The Shemwell Family

James Leonard PulleyAge: 68 years18961964

Name
James Leonard Pulley
Given names
James Leonard
Surname
Pulley
Birth March 9, 1896 17 19
MarriageAnnie LamarView this family
unknown

Birth of a brotherJohn Herbert Pulley
February 16, 1898 (Age 23 months)
Note: Death cert. says 16 FEB 1900.. 1900 census -b
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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
Birth of a brotherEarnest Edgar Pulley
January 12, 1899 (Age 2 years)
Note: death cert. says 12 JAN 1900. 1900 census -b
Census June 16, 1900 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterNannie Lucille Pulley
May 21, 1903 (Age 7 years)
Death of a motherNancy Helen Case
March 1904 (Age 7 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Leonard Case
March 12, 1905 (Age 9 years)
Marriage of a parentJames Thomas “Pop” PulleyMinnie Ballard MurphyView this family
calculated 1907 (Age 10 years)

Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Jane McMillan
July 8, 1908 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a half-brotherHarry Pulley
December 30, 1908 (Age 12 years)
Census April 19, 1910 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a half-sisterDolores Pulley
July 19, 1910 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a half-sisterVirginia A Pulley
estimated 1912 (Age 15 years)
Death of a half-brotherHarry Pulley
October 25, 1914 (Age 18 years)
Cause: Typhoid Fever
Birth of a half-brotherFrank Stephens Pulley
May 31, 1915 (Age 19 years)
Death of a half-brotherFrank Stephens Pulley
June 8, 1915 (Age 19 years)

Cause: Died in Infancy
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 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 20 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 21 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/
Census January 7, 1920 (Age 23 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Henry Pulley
April 1, 1921 (Age 25 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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
Birth of a son
#1
James Leonard Pulley Jr.
November 23, 1939 (Age 43 years)
Census April 8, 1940 (Age 44 years)
Death of a brotherEarnest Edgar Pulley
September 13, 1942 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 brotherJohn Herbert Pulley
November 30, 1950 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 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 fatherJames Thomas “Pop” Pulley
September 21, 1963 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 April 23, 1964 (Age 68 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: July 4, 1895
8 months
himself
James Leonard Pulley
Birth: March 9, 1896 17 19Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 23, 1964Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
23 months
younger brother
John Herbert Pulley
Birth: February 16, 1898 19 21Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 30, 1950Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
11 months
younger brother
Earnest Edgar Pulley
Birth: January 12, 1899 20 22Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 13, 1942Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
4 years
younger sister
Father’s family with Minnie Ballard Murphy - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: calculated 1907
2 years
half-brother
Harry Pulley
Birth: December 30, 1908 30 20Dickson, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 25, 1914Dickson, Tennessee, United States
19 months
half-sister
Dolores Pulley
Birth: July 19, 1910 32 22Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 12, 1968Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
2 years
half-sister
3 years
half-brother
Frank Stephens Pulley
Birth: May 31, 1915 37 27Dickson, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 8, 1915
Family with Annie Lamar - View this family
himself
James Leonard Pulley
Birth: March 9, 1896 17 19Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 23, 1964Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
wife
Marriage:
son
James Leonard Pulley Jr.
Birth: November 23, 1939 43 39Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Death: March 17, 2005Greer, Greenville, South Carolina, United States

James Leonard Pulley has 6 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas “Pop” Pulley - Household

Houston, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Pulley, James TheadWMMar187822M4TNTNTNCooper
Pulley, HellenwifeWFJul187623M433GAGAGA
Pulley, LeonardsonWMMar18964STNTNGA
Pulley, HurbertsonWMFeb18982STNTNGA
Pulley, EarnestsonWMFeb19893mSTNTNGA

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas “Pop” Pulley - Household

Ricket Ave. Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Pulley, JimheadMW31M23TNTNTNLaborStandard Oil
Pulley, MinniewifeFW22M2322TNARTN
Pulley, LeonardsonMW14STNTNGADelivery boyGrocery Store
Pulley, JohnsonMW12STNTNGALaborerBottle Works
Pulley, EarnestsonMW10STNTNGA
Pulley, LuciledaughterFW7STNTNGA
Pulley, HarrysonMW1-4mSTNTNTN

Says Minnie has been married 2x, married to Jim 3yrs. and has 2 living children. where/who is 2nd child. -b

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas “Pop” Pulley - Household

450 Madelon St. Jackson, Madison, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Pulley, J TheadMW41MTNTNTNEngineerRailroad
Pulley, MinniewifeFW31MTNTNTN
Pulley, LeonardsonMW23STNTNTNLaborerMill
Pulley, JohnsonMW21STNTNTNClerkGrocery Store
Pulley, EarnestsonMW18STNTNTN?Factory
Pulley, LuciledaughterFW16STNTNTN
Pulley, DoloresdaughterFW9STNTNTN
Pulley, VirginiadaughterFW7STNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Albert Madason Lamar - Household

Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Lamar, AlbertheadMW68MILSame PlaceAgentLife Insurance
Lamar, AdawifeFW64MALSame Place
Pulley, James Lson in lawMW44MTNAndalusiaALRetail MerchantOwn Business
Pulley, AnniedaughterFW40MTNAndalusiaAL
Pulley, James L Jrgrand sonMW4mSAL