The Shemwell Family

Isaac James BrownAge: 79 years18881967

Name
Isaac James Brown
Given names
Isaac James
Surname
Brown
Birth September 17, 1888
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
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
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/
Birth of a daughter
#1
Kathleen Brown
December 22, 1922 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James E Brown
December 11, 1925 (Age 37 years)
Death of a sonJames E Brown
December 11, 1925 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Gary Brown
December 22, 1926 (Age 38 years)
Associate: Jerry Brown
Birth of a son
#4
Jerry Brown
December 22, 1926 (Age 38 years)
Associate: Gary Brown
Death of a sonGary Brown
December 22, 1926 (Age 38 years)
Death of a sonJerry Brown
December 22, 1926 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 41 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 51 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
James Randall Morris
November 23, 1946 (Age 58 years)
Census April 1, 1950 (Age 61 years)
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 October 18, 1967 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Smyrna Cemetery
Family with Nancy L “Nannie” Tollett - View this family
himself
Isaac James Brown
Birth: September 17, 1888Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 18, 1967Cold Spring, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
wife
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

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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