The Shemwell Family

Anna Ida SwaffordAge: 88 years18931981

Name
Anna Ida Swafford
Given names
Anna Ida
Surname
Swafford
Married name
Anna Ida Roberson
Birth September 18, 1893 50 44
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
Death of a sisterPernada “Nada” Swafford
March 21, 1900 (Age 6 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Ulysses Swafford
February 7, 1902 (Age 8 years)
Note: accidental death while attending college
Death of a sisterNancy E “Nannie” Swafford
February 20, 1902 (Age 8 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherElizabeth Betsy Brown
July 28, 1913 (Age 19 years)
Note: All living children are noted -b
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 22 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 23 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
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Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 24 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 36 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
Death of a motherCora Emmaline “Carrie” Parham
December 18, 1934 (Age 41 years)
Death of a fatherSamuel Swafford
November 27, 1936 (Age 43 years)
Death of a brotherThomas Young Swafford
December 22, 1943 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 48 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 sisterAlice Perditt Swafford
August 4, 1947 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 56 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 sisterSarah Thurman “Sally” Swafford
April 18, 1967 (Age 73 years)
Death of a husbandJohn Lafayette Roberson
May 17, 1967 (Age 73 years)
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Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 52 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 12, 1981 (Age 88 years)
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mother
Marriage: April 14, 1867
15 months
elder sister
Alice Perditt Swafford
Birth: July 24, 1868 25 19Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 4, 1947Rhea, Tennessee, United States
17 months
elder sister
Nancy E “Nannie” Swafford
Birth: January 1, 1870 26 20Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 20, 1902Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
20 months
elder brother
Jimmy Swafford
Birth: September 1, 1871 28 22Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 8, 1874Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder sister
Martha Jane Swafford
Birth: September 1, 1873 30 24Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 24, 1893Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder sister
Pernada “Nada” Swafford
Birth: June 20, 1876 33 27Tennessee, United States
Death: March 21, 1900Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
20 months
elder brother
Thomas Young Swafford
Birth: February 27, 1878 35 28Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 22, 1943Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
Sarah Thurman “Sally” Swafford
Birth: January 27, 1883 40 33Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 18, 1967Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States
2 years
elder brother
John Ulysses Swafford
Birth: February 25, 1885 42 35Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 7, 1902Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder sister
Ada Emmaline “Addie” Swafford
Birth: February 28, 1888 45 38Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 1, 1991Nine Mile, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder brother
Samuel Daily “Dale” Swafford
Birth: September 2, 1890 47 41Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 12, 1984Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
3 years
herself
Anna Ida Swafford
Birth: September 18, 1893 50 44Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 12, 1981Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Family with John Lafayette Roberson - View this family
husband
John Lafayette Roberson
Birth: July 20, 1884Tennessee, United States
Death: May 17, 1967Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
herself
Anna Ida Swafford
Birth: September 18, 1893 50 44Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 12, 1981Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
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Anna Ida Swafford has 33 first cousins recorded