The Shemwell Family

Bynum Bentley WoodAge: 95 years18971992

Name
Bynum Bentley Wood
Given names
Bynum Bentley
Surname
Wood
Birth March 23, 1897
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 months)
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 1900 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 18 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageZula Montey ShemwellView this family
October 5, 1918 (Age 21 years)

Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 19 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 20 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 son
#1
Presley Bynum “Woody” Wood
November 29, 1919 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
John Edward Wood
September 2, 1921 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Joe Werner Wood
January 28, 1924 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Chester Wayne “Pete” Wood
September 5, 1927 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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 9, 1930 (Age 33 years)
Census April 2, 1940 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 52 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 wifeZula Montey Shemwell
May 24, 1972 (Age 75 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 sonJohn Edward Wood
August 1978 (Age 81 years)

Death March 27, 1992 (Age 95 years)

Family with Zula Montey Shemwell - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: October 5, 1918
14 months
son
Presley Bynum “Woody” Wood
Birth: November 29, 1919 22 21Shiloh, Pope, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 4, 2010Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States
21 months
son
John Edward Wood
Birth: September 2, 1921 24 22Arkansas, United States
Death: August 1978
2 years
son
Joe Werner Wood
Birth: January 28, 1924 26 25Heber Springs, Cleburne, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 9, 2013
4 years
son
Chester Wayne “Pete” Wood
Birth: September 5, 1927 30 28Arkansas, United States
Death: December 2, 1995Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Louisa Ann “Anna” Legate - Household

1522 West 14th Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shemwell, Louisa AheadFW68Wd18ILILIL
Shemwell, Nora CdaughterFW36SARKYILSales womanBackery
Wood, Bynum Bson in lawMW33M21ARARARBarberBarber Shop
Wood, Jardie MdaughterFW31M19ARKYIL
Wood, Presley BgrandsonMW10SARARAR
Wood, EdwardgrandsonMW8SARARAR
Wood, Joe WgrandsonMW6SARARARChief Justice of New Mexico
Wood, Chester WgrandsonMW2-8mSARARAR

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Bynum Bentley Wood - Household

1522 West 14th Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Wood, BynumheadMW43MARBarberOwn Shop
Wood, ZulaXwifeFW41MAR
Wood, JohnsonMW18SAR
Wood, JoesonMW16SAR
Wood, ChestersonMW12SAR