The Shemwell Family

Ollie BurgessAge: 40 years18971938

Name
Ollie Burgess
Given names
Ollie
Surname
Burgess
Married name
Ollie Miller
Birth December 3, 1897
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 months)
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
MarriageThomas Arthur MillerView this family
July 4, 1915 (Age 17 years)
Note: Newspaper dated Wednesday, July 7, 1915. Says solemnized Sunday at 6 pm.
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 18 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a daughter
#1
Juanita Virginia Miller
October 24, 1917 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 19 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 20 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
#2
Kermit Carl Miller
November 14, 1919 (Age 21 years)
Census January 13, 1920 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Stanley Vernon Miller
November 7, 1921 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Clifford Len Miller
March 19, 1925 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 31 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 18, 1930 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Melba Miller
January 22, 1931 (Age 33 years)
Death of a daughterMelba Miller
March 24, 1931 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Barton G Miller
February 12, 1934 (Age 36 years)
Death August 10, 1938 (Age 40 years)
Family with Thomas Arthur Miller - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: July 4, 1915Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Juanita Virginia Miller
Birth: October 24, 1917 27 19Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 24, 2001Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Kermit Carl Miller
Birth: November 14, 1919 29 21Nine Mile, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 29, 1984Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Stanley Vernon Miller
Birth: November 7, 1921 31 23Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 28, 2011Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
Clifford Len Miller
Birth: March 19, 1925 34 27Nine Mile, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 23, 1994Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
6 years
daughter
Melba Miller
Birth: January 22, 1931 40 33Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 24, 1931Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
Barton G Miller
Birth: February 12, 1934 43 36Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 7, 2006Topock, Mohave, Arizona, United States

No family available

Marriage
Newspaper dated Wednesday, July 7, 1915. Says solemnized Sunday at 6 pm.
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Arthur Miller - Household

Pikeville Road Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Miller, Thomas AheadMW29MTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Miller, OlliewifeFW22MTNYNTN
Miller, JuanitadaughterFW2-6mSTNTNTN
Miller, ??? (Kermit)daughterFW2mSTNTNTN

Kermit is listed as ??? and female, but age is correct. -b

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Arthur Miller - Household

Nine Mile Lane Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Miller, T ArthurheadMW39M24TNKYTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Miller, Ollie MwifeFW32M17TNTNTNDress makerAt home
Miller, V JuanitadaughterFW12STNTNTN
Miller, Kermit CsonMW10STNTNTN
Miller, Stanley VsonMW8STNTNTN
Miller, Clifford HsonMW4-0mSTNTNTN