The Shemwell Family

James A NailAge: 56 years18931950

Name
James A Nail
Given names
James A
Surname
Nail
Birth October 5, 1893
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a daughter
#1
Eula Mae Nail
August 2, 1916 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 22 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 23 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 24 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/
Birth of a daughter
#2
Martha Jane Nail
August 5, 1919 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Austin William Nail
June 3, 1922 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Annie Lou “Anna” Nail
January 5, 1925 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Murtie Marie Nail
August 31, 1927 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 35 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
Birth of a daughter
#6
Dorothy Lee Nail
March 30, 1930 (Age 36 years)
Census April 12, 1930 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Betty Aileen Nail
January 12, 1933 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Vestal Cordall Sherrill
February 10, 1935 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Ben Thomas Nail Sr.
September 14, 1935 (Age 41 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Vonalee L Sherrill
April 19, 1944 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
James Harold Lewis
June 20, 1945 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 48 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
#4
Shirley Sue Halliman
January 31, 1948 (Age 54 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge Raymond ModoryDorothy Lee NailView this family
March 9, 1950 (Age 56 years)
Census April 3, 1950 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 56 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 52 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 August 27, 1950 (Age 56 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pikeville City Cemetery
Family with Nellie Ann Selby - View this family
himself
wife
daughter
3 years
daughter
Martha Jane Nail
Birth: August 5, 1919 25 20Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 13, 2007Livingston, Overton, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
Austin William Nail
Birth: June 3, 1922 28 23Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 24, 1997Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Annie Lou “Anna” Nail
Birth: January 5, 1925 31 26Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 19, 1996Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Murtie Marie Nail
Birth: August 31, 1927 33 29Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 17, 2016Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Dorothy Lee Nail
Birth: March 30, 1930 36 31Tennessee, United States
Death: March 23, 2008Niles, Cook, Illinois, United States
3 years
daughter
3 years
son
Ben Thomas Nail Sr.
Birth: September 14, 1935 41 37Tennessee, United States
Death: June 28, 2024Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
daughter
Private

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James A Nail - Household

York Highway Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Nail, James AheadMW36M21TNTNTNBarberBarber Shop
Nail, Nellie AwifeFW31M17TNTNTN
Nail, Eula MdaughterFW13STNTNTN
Nail, Martha JdaughterFW10STNTNTN
Nail, AustinsonMW7STNTNTN
Nail, Anna LdaughterFW5STNTNTN
Nail, MurtiedaughterFW2-8mSTNTNTN
Nail, DorothydaughterFW0mSTNTNTN