The Shemwell Family

Nancy L “Nannie” TollettAge: 87 years18891977

Name
Nancy L “Nannie” Tollett
Given names
Nancy L
Surname
Tollett
Nickname
Nannie
Married name
Nancy L Brown
Birth September 18, 1889 41 35
Birth of a sisterLena Risas Tollett
March 1892 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterEulah Mae Tollett
March 5, 1894 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterDelta Blanche Tollett
October 6, 1897 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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
Census June 22, 1900 (Age 10 years)
Death of a fatherCharles Kilgore “CK” Tollett
August 22, 1907 (Age 17 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 20 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam “Bill” Parham
November 15, 1910 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 26 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 27 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 28 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 February 2, 1920 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Kathleen Brown
December 22, 1922 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James E Brown
December 11, 1925 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sonJames E Brown
December 11, 1925 (Age 36 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Temperance Parham
September 26, 1926 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Gary Brown
December 22, 1926 (Age 37 years)
Associate: Jerry Brown
Birth of a son
#4
Jerry Brown
December 22, 1926 (Age 37 years)
Associate: Gary Brown
Death of a sonGary Brown
December 22, 1926 (Age 37 years)
Death of a sonJerry Brown
December 22, 1926 (Age 37 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
Census April 19, 1940 (Age 50 years)
Death of a brotherJames Emmett Tollett
January 10, 1941 (Age 51 years)
Death of a brotherElijah Gore Tollett
September 27, 1943 (Age 54 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Maynard “Will” Tollett
July 13, 1945 (Age 55 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
Death of a brotherLee Tollett
May 18, 1946 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
James Randall Morris
November 23, 1946 (Age 57 years)
Census April 1, 1950 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 60 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
Death of a sisterMartha Ann Tollett
January 7, 1959 (Age 69 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Vern “Sallie” Tollett
April 26, 1962 (Age 72 years)
Death of a husbandIsaac James Brown
October 18, 1967 (Age 78 years)
Death of a brotherMark H Tollett
April 22, 1975 (Age 85 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 56 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 June 25, 1977 (Age 87 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Smyrna 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
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
Mark H Tollett
Birth: August 11, 1880 32 26Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 22, 1975Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder brother
James Emmett Tollett
Birth: May 25, 1883 35 29Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 10, 1941Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder sister
Sarah Vern “Sallie” Tollett
Birth: August 15, 1886 38 32Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 26, 1962Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
19 months
elder 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
herself
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 Isaac James Brown - View this family
husband
Isaac James Brown
Birth: September 17, 1888Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 18, 1967Cold Spring, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
herself
Nancy L “Nannie” Tollett
Birth: September 18, 1889 41 35Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 25, 1977Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
daughter
Kathleen Brown
Birth: December 22, 1922 34 33Cold Springs, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 31, 1980Cold Springs, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
James E Brown
Birth: December 11, 1925 37 36Cold Spring, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 11, 1925Cold Spring, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
1 year
son
Gary Brown
Birth: December 22, 1926 38 37Cold Spring, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 22, 1926Cold Spring, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
son
Jerry Brown
Birth: December 22, 1926 38 37Cold Spring, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 22, 1926Cold Spring, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
daughter
Private

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Charles Kilgore “CK” Tollett - Household

Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Tollett, Charles KheadWMJan184852M26TNTNTNFarmer
Tollett, Elizabeth TwifeWFDec185346M261111TNTNTN
Tollett, Sarah VdaughterWFAug188514S000TNTNTNAt School
Tollett, Elijah GsonWMMar188713STNTNTNAt School
Tollett, NancydaughterWFSep188910STNTNTNAt School
Tollett, Lena RdaughterWFMar18928STNTNTNAt School
Tollett, Eulah MdaughterWFMar18946STNTNTN
Tollett, Delta BdaughterWFOct18972STNTNTN

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

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth Temperance Parham - Household

Pikesville Road Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Tollett, ElizabethheadFW66WdTNTNTNFarmerFarm
Tollett, MarksonMW39STNTNTNLaborerHome farm
Tollett, EmmettsonMW36STNTNTNLaborerHome farm
Tollett, SalliedaughterFW34STNTNTN
Tollett, ElijahsonMW32STNTNTNLaborerHome farm
Tollett, NanniedaughterFW30STNTNTN
Tollett, LenadaughterFW27STNTNTN
Tollett, DeltadaughterFW22STNTNTN

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Isaac James Brown - Household

Upper East Valley Road Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Brown, I JamesheadMW60MarTNFarmerFarm
Brown, Nannie TwifeFW60MarTN
Morris, Kathleen BdaughterFW27DTNCensus EnumeratorSchool
Morris, J Randallgrand sonMW3NevTN