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Henry Shelton MorrisonAge: 71 years18991970

Name
Henry Shelton Morrison
Given names
Henry Shelton
Surname
Morrison
Birth February 21, 1899
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 16 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 17 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
MarriageMartha Ann “Annie” McMillanView this family
December 8, 1918 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 18 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
Louise Morrison
November 8, 1919 (Age 20 years)
Census January 12, 1920 (Age 20 years)
Death of a wifeMartha Ann “Annie” McMillan
February 9, 1920 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 30 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 50 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 46 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 21, 1970 (Age 71 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Erin Oak Hill Cemetery
Family with Martha Ann “Annie” McMillan - View this family
himself
Henry Shelton Morrison
Birth: February 21, 1899Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 21, 1970Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
wife
Martha Ann “Annie” McMillan
Birth: December 8, 1899 55 32Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 9, 1920Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: December 8, 1918Houston, Tennessee, United States
11 months
daughter
Louise Morrison
Birth: November 8, 1919 20 19Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 10, 1987Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Henry Shelton Morrison - Household

Tennessee Ridge Road Houston, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Morrison, SheltonheadMW20MTNTNTNFiremanLocomotive
Morrison, AnniewifeFW20MTNTNTN
Morrison, LouisedaughterFW2mSTNTNTN
Gray, Bufordbrother in lawMW12STNTNTN