The Shemwell Family

Eulah Mae TollettAge: 92 years18941986

Name
Eulah Mae Tollett
Given names
Eulah Mae
Surname
Tollett
Married name
Eulah Mae Swafford
Birth March 5, 1894 46 40
Birth of a sisterDelta Blanche Tollett
October 6, 1897 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 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 6 years)
Death of a fatherCharles Kilgore “CK” Tollett
August 22, 1907 (Age 13 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 16 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam “Bill” Parham
November 15, 1910 (Age 16 years)
MarriageThomas James Roberson SwaffordView this family
June 5, 1915 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Virginia Lee Swafford
March 6, 1916 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 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
#2
Thomas James Swafford Jr
April 28, 1918 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 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 23 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 sonThomas James Swafford Jr
April 20, 1919 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Catherine Roberson Swafford
December 1, 1919 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Tollett James Swafford
December 27, 1923 (Age 29 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Temperance Parham
September 26, 1926 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 35 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 4, 1930 (Age 36 years)
Death of a husbandThomas James Roberson Swafford
October 11, 1932 (Age 38 years)
Marriage of a childWade Harris FarmerVirginia Lee SwaffordView this family
October 8, 1938 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Thomas Andrew “Tom” Farmer
July 5, 1940 (Age 46 years)
Death of a brotherJames Emmett Tollett
January 10, 1941 (Age 46 years)
Death of a brotherElijah Gore Tollett
September 27, 1943 (Age 49 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Maynard “Will” Tollett
July 13, 1945 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Catherine Elizabeth Colvard
September 1946 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Virginia Wade “Giny” Farmer
April 23, 1955 (Age 61 years)
Death of a sisterMartha Ann Tollett
January 7, 1959 (Age 64 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Vern “Sallie” Tollett
April 26, 1962 (Age 68 years)
Death of a sonTollett James Swafford
April 25, 1968 (Age 74 years)
Death of a brotherMark H Tollett
April 22, 1975 (Age 81 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 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 of a sisterNancy L “Nannie” Tollett
June 25, 1977 (Age 83 years)
Death of a sisterLena Risas Tollett
May 1, 1985 (Age 91 years)
Death December 16, 1986 (Age 92 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Swafford Chapel 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
elder sister
Nancy L “Nannie” Tollett
Birth: September 18, 1889 41 35Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 25, 1977Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder sister
2 years
herself
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 Thomas James Roberson Swafford - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: June 5, 1915Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
9 months
daughter
Virginia Lee Swafford
Birth: March 6, 1916 24 22Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 28, 1988Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Thomas James Swafford Jr
Birth: April 28, 1918 26 24Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 20, 1919Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
19 months
daughter
Catherine Roberson Swafford
Birth: December 1, 1919 27 25Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 4, 2002Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
4 years
son
Tollett James Swafford
Birth: December 27, 1923 31 29Tennessee, United States
Death: April 25, 1968Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States

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

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas James Roberson Swafford - Household

Sequochia Ave Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Swafford, Thomas JheadMW38M23TNTNTNProprietorRestaurant
Swafford, Eulah MwifeFW36M21TNTNTN
Swafford, Virginia LdaughterFW14STNTNTN
Swafford, Katherine RdaughterFW10STNTNTN
Swafford, Tollett EsonMW6STNTNTN