The Shemwell Family

Richard McDaniel “Mack” WalkerAge: 67 years18941962

Name
Richard McDaniel “Mack” Walker
Given names
Richard McDaniel
Surname
Walker
Nickname
Mack
Birth November 29, 1894
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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
MarriageGradie Odella ShemwellView this family
January 9, 1916 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ova Bee Clarice Walker
December 16, 1916 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Military
WW1 Draft
June 5, 1917 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 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 23 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 daughter
#2
Eloise Maloi Walker
May 14, 1919 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mollie Juanita Walker
December 8, 1922 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Brandon “Mac” Walker
July 30, 1929 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 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 11, 1930 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Norma Jean Walker
August 6, 1934 (Age 39 years)

Military
WWII Draft Registration
April 27, 1942 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 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 51 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 July 14, 1962 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Flat Lick Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
himself
Family with Gradie Odella Shemwell - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: January 9, 1916Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
11 months
daughter
Ova Bee Clarice Walker
Birth: December 16, 1916 22 17Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 23, 1998Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Eloise Maloi Walker
Birth: May 14, 1919 24 19Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 21, 2008Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
4 years
daughter
Mollie Juanita Walker
Birth: December 8, 1922 28 23Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 10, 2013Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
7 years
son
Brandon “Mac” Walker
Birth: July 30, 1929 34 29Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 10, 2004
5 years
daughter
Norma Jean Walker
Birth: August 6, 1934 39 34
Death: February 17, 2020Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Richard McDaniel “Mack” Walker - Household

Stewart, Tenn

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Walker, Richard MheadMW35M25TNTNTNFarmer
Walker, Gradie OwifeFW30M16KYUSUS
Walker, Ova BdaughterFW13STNTNKY
Walker, Eloise daughterFW11STNTNKY
Walker, JuanitadaughterFW8STNTNKY
Walker, BrandonsonMW9mSTNTNKY