The Shemwell Family

William Max HagerAge: 57 years18921949

Name
William Max Hager
Given names
William Max
Surname
Hager
Birth March 3, 1892 21
Marriage of a parentThomas Isaac “Tobe” KellyLuella “Ella” ShemwellView this family
March 4, 1895 (Age 3 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherA Elizabeth “Bettie” McElroy
March 7, 1895 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a half-sisterNannie Ruth Kelly
November 13, 1895 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a half-brotherLynn Dotson Kelly
December 31, 1896 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a half-sisterLeona Pearl Kelly
January 26, 1898 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 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
Birth of a half-sisterGrace May “Gracie” Kelly
calculated 1900 (Age 7 years)
Census June 2, 1900 (Age 8 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 23 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 24 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 25 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 13, 1920 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Austin Hager
April 12, 1929 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 37 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 38 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Robert Gene “Bobby” Hager
calculated 1932 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mary Maxine Hager
March 20, 1933 (Age 41 years)
Death of a wifeAlethea “Letha” Brite
June 7, 1939 (Age 47 years)
Cause: Septicemia Abortion - Induced
Census April 2, 1940 (Age 48 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Thomas Shemwell
April 15, 1941 (Age 49 years)
Death of a half-brotherLynn Dotson Kelly
March 31, 1944 (Age 52 years)
Cause: Tuberculosis
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 49 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 half-sisterGrace May “Gracie” Kelly
July 12, 1947 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 53 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 2, 1949 (Age 57 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 7, 1891Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
11 months
himself
William Max Hager
Birth: March 3, 1892 21Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 2, 1949Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States
Mother’s family with Thomas Isaac “Tobe” Kelly - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: March 4, 1895Houston, Tennessee, United States
8 months
half-sister
Nannie Ruth Kelly
Birth: November 13, 1895 24 24Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 16, 1950Martin, Weakley, Tennessee, United States
14 months
half-brother
Lynn Dotson Kelly
Birth: December 31, 1896 25 25Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 31, 1944Oakville, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
13 months
half-sister
Leona Pearl Kelly
Birth: January 26, 1898 26 27Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 1970Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States
3 years
half-sister
Family with Alethea “Letha” Brite - View this family
himself
William Max Hager
Birth: March 3, 1892 21Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 2, 1949Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States
wife
son
William Austin Hager
Birth: April 12, 1929 37 21Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 19, 2019Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
4 years
son
Robert Gene “Bobby” Hager
Birth: calculated 1932 39 24Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 27, 2015
15 months
daughter
Mary Maxine Hager
Birth: March 20, 1933 41 25Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 4, 2012Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
son
Private

William Max Hager has 16 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Isaac Mason “Tobe” Kelly - Household

Waverly, Humphries, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Tobe KellyheadWMOct187128M5TNIrelandIrelandBlack Smithing
Ella KellywifeWFJan187128M544TNTNTN
Willie M Hagerson(step)WMMar18919STNKYTNIn School
Nannie R KellydaughterWFNov18954STNTNTN
Lynn KellysonWMDec18963STNTNTN
Leona P KellydaughterWFJan18991STNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Isaac Mason “Tobe” Kelly - Household

Main Street Waverly, Humphries, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Tobe K KellyheadMW38M115TNIrelandNCBlack SmithOwn Shop
Luella KellywifeFW38M21555TNTNTNNone
McHager Kellyson (step)MW18STNKYKYNone
Nannie R KellydaughterFW14STNTNTNNone
Lynn D KellysonMW13STNTNTNNone
Leona P KellydaughterFW12STNTNTNNone
Grace KellydaughterFW11STNTNTNNone

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Isaac Mason “Tobe” Kelly - Household

225 College Street Union, Obion, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Kelly, Tobe KheadMW50MKYIrelandIrishTNBlacksmithShop
Kelly, EllawifeFW49MTNTNTN
Hager, Mack HsonMW25STNTNTNPainterWorking Out
Kelly, LynnsonMW22MTNKYTNBarber?Shop
Wright, Nannie RdaughterFW23MTNKYTN
Wright, Chesterson in lawMW19MKYKYKY