The Shemwell Family

Bertie Jewel WhiteakerAge: 48 years19131962

Name
Bertie Jewel Whiteaker
Given names
Bertie Jewel
Surname
Whiteaker
Married name
Bertie Jewel Henry
Birth March 19, 1913
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
Census April 21, 1930 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Willie Gladys Henry
July 5, 1930 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Joe Harold Henry
June 25, 1934 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Commer Clinton Henry
January 26, 1937 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Minnie Jewel Henry
July 19, 1942 (Age 29 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
#5
Donnie Ralph Henry
January 5, 1946 (Age 32 years)
Census April 11, 1950 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Rebecca Lou Henry
August 20, 1953 (Age 40 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
Marriage of a childCommer Clinton HenryOra Lee BrooksView this family
December 28, 1955 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Debra Kaye Henry
May 2, 1957 (Age 44 years)
Death of a husbandJoseph Benton “Joe” Henry
January 29, 1960 (Age 46 years)
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 March 3, 1962 (Age 48 years)
Family with Joseph Benton “Joe” Henry - View this family
husband
herself
daughter
Willie Gladys Henry
Birth: July 5, 1930 24 17Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 28, 2010Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
daughter
Private
son
Joe Harold Henry
Birth: June 25, 1934 28 21Tennessee, United States
Death: July 29, 1982Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
Commer Clinton Henry
Birth: January 26, 1937 30 23Monterey, Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 10, 2006Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
son
Private
daughter
Minnie Jewel Henry
Birth: July 19, 1942 36 29Monterey, Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 12, 2022Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States
4 years
son
Donnie Ralph Henry
Birth: January 5, 1946 39 32Tennessee, United States
Death: June 15, 2009Chapmansboro, Cheatham, Tennessee, United States
8 years
daughter
Rebecca Lou Henry
Birth: August 20, 1953 47 40Tennessee, United States
Death: December 9, 1972Austin, Travis, Texas, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Benton “Joe” Henry - Household

Macadam Putnam, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Henry, JoeheadMW22M22TNTNTNLaborerFarm
Henry, JewellwifeFW16M16TNTNTN