The Shemwell Family

Precell Hinson “Jack” BellAge: 61 years19061967

Name
Precell Hinson “Jack” Bell
Given names
Precell Hinson
Surname
Bell
Nickname
Jack
Birth July 14, 1906 30 22
Birth of a sisterValerie Fay Bell
June 6, 1908 (Age 22 months)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterRegina Bell
September 2, 1911 (Age 5 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah J Cummings
February 12, 1914 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 9 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 10 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 11 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 3, 1920 (Age 13 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherFranklin Bell
July 25, 1928 (Age 22 years)
Cause: Tuberculosis
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 23 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 15, 1930 (Age 23 years)
MarriageSophie Festa VautierView this family
between 1931 and 1940 (Age 24 years)

Marriage of a parentWilliam Washington BellMary Mattie BomarView this family
after 1931 (Age 24 years)

Census April 1, 1940 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 35 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 fatherWilliam Washington Bell
November 29, 1953 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 43 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 motherFlorence Hinson
June 30, 1959 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 39 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 3, 1967 (Age 61 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 25, 1904Houston, Tennessee, United States
Divorce: between 1920 and 1930
22 months
himself
Precell Hinson “Jack” Bell
Birth: July 14, 1906 30 22Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 3, 1967San Francisco, California, United States
23 months
younger sister
Valerie Fay Bell
Birth: June 6, 1908 32 24Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 12, 1993Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Regina Bell
Birth: September 2, 1911 35 27Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 17, 1983Clark, Nevada, United States
Father’s family with Mary Mattie Bomar - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: after 1931
Family with Sophie Festa Vautier - View this family
himself
Precell Hinson “Jack” Bell
Birth: July 14, 1906 30 22Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 3, 1967San Francisco, California, United States
wife
Sophie Festa Vautier
Birth: June 13, 1908 27Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States
Death: January 30, 1996Daly City, San Mateo, California, United States
Marriage: between 1931 and 1940
Harold L Woodworth + Sophie Festa Vautier - View this family
wife’s husband
Harold L Woodworth
Birth: September 26, 1904Napa, California, United States
Death: January 18, 1999Napa, Napa, California, United States
wife
Sophie Festa Vautier
Birth: June 13, 1908 27Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States
Death: January 30, 1996Daly City, San Mateo, California, United States
Marriage:

Precell Hinson “Jack” Bell has 3 first cousins recorded

Mother's family (0)

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Washington Bell - Household

Depot Street Paris City, Henry, TN

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
William W BellheadMW33M6TNTNTNConductorFreight Train
Florence BellwifeFW23M622TNTNTN
Percel BellsonMW4STNTNTN
Valeria Fay BelldaughterFW2STNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Washington Bell - Household

Washington Tn St. Paris City, Henry, TN

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPFBPMBPOccupationIndEmp
Wash W BellheadMW44MTNTNTNConductorRail Road
Florence BellwifeFW40MTNTNTN
Percel BellsonMW13STNTNTN
Fay BelldaughterFW11STNTNTN
Regina BelldaughterFW8STNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Percel Hinson “Jack” Bell - Household

San Francisco, San Francisco, California

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Bell, Percel HXheadMW33MTNManagerRetail Grocery
Bell, SophiewifeFW31MCA
Vantier, Lauramother in lawFW59MSwitzerland