The Shemwell Family

Lee TollettAge: 69 years18761946

Name
Lee Tollett
Given names
Lee
Surname
Tollett
Birth July 11, 1876 28 22
Birth of a brotherWilliam Maynard “Will” Tollett
July 21, 1878 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 17 months)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 22, 1880 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherMark H Tollett
August 11, 1880 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Emmett Tollett
May 25, 1883 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterSarah Vern “Sallie” Tollett
August 15, 1886 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherElijah Gore Tollett
March 18, 1888 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterNancy L “Nannie” Tollett
September 18, 1889 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterLena Risas Tollett
March 1892 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a sisterEulah Mae Tollett
March 5, 1894 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a sisterDelta Blanche Tollett
October 6, 1897 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 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
Death of a fatherCharles Kilgore “CK” Tollett
August 22, 1907 (Age 31 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 33 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam “Bill” Parham
November 15, 1910 (Age 34 years)
MarriageMintie Belle LittleView this family
January 22, 1916 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 39 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
Marion Elizabeth Tollett
May 21, 1917 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 40 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 41 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/
Death of a motherElizabeth Temperance Parham
September 26, 1926 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 53 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 14, 1930 (Age 53 years)
Death of a brotherJames Emmett Tollett
January 10, 1941 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Elizabeth Tollett Downey
November 4, 1942 (Age 66 years)
Death of a brotherElijah Gore Tollett
September 27, 1943 (Age 67 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Maynard “Will” Tollett
July 13, 1945 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 65 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 69 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 May 18, 1946 (Age 69 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1874Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
10 months
elder sister
Martha Ann Tollett
Birth: November 8, 1874 26 20Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 7, 1959Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
20 months
himself
Lee Tollett
Birth: July 11, 1876 28 22Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 18, 1946Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
Mark H Tollett
Birth: August 11, 1880 32 26Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 22, 1975Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
James Emmett Tollett
Birth: May 25, 1883 35 29Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 10, 1941Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Sarah Vern “Sallie” Tollett
Birth: August 15, 1886 38 32Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 26, 1962Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
19 months
younger brother
Elijah Gore Tollett
Birth: March 18, 1888 40 34Nine Mile, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 27, 1943Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
18 months
younger sister
Nancy L “Nannie” Tollett
Birth: September 18, 1889 41 35Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 25, 1977Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
4 years
younger sister
Delta Blanche Tollett
Birth: October 6, 1897 49 43Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 7, 1994Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Family with Mintie Belle Little - View this family
himself
Lee Tollett
Birth: July 11, 1876 28 22Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 18, 1946Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
wife
Mintie Belle Little
Birth: August 21, 1883Tennessee, United States
Death: October 22, 1964Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: January 22, 1916Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
16 months
daughter
Marion Elizabeth Tollett
Birth: May 21, 1917 40 33Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 12, 2011Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States

Lee Tollett has 46 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (46)

Parents Johnson M Parham + Carrie Frances Worthington
5Mary Emma Parham18811941
10Ida E Parham18911891
11Croshia H Parham18921892
12Johnnie Parham18931893
13Ada E Parham18951895
Parents John Burke Haley + Martha Jane Parham
1Rhoda L Haley18711900
3Mary C Haley18751952
4Harriet A Haley18771918
8James Sam Haley18841975
9Jewell S Haley18861969
12Grant Hobart Haley18951947
Parents Jesse Franklin Parham + Martha Caroline Lee
3Temprance Parham18791963
4Minnie Otis Parham18811971
5Della May Parham18831943
7William Lee Parham18881970
Parents William Luther Miller + Mary Emaline Parham
1James Edgar Miller18821975
2Dora Anna Miller18851976
3Sula May Miller18871940
Parents George Washington Henry + Sarah Jane Parham
1Waymon Henry18871962
2Rainey Henry18881962
4Lulu Mae Henry18911980
5James Willis Henry18931896
6Alba Henry18941987
8Guy Nelson Henry18981979
Parents William Goodhue Wilson + Lucy A Parham
1Lela Mae Wilson19011988
2James Hugh Wilson19041962
Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Charles Kilgore “CK” Tollett - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Tollett, Charles KWM32headMFarmerTNTNTN
Tollett, ElizabethWF27wifeMKeeping HouseTNTNTN
Tollett, Martha AWF5daughterSTNTNTN
Tollett, LeeWM3sonSTNTNTN
Tollett, William MWM1sonSTNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Lee Tollett - Household

Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Tollett, LeeheadMW33STNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Tollett, Elizabeth TmotherFW56Wd1111TNTNTN
Tollett, Markyounger brotherMW29STNTNTNFarm LaborerHome Farm
Tollett, Emmettyounger brotherMW26STNTNTNFarm LaborerHome Farm
Tollett, Sallie Vyounger sisterFW23STNTNTN
Tollett, Elijah Gyounger brotherMW22STNTNTN
Tollett, Nannieyounger sisterFW20STNTNTN
Tollett, Lena Ryounger sisterFW18STNTNTN
Tollett, Eulah Myounger sisterFW16STNTNTN
Tollett, Delta Byounger sisterFW13STNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Lee Tollett - Household

Alvin C York Highway Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Tollett, Lee - abheadMW51M36TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Tollett, Mintie BwifeFW42M28TNALTN
Tollett, Marion EdaughterFW12STNTNTN