The Shemwell Family

George C RallsAge: 80 years18831964

Name
George C Ralls
Given names
George C
Surname
Ralls
Birth September 1883 38 38
Birth of a sisterFlorence Ralls
July 8, 1885 (Age 22 months)
Death of a sisterFlorence Ralls
March 26, 1893 (Age 9 years)
Never Married
Never Married

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 1, 1900 (Age 16 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 26 years)
Death of a fatherThomas M “Tom” Ralls
July 15, 1915 (Age 31 years)
Cause: chronic Briglit's disease
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 32 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 33 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 34 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 February 4, 1920 (Age 36 years)
Death of a motherMary Alice Shemwell
April 26, 1925 (Age 41 years)
Death of a sisterEddie M Ralls
May 4, 1928 (Age 44 years)
Cause: Flu and Pneumonia
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 46 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 28, 1930 (Age 46 years)
Death of a brotherAllen James Ralls
June 7, 1938 (Age 54 years)
Cause: Heart attack
Burial of a brotherAllen James Ralls
June 8, 1938 (Age 54 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ralls Cemetery
Death of a brotherWalter James Ralls
August 27, 1944 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 58 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 brotherFranklin Warren Ralls
June 19, 1952 (Age 68 years)
Burial of a brotherFranklin Warren Ralls
June 21, 1952 (Age 68 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ralls Cemetery
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 66 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 62 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 March 1964 (Age 80 years)
Burial March 24, 1964 (Age 80 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ralls Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: June 22, 1865Stewart, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder sister
Eddie M Ralls
Birth: February 1868 23 22Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 4, 1928Stewart, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder brother
Walter James Ralls
Birth: February 12, 1870 25 24Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 27, 1944Stewart, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder brother
7 years
elder brother
4 years
himself
George C Ralls
Birth: September 1883 38 38Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 1964Stewart, Tennessee, United States
22 months
younger sister
Florence Ralls
Birth: July 8, 1885 40 40Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 26, 1893Stewart, Tennessee, United States

George C Ralls has 5 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas M. Ralls - Household

Dist. 7 Dover Town, Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsU
Thomas M. RallsheadWMJan 184555S35--TNTNTNFarmer0
Mary Alice ShemwellwifeWFMay 184555S3565TNKYTN
Walter James RallssonWMJan 187030S---TNTNTNSaloonist0
Allen J. RallssonWMFeb 188020S---TNTNTNBartender0
George L RallssonWMSep 188316S---TNTNTNBartender93

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas M. Ralls - Household

Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYOIN/AEngLOccupationIndustryEmployEmNWksUEduHomeVetInfirm
Thomas M. RallsheadMW65S42--TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Alice M. RallswifeFW65S4265TNTNTN
Walter J RallssonMW35S---TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Allen J. RallssonMW26S---TNTNTNSalesmanGeneral store
George L RallssonMW23S---TNTNTNFarmerHome Farm
Stella WallaceservantFW-18S---TNTNTNServantPrivate family

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Walter James Ralls - Household

District 9, Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Ralls, Walter JheadMW47STNTNTNfarmer
Ralls, Mary AmotherFW74WdTNTNTN
Ralls, George CbrotherMW34STNTNTNfarmer laborer

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - George C Ralls - Household

Stewart, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Ralls, George CheadMW45STNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Ralls, Walter Gelder brotherMW55STNTNTN
Sykes, LauraservantFW50Wd42TNTNTNServantPrivate family