The Shemwell Family

James Samuel HoustonAge: 62 years19021964

Name
James Samuel Houston
Given names
James Samuel
Surname
Houston
Birth July 3, 1902
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 13 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 14 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 15 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 son
#1
Edgar White Houston
January 6, 1923 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Willie Edith Houston
October 19, 1924 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Samuel Hoyt Houston
November 6, 1926 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Cora Ellen Houston
December 29, 1928 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 27 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 12, 1930 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#5
James Walter Houston
January 31, 1931 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Letha Oma “Omie” Houston
December 7, 1932 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Willis Thomas Houston
December 17, 1934 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Cecil Johnson Houston
October 27, 1936 (Age 34 years)
Census May 6, 1940 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Olan Wayne Houston
January 1, 1943 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#10
Martha Annalene Houston
December 12, 1944 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 39 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
Marriage of a childJames Edward WinsteadWillie Edith HoustonView this family
1946 (Age 43 years)

Marriage of a childSamuel Hoyt HoustonFlora Marie BrownView this family
December 12, 1946 (Age 44 years)

Marriage of a childAndy Morris Kindrick Sr.Cora Ellen HoustonView this family
about 1946 (Age 43 years)

Census April 12, 1950 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childLee Carson HensleyLetha Oma “Omie” HoustonView this family
February 23, 1952 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 47 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 childWillis Thomas HoustonBetty Louise YandaView this family
February 25, 1956 (Age 53 years)

Marriage of a childCecil Johnson HoustonPhyllis May OldsView this family
October 7, 1961 (Age 59 years)
Death of a sonEdgar White Houston
June 9, 1964 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 43 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 25, 1964 (Age 62 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Parham Cemetery
Family with Ida Alice Selby - View this family
himself
wife
son
Edgar White Houston
Birth: January 6, 1923 20 18Cumberland, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 9, 1964Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
21 months
daughter
Willie Edith Houston
Birth: October 19, 1924 22 20Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 2, 1996Streamwood, Cook, Illinois, United States
2 years
son
Samuel Hoyt Houston
Birth: November 6, 1926 24 22Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 14, 1968Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Cora Ellen Houston
Birth: December 29, 1928 26 24Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 4, 2010Livingston, Overton, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
James Walter Houston
Birth: January 31, 1931 28 26Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 7, 2012Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
22 months
daughter
Letha Oma “Omie” Houston
Birth: December 7, 1932 30 28Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 22, 1986Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Willis Thomas Houston
Birth: December 17, 1934 32 30Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 9, 2006Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
22 months
son
Cecil Johnson Houston
Birth: October 27, 1936 34 32Tennessee, United States
Death: October 30, 1986Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
daughter
Private
son
Private
son
Olan Wayne Houston
Birth: January 1, 1943 40 38Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 1, 1990Tennessee, United States
23 months
daughter
Martha Annalene Houston
Birth: December 12, 1944 42 40Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 19, 1994Tennessee, United States
son
Private

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Samuel Houston - Household

York Highway Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Houston, SamheadMW27M19TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Houston, AlicewifeFW24M16TNTNTN
Houston, EdgarsonMW7STNTNTN
Houston, EdithdaughterFW6STNTNTN
Houston, HoytsonMW3STNTNTN
Houston, EllendaughterFW1-11mSTNTNTN