The Shemwell Family

Robert Clyde PulleyAge: 31 years18881920

Name
Robert Clyde Pulley
Given names
Robert Clyde
Surname
Pulley
Birth June 1888 40 36
MarriageMyrtle TantView this family
unknown

Death of a brotherJohn Henry Pulley
September 2, 1891 (Age 3 years)
Death of a sisterMary Ann Pulley
September 11, 1893 (Age 5 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 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 16, 1900 (Age 12 years)
Marriage of a parentJames Henry PulleyDora PettyView this family
November 13, 1901 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a half-brotherEdward Boaz Pulley
September 7, 1902 (Age 14 years)
Death of a sisterLorana “Lula” Pulley
September 18, 1907 (Age 19 years)
Cause: Typhoid Fever - Miscarriage
Death of a motherMary Jane McMillan
July 8, 1908 (Age 20 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Marjorie Lee Pulley
1915 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 27 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a son
#2
Robert Clyde Pulley Jr.
March 20, 1918 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 28 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 29 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 13, 1920 (Age 31 years)
Death February 10, 1920 (Age 31 years)
Cause of death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Spring Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 12, 1868Stewart, Tennessee, United States
1 year
elder sister
Elizabeth Pulley
Birth: November 1869 21 18Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: before 1880Tennessee, United States
14 months
elder sister
16 months
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
John Henry Pulley
Birth: August 29, 1876 28 25Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 2, 1891Houston, Tennessee, United States
18 months
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
Lida Mae Pulley
Birth: May 8, 1880 32 28Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 3, 1880Houston, Tennessee, United States
5 years
elder sister
Lorana “Lula” Pulley
Birth: June 25, 1885 37 33Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 18, 1907Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
himself
Robert Clyde Pulley
Birth: June 1888 40 36Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 10, 1920Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Father’s family with Dora Petty - View this family
father
step-mother
Dora Petty
Birth: December 27, 1860 33Tennessee, United States
Death: April 14, 1921Tennessee, United States
Marriage: November 13, 1901Giles, Tennessee, United States
10 months
half-brother
Edward Boaz Pulley
Birth: September 7, 1902 54 41Giles, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 3, 1987Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States
Family with Myrtle Tant - View this family
himself
Robert Clyde Pulley
Birth: June 1888 40 36Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 10, 1920Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
wife
Marriage:
daughter
Marjorie Lee Pulley
Birth: 1915 26 22Tennessee, United States
Death: January 6, 2013Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
Robert Clyde Pulley Jr.
Birth: March 20, 1918 29 25Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 5, 1983Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Henry Pulley - Household

Houston, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Pulley, HenryheadWMMar184752M30TNNCNCStone Cutter
Pulley, Mary JwifeWFAug185742M3085TNTNTN
Pulley, LoranadaughterWFJun188515STNTNTN
Pulley, Robert CsonWMJun188812STNTNTN

Mary age wrong. If true she married at 12. -b

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Tant - Household

4715 Michigan Ave Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Tant, JohnheadMW40MTNYard ForemanPrison
Tant, MattiewifeFW47MTN
Tant Children
Pulley, Clydeson in lawMW31MTNTNTNNone
Pulley, MyrtledaughterFW27MTNTNTNNone
Pulley, Marjorie Leegrand daughterFW4-7mSTNTNTN
Pulley, Robert Clyde Jr.grand sonMW1-9mSTNTNTN