The Shemwell Family

Mamie Clara MooreAge: 63 years18891952

Name
Mamie Clara Moore
Given names
Mamie Clara
Surname
Moore
Married name
Mamie Clara Tollett
Birth 1889
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 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
MarriageWilliam Maynard “Will” TollettView this family
March 20, 1910 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Lewis Spence Tollett
March 15, 1911 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Jewell DeFriese Tollett
March 15, 1915 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 27 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 28 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 28 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 29 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 31 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 40 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 42 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Sarah Elizabeth Tollett
about 1933 (Age 44 years)
Census April 5, 1940 (Age 51 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Maynard “Will” Tollett
July 13, 1945 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 61 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 57 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 1952 (Age 63 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pikeville City Cemetery
Family with William Maynard “Will” Tollett - View this family
husband
herself
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

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