 years)
Death of a sisterOva Belle Henry
December 24, 1985 (Age 73 years)
Death of a half-sisterFlorence Irene Henry
December 27, 1985 (Age 73 years)
Death May 2, 1986 (Age 74 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1897
15 months
elder sister
23 months
elder sister
14 months
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
Charles Quitman Henry
Birth: December 17, 1903 29 35Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 4, 1994Lexington, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
18 months
elder sister
Irene Jane “Rena” Henry
Birth: June 27, 1905 31 37Monterey, Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 9, 1991San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States
3 years
elder brother
John H Henry
Birth: August 30, 1908 34 40Wanette, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 1984Wanette, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
herself
Sarah Ellen Henry
Birth: March 16, 1912 37 43Eason, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: May 2, 1986Los Angeles, California, United States
Mother’s family with Ligard J Henry - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: about 1885
20 months
half-brother
Elisha Newton Henry
Birth: September 8, 1886 23 18Monterey, Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 28, 1972Purcell, McClain, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
half-sister
LuCretie “Cretie” Henry
Birth: October 11, 1888 25 20Monterey, Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 12, 1990Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
23 months
half-sister
Florence Irene Henry
Birth: September 20, 1890 27 22Monterey, Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 27, 1985Oklahoma, United States
19 months
half-sister
Lillie Henry
Birth: April 19, 1892 29 24Monterey, Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 10, 1981Oklahoma, United States

Sarah Ellen Henry has 5 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Loyd Jefferson Henry - Household

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Henry, Loyd JheadMW45MTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farming
Henry, Crissie LwifeFW51MTNTNTN
Henry, Ova BdaughterFW21STNTNTN
Henry, Ollie AdaughterFW19STNTNTN
Henry, Davie MsonMW18STNTNTNFarmerHome Farm
Henry, Charlie QsonMW16STNTNTNFarmerHome Farm
Henry, Rena JdaughterFW13STNTNTN
Henry, John HsonMW11STNTNTN
Henry, Sarah EdaughterFW7STNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Loyd Jefferson Henry - Household

Eason, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Henry, Loyd JheadMW55M25TNTNNCFarmerFarm
Henry, CrissiewifeFW61M17TNTNTN
Henry, Davie MsonMW28STNTNTNLaborerFarm
Henry, Sarah EdaughterFW18SOKTNTN