The Shemwell Family

Evelyn Birdie Lee McMillanAge: 80 years18851965

Name
Evelyn Birdie Lee McMillan
Given names
Evelyn Birdie Lee
Surname
McMillan
Birth January 10, 1885 36 33
Death of a sisterZula May McMillan
February 4, 1885 (Age 25 days)
Death of a paternal grandfatherDaniel Gilbert McMillan
March 12, 1886 (Age 14 months)
Death of a motherMary Eveline Williams
December 16, 1886 (Age 23 months)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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 fatherIsaac Francis McMillan
January 12, 1900 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 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 31 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 32 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 44 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 11, 1940 (Age 55 years)
Death of a sisterSallie Jane McMillan
January 10, 1945 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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 brotherWalter Edwin McMillan
April 10, 1948 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 64 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 sisterMary Francis “Mollie” McMillan
March 28, 1960 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 60 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 5, 1965 (Age 80 years)
Burial November 7, 1965 (2 days after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arlington Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: September 17, 1873Houston, Tennessee, United States
11 months
elder sister
21 months
elder sister
20 months
elder brother
Walter Edwin McMillan
Birth: January 20, 1878 29 26Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 10, 1948Houston, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder sister
Flora Catherine Grace McMillan
Birth: March 20, 1881 32 29Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 20, 1970Houston, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder sister
Zula May McMillan
Birth: November 1, 1883 35 32Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 4, 1885Houston, Tennessee, United States
14 months
herself
Evelyn Birdie Lee McMillan
Birth: January 10, 1885 36 33Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 5, 1965Houston, Tennessee, United States

Evelyn Birdie Lee McMillan has 24 first cousins recorded

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Charles Carlisle Nichols - Household

2530 Apt 1 Howard St. Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Nichols, Charles CheadMW46MTNSame placeLaundry Truck DriverLaundry
Nichols, Nancy JXwifeFW43MTNSame place
Nichols, Charles TsonMW23STNSame place
Nichols, William WsonMW15STNSame place
McMillan, Clementinemother in lawFW80WdTNSame place
McMillan, GraceXauntFW59STNSame place
McMillan, BirdieXauntFW55STNSame place