The Shemwell Family

William Maynard “Will” TollettAge: 66 years18781945

Name
William Maynard “Will” Tollett
Given names
William Maynard
Surname
Tollett
Nickname
Will
Birth July 21, 1878 30 24
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878

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 23 months)
Birth of a brotherMark H Tollett
August 11, 1880 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Emmett Tollett
May 25, 1883 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterSarah Vern “Sallie” Tollett
August 15, 1886 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherElijah Gore Tollett
March 18, 1888 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterNancy L “Nannie” Tollett
September 18, 1889 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterLena Risas Tollett
March 1892 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterEulah Mae Tollett
March 5, 1894 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a sisterDelta Blanche Tollett
October 6, 1897 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 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 29 years)
MarriageMamie Clara MooreView this family
March 20, 1910 (Age 31 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam “Bill” Parham
November 15, 1910 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Lewis Spence Tollett
March 15, 1911 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Jewell DeFriese Tollett
March 15, 1915 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 37 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 son
#3
Charles William “Billy” Tollett
1917 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 38 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 39 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/
Census January 12, 1920 (Age 41 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Temperance Parham
September 26, 1926 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 51 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
#4
Frances Tollett
about 1931 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Sarah Elizabeth Tollett
about 1933 (Age 54 years)
Census April 5, 1940 (Age 61 years)
Death of a brotherJames Emmett Tollett
January 10, 1941 (Age 62 years)
Death of a brotherElijah Gore Tollett
September 27, 1943 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 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
Death July 13, 1945 (Age 66 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pikeville City Cemetery
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
elder brother
Lee Tollett
Birth: July 11, 1876 28 22Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 18, 1946Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
2 years
himself
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 Mamie Clara Moore - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: March 20, 1910Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
1 year
son
Lewis Spence Tollett
Birth: March 15, 1911 32 22Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 3, 1987Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
4 years
daughter
Jewell DeFriese Tollett
Birth: March 15, 1915 36 26Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 2, 1981Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
Charles William “Billy” Tollett
Birth: 1917 38 28Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: 1974Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
15 years
daughter
Frances Tollett
Birth: about 1931 52 42Tennessee, United States
Death: November 25, 2017Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Sarah Elizabeth Tollett
Birth: about 1933 54 44Tennessee, United States
Death: November 28, 2016Tifton, Tift, Georgia, United States

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

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Maynard “Will” Tollett - Household

College Street Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Tollett, WilliamheadMW40MTNTNTNMerchantDry Goods Store
Tollett, Mamie CwifeFW30MTNTNTN
Tollett, LewissonMW8STNTNTN
Tollett, JewelldaughterFW4-9mSTNTNTN
Tollett, Charles WsonMW2-1mSTNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Maynard “Will” Tollett - Household

Blaim Street Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Tollett, William MheadMW61MTNRBledsoeTNCity Marshal & Tax CollectorCity
Tollett, Mamie CwifeFW50MTNClerkDry Goods Store
Tollett, FrancesdaughterFW9STN
Tollett, Sarah EdaughterFW7STN