The Shemwell Family

Lytle PeytonAge: 72 years18751947

Name
Lytle Peyton
Given names
Lytle
Surname
Peyton
Birth May 13, 1875
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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
MarriageTommie Golden ShemwellView this family
October 2, 1909 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Emily Hatton Peyton
September 24, 1910 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 40 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 41 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 42 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 16, 1920 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 54 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 5, 1930 (Age 54 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Lawrence Landers JrEmily Hatton PeytonView this family
December 16, 1935 (Age 60 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
William L Landers III
January 31, 1944 (Age 68 years)
Death of a grandsonWilliam L Landers III
February 1, 1944 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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
Birth of a grandson
#2
Lytle Peyton Landers
July 15, 1946 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 70 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 August 4, 1947 (Age 72 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery
Family with Tommie Golden Shemwell - View this family
himself
Lytle Peyton
Birth: May 13, 1875Wilson, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 4, 1947Independence, Arkansas, United States
wife
Tommie Golden Shemwell
Birth: March 21, 1890 34 29Arkansas, United States
Death: November 22, 1983Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: October 2, 1909Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
1 year
daughter
Emily Hatton Peyton
Birth: September 24, 1910 35 20Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 20, 2001Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, United States

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Lytle Peyton - Household

Fourth Street Ruddell, Independence, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Peyton, LytleheadMW44MTNTNTNTravelingSalesman
Peyton, TommiewifeFW29MARARTN
Peyton, Emily HdaughterFW9SARTNAR

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Lytle Peyton - Household

283 Boswell Street Batesville, Independence, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Peyton, LytleheadMW50M30TNTNTNCommercial TravelerTobacco
Peyton, TommiewifeFW39M19ARTNKY
Peyton, Emily HdaughterFW19SARTNAR
Shemwell, Leotamother in lawFW68Wd17TNTNNC

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Lytle Peyton - Household

Batesville, Independence, Arkansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Peyton, LytleheadMW61MTNSame houseSalesmanTobacco
Peyton, TommiewifeFW43MARSame house
Shemwell, LeotaFW78WdTNSame house
Landers, Emily HdaughterFW29MARSame house