The Shemwell Family

Francis Ann “Fannie” HincheyAge: 93 years18631956

Name
Francis Ann “Fannie” Hinchey
Given names
Francis Ann
Surname
Hinchey
Married name
Francis Ann Williams
Nickname
Fannie
Nickname
Annie
Birth February 20, 1863 38 34
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Birth of a sisterSarah Catherine “Kate” Hinchey
October 26, 1867 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 3 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 3 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterLucy Hinchey
estimated July 1869 (Age 6 years)
Note: See Notes.
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 5 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Census June 20, 1870 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterPauline Caroline “Callie” Hinchey
July 1870 (Age 7 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherIsaac Holmes Waller
May 11, 1876 (Age 13 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherRebecca Vines Singleton
July 10, 1876 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 14 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 17 years)
MarriageGeorge Patton WilliamsView this family
April 12, 1882 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James Harris “Jim” Williams
March 23, 1883 (Age 20 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Bartlett Hinchey
December 17, 1883 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Jeanette “Netti” Williams
November 1885 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#3
George Archibald “Archie” Williams
June 21, 1887 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Hafford Williams
June 1889 (Age 26 years)
Death of a sisterMary Jane “Sis” Hinchey
June 28, 1897 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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 1, 1900 (Age 37 years)
Death of a sisterPauline Caroline “Callie” Hinchey
March 25, 1904 (Age 41 years)
Cause: Consumption - Tuberculosis
Death of a fatherJoshua Crudup “Crude” Hinchey
March 18, 1907 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge Henry Back Sr.Mary Jeanette “Netti” WilliamsView this family
calculated 1908 (Age 44 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Pearl L Back
February 1909 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge Archibald “Archie” WilliamsClara Virginia “Daisy” LockridgeView this family
about 1910 (Age 46 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 47 years)
Address: 129 Vassor
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Elsie Mae Williams
April 24, 1911 (Age 48 years)
Death of a motherMary Jane Waller
May 26, 1912 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Frances Edgar Williams
December 8, 1913 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Mary Magdelena Back
November 10, 1914 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 52 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 grandson
#5
George Henry Back Jr.
January 22, 1917 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
John Franklin Back
May 10, 1918 (Age 55 years)
Death of a grandsonJohn Franklin Back
October 19, 1918 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 53 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 54 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 grandson
#7
Charles Edgar Back
November 15, 1919 (Age 56 years)
Death of a granddaughterPearl L Back
before 1920 (Age 56 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Juanita Virginia Williams
1920 (Age 56 years)
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 56 years)
Address: 122 Princeton
Death of a sonGeorge Archibald “Archie” Williams
January 18, 1921 (Age 57 years)
Cause: Tubercular Meningitis
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Ola Earldean Williams
March 24, 1922 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
Willard Dale Back
October 19, 1922 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
James Calvin Back
February 22, 1924 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Margaret Frances Williams
June 5, 1924 (Age 61 years)
Death of a husbandGeorge Patton Williams
February 3, 1925 (Age 61 years)
Address: 2469 Harvard
Cause: Toxemia
Birth of a grandson
#13
Walter Lee Back
May 22, 1925 (Age 62 years)
Death of a grandsonWalter Lee Back
July 25, 1925 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sisterLucy Hinchey
August 24, 1926 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 66 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 1, 1930 (Age 67 years)
Address: 3229 Nathan Ave.
Birth of a granddaughter
#14
Leatrice Williams
about 1932 (Age 68 years)
Death of a brotherJames Joshua Hinchey
February 16, 1936 (Age 72 years)
Death of a brotherIsaac Marion “Pute” Hinchey
April 1, 1940 (Age 77 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 77 years)
Address: 3168 Yale
Death of a sisterSarah Catherine “Kate” Hinchey
March 28, 1944 (Age 81 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Frank Hinchey
February 8, 1945 (Age 81 years)
Address: 2469 Harvard St.
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 78 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 sonJames Harris “Jim” Williams
April 23, 1946 (Age 83 years)
Burial of a sonJames Harris “Jim” Williams
April 24, 1946 (Age 83 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Hill Cemetery
Census April 3, 1950 (Age 87 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 86 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 82 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 May 22, 1956 (Age 93 years)
Address: 957 Mt. Vernon
Burial
Address: Plot: Secton B Ext.
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 1, 1850Henry, Tennessee, United States
5 years
elder brother
23 months
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
15 months
elder brother
23 months
herself
5 years
younger sister
Sarah Catherine “Kate” Hinchey
Birth: October 26, 1867 42 38Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 28, 1944Henry, Tennessee, United States
21 months
younger sister
Lucy Hinchey
Birth: estimated July 1869 44 40Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 24, 1926Henry, Tennessee, United States
13 months
younger sister
Family with George Patton Williams - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: April 12, 1882Henry, Tennessee, United States
11 months
son
3 years
daughter
20 months
son
2 years
daughter
Hafford Williams
Birth: June 1889 31 26Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death:

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Joshua Crude Hinchey - Household

Dist. 2 Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA

NameAgeSexRaceOccupationAssetsBirthplaceParBmthMmthEduInfirm
J C Hinchey45MWFarmerNC
M J Hinchey41FWVA
Jas J Hinchey14MWTN
M J Hinchey12FWTN
I M Hinchey10MWTN
W F Hinchey8MWTN
A E Hinchey6FWTN
C Hinchey3FWTN
Levis Hinchey11mFWTN

Notes: Living in same household with brother William & family

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Joshua Crude Hinchey - Household

Dist. 2 Henry, Tennessee, USA

NameRaceSexAgeBmthRelationMCYrsMOccupationHealthMnsUEduEng?BPFBPMBP
Crudup HincheyWM55headS-FarmerNCNCNC
Mary HincheyWF50wifeS-VAVAVA
Ann HincheyWF17daughterS-TNNCVA
Catherine HincheyWF13daughterS-TNNCVA
Carlene HincheyWF10daughterS-TNNCVA
Bevil ThomasWM25S-LaborerTNTNTN

Notes: More Hinchey's on same census

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - George Patton Williams - Household

Dist. 11 Henry, Tennessee, USA

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupation
George WilliamsheadWMMay 185841M18--TNNCVAFarmer
Ann WilliamswifeWFJul 186237M1884TNTNTN
James H WilliamssonWMMar 188317S---TNTNTN
Netti WilliamsdaughterWFNov 188514S---TNTNTN
Archie WilliamssonWMJun 188712S---TNTNTN
Hafford WilliamsdaughterWFJun 188910S---TNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - George Patton Williams - Household

NameRelationSexRaceAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYOIN/AEngLOccupation
George P. WilliamsHeadMW51M128---TN-TN-TN
Annie F. WilliamswifeFW47M128-TN-TN-TN
George A. WilliamssonMW22M10---TN-TN-TN
Daisy C. Williamsdaughter in lawFW16M10---AR-MS-TN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George Patton Williams - Household

Ward 33 Princeton St. Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

NameRelationTenSexRaceAgeMCYOIN/AYONEduBPFBPMBPNLEng?OccupationIndustryEmploy
George P. WilliamsHeadRMW60MYTNTNTNYCarpenterPublic
Francis A. WilliamswifeFW56MYTNNCVAY
Jimmie WilliamssonMW36SYTNTNTNYMachinistSaw mill

Notes: Next door to Archie

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Francis Ann Hinchey - Household

3168 Yale Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

NameRelationSexRaceAgeBPOccupationIndustry
Francis Ann WilliamsheadFW77TN

Notes: Widowed Living next door to Nash's -b

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Elsie Mae Williams - Household

2474 Princeton Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, Elsie MheadFW39DTNNurse Child CareChildrens Nurse
Shemwell, George WsonMW18NevTNStock BoyGrocery Store
Shemwell, Thomas GsonMW16NevTN
Shemwell, Francis VdaughterFW10NevTN
Williams, Francis Agrand motherFW87WdTN

Note
In the picture shown I am the child on the hood of car Leo Back