The Shemwell Family

Ollie SlaughterAge: 86 years18841971

Name
Ollie Slaughter
Given names
Ollie
Surname
Slaughter
Married name
Ollie Pollard
Birth February 1884 31 30
Birth of a sisterNell Edith “Nellie” Slaughter
May 14, 1885 (Age 15 months)
Birth of a sisterMabel Slaughter
October 31, 1887 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterMinnie Lee Slaughter
June 17, 1890 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherDuncan Eve “Bud” Slaughter
September 9, 1892 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherKenneth “Kennie” Slaughter
January 30, 1895 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterLora Slaughter
June 30, 1896 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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 20, 1900 (Age 16 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 26 years)
MarriageGeorge Wiley PollardView this family
September 13, 1911 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Margaret Rebecca Pollard
December 4, 1912 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Raymond LeRoy Pollard
December 25, 1914 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 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 32 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 33 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 10, 1920 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 45 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
Death of a motherSarah Margaret McMillan
February 3, 1934 (Age 50 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Howard Slaughter
December 27, 1937 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 brotherDuncan Eve “Bud” Slaughter
March 2, 1946 (Age 62 years)
Cause: Suicide- shot himself in the head
Note: Looks like he shot his wife Willie in the abdomen (she died a few days later) then committed suicide.
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Emily F Pollard
December 1, 1946 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 65 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 sisterMinnie Lee Slaughter
April 18, 1958 (Age 74 years)
Death of a sisterNell Edith “Nellie” Slaughter
1961 (Age 76 years)

Death of a sisterMabel Slaughter
March 3, 1963 (Age 79 years)
Death of a husbandGeorge Wiley Pollard
October 2, 1966 (Age 82 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 61 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 1971 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 6, 1882Houston, Tennessee, United States
23 months
herself
15 months
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
Mabel Slaughter
Birth: October 31, 1887 34 34Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 3, 1963Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
younger sister
Minnie Lee Slaughter
Birth: June 17, 1890 37 37Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 18, 1958Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
Kenneth “Kennie” Slaughter
Birth: January 30, 1895 41 41Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 13, 1974Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
17 months
younger sister
Lora Slaughter
Birth: June 30, 1896 43 43Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: 1973
Family with George Wiley Pollard - View this family
husband
George Wiley Pollard
Birth: January 6, 1882Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 2, 1966Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
herself
Marriage: September 13, 1911Houston, Tennessee, United States
15 months
daughter
Margaret Rebecca Pollard
Birth: December 4, 1912 30 28Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 4, 1988Houston, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Raymond LeRoy Pollard
Birth: December 25, 1914 32 30Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 12, 1989Alamo, Crockett, Tennessee, United States

Ollie Slaughter has 43 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (43)

Parents James Henry Pulley + Mary Jane McMillan
1Elizabeth Pulley18691880
4Mary Ann Pulley18731893
5John Henry Pulley18761891
7Lida Mae Pulley18801880
Parents William Thomas McMillan + Elizabeth Sophia “Lizzie” Miller
1William F McMillan18791903
Parents Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan + Susan Caroline Mobley
1Harry McMillan18831946
2Zora McMillan18841979
3Benton J McMillan18881981
4Carl McMillan18901910
Parents Barton Aquilla Roby + Elizabeth C McMillan
1Eula Pearl Roby18861955
3Hattie Lou Roby18921967
4John Loyd Roby18941977
5Barton Neal Roby18991900
Parents James Lawrence “Jim” McMillan + Mary Alice Connell
1John Paul McMillan18891972
Parents Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell + Nancy Ann “Anna” McMillan
Parents William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell + Judith “Jude” McMillan
2Ora May Shemwell18931965
3Ellie A Shemwell18961982
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William H Slaughter - Household

Houston, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Slaughter, William HheadWMFeb185347M19TNTNTNHouse Carpenter
Slaughter, Sarah MwifeWFFeb185347M1977TNTNTN
Slaughter, OlliedaughterWFFeb188317STNTNTN
Slaughter, NelliedaughterWFMay188515STNTNTN
Slaughter, MabeldaughterWFOct188712STNTNTN
Slaughter, MinniedaughterWFJun18909STNTNTN
Slaughter, DuncansonWMSep18927STNTNTN
Slaughter, KenneysonWMJan18955STNTNTN
Slaughter, LoradaughterWFJun18962STNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William H. Slaughter - Household

Dist. 4 Houston, Tennessee, USA

NameRelationSexRaceAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYOIN/AEngLOccupationIndustryEmployEmNWksUEduHomeVetInfirm
William H. SlaughterHeadMW57M28--TNTNTNCooper
Sarah Margaret SlaughterwifeFW57M2866TNTNTN
Ollie SlaughterdaughterFW26S---TNTNTN
Mabel SlaughterdaughterFW22S---TNTNTN
Bennie SlaughterdaughterFW18S---TNTNTN
Duncan SlaughtersonMW17S---TNTNTNJoiner Stave mill
Kenny SlaughtersonMW15S---TNTNTNLaborer Stave mill
Lola SlaughterdaughterFW12S---TNTNTN

Notes: Enum Dist. 56

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George Wiley Pollard - Household

Walnut Street Houston, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Pollard, George WheadMW38MTNTNTNBlacksmithWagon Shop
Pollard, OlliewifeFW35MTNTNTN
Pollard, MargueritedaughterFW7STNTNTN
Pollard, RaymondsonMW5STNTNTN