The Shemwell Family

Lucile Gwinn SissellAge: 89 years19132003

Name
Lucile Gwinn Sissell
Given names
Lucile Gwinn
Surname
Sissell
Married name
Lucile Gwinn Martin
Birth May 13, 1913 23 18
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 2 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 brotherJohn Reuel Sissell Jr
September 30, 1917 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 3 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 4 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 6 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Park “Bill” Sissell
August 25, 1925 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterSarah Ruth Sissell
September 5, 1928 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 16 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 1, 1930 (Age 16 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAnnette “Nettie” Harris
September 13, 1931 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Lucile Sissell “Cile” Martin
July 23, 1936 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 28 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 brotherJohn Reuel Sissell Jr
February 18, 1946 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 36 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 paternal grandfatherWilliam Zachariah Sissell
March 31, 1956 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childRobert Atherton HallLucile Sissell “Cile” MartinView this family
March 1, 1958 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Donald Martin Hall
November 12, 1958 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Cilyne Hayes Hall
June 23, 1960 (Age 47 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Reuel Sissell
June 17, 1971 (Age 58 years)
Death of a motherSarah Thomas “Sadie” Brower
July 19, 1971 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 32 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 husbandLealon Eldridge Applewhite Martin Jr
December 5, 1996 (Age 83 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Ruth Sissell
February 6, 1997 (Age 83 years)
Death of a grandsonDonald Martin Hall
October 14, 2001 (Age 88 years)
Death January 3, 2003 (Age 89 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: May 4, 1912Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
1 year
herself
Lucile Gwinn Sissell
Birth: May 13, 1913 23 18Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
Death: January 3, 2003Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
4 years
younger brother
John Reuel Sissell Jr
Birth: September 30, 1917 28 22Mississippi, United States
Death: February 18, 1946Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
8 years
younger brother
William Park “Bill” Sissell
Birth: August 25, 1925 36 30Mississippi, United States
Death: April 21, 2013Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, United States
3 years
younger sister
Sarah Ruth Sissell
Birth: September 5, 1928 39 33Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
Death: February 6, 1997Batesville, Panola, Mississippi, United States
Family with Lealon Eldridge Applewhite Martin Jr - View this family
husband
Lealon Eldridge Applewhite Martin Jr
Birth: May 31, 1910Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, United States
Death: December 5, 1996Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
herself
Lucile Gwinn Sissell
Birth: May 13, 1913 23 18Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
Death: January 3, 2003Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
daughter
Lucile Sissell “Cile” Martin
Birth: July 23, 1936 26 23Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States
Death: May 10, 2011Batesville, Panola, Mississippi, United States
daughter
Private

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Reuel Sissell - Household

Water Valley and Coldwater Road North Yalobusha, Mississippi

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Sissell, Ruel JheadMW30MKSIAKSDairy ManDairy Farm
Sissell, SadiewifeFW25MMSMSMS
Sissell, LuciledaughterFW6SMSKSMS
Sissell, Ruel J JrsonMW2SMSMSMS

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Reuel Sissell - Household

Yalobusha, Mississippi

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Sissell, JohnheadMW40M23MSMSMSFarmerGeneral Farm
Sissell, SadiewifeFW35M17MSMSMS
Sissell, LuciledaughterFW17SMSKSMS
Sissell, Ruel JrsonMW12SMSKSMS
Sissell, WilliamsonMW4SMSKSMS
Sissell, RuthdaughterFW1SMSKSMS