The Shemwell Family

Ella Mae LongAge: 79 years19081988

Name
Ella Mae Long
Given names
Ella Mae
Surname
Long
Married name
Ella Mae Wyatt
Birth December 22, 1908
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 7 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 8 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 9 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/
MarriageJames Arthur WyattView this family
September 5, 1925 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Thomas Jackson “Tommy” Wyatt
October 3, 1926 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Charles Samuel Wyatt
February 18, 1929 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 20 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 19, 1930 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#3
James Arthur Wyatt Jr
about 1932 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Lula Belle “Lou” Wyatt
about 1933 (Age 24 years)
Census May 3, 1940 (Age 31 years)
Note: Says Ella is widowed
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 32 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 granddaughter
#1
Betty Lynn Wyatt
October 10, 1947 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Ronald Lee Wyatt
August 2, 1949 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 41 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 sonJames Arthur Wyatt Jr
November 9, 1970 (Age 61 years)
Death of a husbandJames Arthur Wyatt
January 17, 1972 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 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 2, 1988 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Gray Cemetery
Family with James Arthur Wyatt - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: September 5, 1925Knox, Tennessee, United States
13 months
son
Thomas Jackson “Tommy” Wyatt
Birth: October 3, 1926 36 17Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 5, 2009Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Charles Samuel Wyatt
Birth: February 18, 1929 39 20Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 2, 2005Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
4 years
son
James Arthur Wyatt Jr
Birth: about 1932 42 23Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 9, 1970Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Lula Belle “Lou” Wyatt
Birth: about 1933 43 24Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 1, 2008Modesto, Stanislaus, California, United States
James Arthur Wyatt + Rhoda Belle Farr - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
step-daughter
Hazel L Wyatt
Birth: about 1948 58 44Ohio, United States
Death: August 15, 1963Montgomery, Ohio, United States
step-daughter
Private
James Arthur Wyatt + Grace Mayme Richards - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Grace Mayme Richards
Birth: October 25, 1903Tennessee, United States
Death: July 9, 1923Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: about 1919
3 years
step-daughter
Joreece Hayden Wyatt
Birth: December 12, 1921 32 18Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 23, 2002Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
18 months
step-son
Douglas Bruce Wyatt
Birth: June 13, 1923 33 19Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 17, 2004Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Arthur Wyatt - Household

Hialeah Drive Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Wyatt, James AheadMW40M28TNTNTNPolishierMarble Mill
Wyatt, EllawifeFW21M16TNTNTN
Wyatt, Joreece HdaughterFW8STNTNTN
Wyatt, Douglas BsonMW6STNTNTN
Wyatt, Thomas JsonMW3-5mSTNTNTN
Wyatt, Charles SsonMW1-1mSTNTNTN

Census
Says Ella is widowed
Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Ella Mae Long - Household

Willoughby Road Knox, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Wyatt, EllaheadFW32WdTNSame Place RKnoxTNMays? Clothing Factory
Wyatt, TommiesonMW12STNSame Place RKnoxTN
Wyatt, CharliesonMW10STNSame Place RKnoxTN
Wyatt, JamessonMW8STNSame Place RKnoxTN
Wyatt, Lula BelledaughterFW5STN

Says she is widowed