The Shemwell Family

John Harrison TollettAge: 89 years18861975

Name
John Harrison Tollett
Given names
John Harrison
Surname
Tollett
Birth November 6, 1886 26 18
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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 13, 1900 (Age 13 years)
MarriageGrace Belle HallView this family
December 3, 1908 (Age 22 years)
Marriage of a parentJohnson M ParhamMartha Ann SelbyView this family
March 14, 1909 (Age 22 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth Jane Nail
September 5, 1909 (Age 22 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Lloyd Selby
May 31, 1914 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 29 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 30 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 31 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 42 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 fatherJames Thomas Tollett
April 6, 1931 (Age 44 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Elizabeth Hyder
January 31, 1934 (Age 47 years)
Death of a wifeGrace Belle Hall
May 16, 1939 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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 motherMartha Ann Selby
April 26, 1948 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 63 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 59 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 November 14, 1975 (Age 89 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
James Thomas Tollett
Birth: May 27, 1860 39 27Tennessee, United States
Death: April 6, 1931Rufe, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States
mother
Martha Ann Selby
Birth: April 8, 1868 22 20Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 26, 1948Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: 1885Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
22 months
himself
John Harrison Tollett
Birth: November 6, 1886 26 18Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 14, 1975Big Lick, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Mother’s family with Johnson M Parham - View this family
step-father
mother
Martha Ann Selby
Birth: April 8, 1868 22 20Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 26, 1948Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: March 14, 1909Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Family with Grace Belle Hall - View this family
himself
John Harrison Tollett
Birth: November 6, 1886 26 18Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 14, 1975Big Lick, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
wife
Grace Belle Hall
Birth: December 1, 1888Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 16, 1939Big Lick, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: December 3, 1908Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

John Harrison Tollett has 35 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Lloyd Selby - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Selby, James LheadWMDec184554M33TNTNTNFarmer
Selby, Sarah EwifeWFJun184752M33119TNTNNC
Selby, Mary EdaughterWFSep186930STNTNTN
Selby, William TsonWMMar187426STNTNTNFarm Labor
Selby, Arva ZdaughterWFFeb187624STNTNTN
Selby, MalindadaughterWFJun187821STNTNTN
Selby, John SsonWMSep188019STNTNTNFarm Labor
Selby, JamessonWMApr188614STNTNTNAt School
Selby, LsonWMApr189010STNTNTNAt School
Tollett, John Hgrand-sonWMNov188713STNTNTNAt School