The Shemwell Family

Nannie Ruth KellyAge: 54 years18951950

Name
Nannie Ruth Kelly
Given names
Nannie Ruth
Surname
Kelly
Married name
Nannie Ruth Hensley
Married name
Nannie Ruth Wright
Married name
Nannie Ruth Rogalski
Birth November 13, 1895 24 24
Birth of a brotherLynn Dotson Kelly
December 31, 1896 (Age 13 months)
Birth of a sisterLeona Pearl Kelly
January 26, 1898 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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 sisterGrace May “Gracie” Kelly
calculated 1900 (Age 4 years)
Census June 2, 1900 (Age 4 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Edna Lucille Hensley
about 1914 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 20 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 21 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 22 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/
MarriageChester WrightView this family
about 1920 (Age 24 years)

Census January 13, 1920 (Age 24 years)
MarriageRogalskiView this family
after 1920 (Age 24 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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
Marriage of a childCharles Leonard MurrayEdna Lucille HensleyView this family
June 3, 1932 (Age 36 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Thomas Shemwell
April 15, 1941 (Age 45 years)
Death of a brotherLynn Dotson Kelly
March 31, 1944 (Age 48 years)
Cause: Tuberculosis
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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 fatherThomas Isaac “Tobe” Kelly
October 30, 1945 (Age 49 years)
Note: Wife - Ella
Death of a sisterGrace May “Gracie” Kelly
July 12, 1947 (Age 51 years)
Death of a half-brotherWilliam Max Hager
August 2, 1949 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 54 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 50 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 16, 1950 (Age 54 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: East View Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 4, 1895Houston, Tennessee, United States
8 months
herself
Nannie Ruth Kelly
Birth: November 13, 1895 24 24Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 16, 1950Martin, Weakley, Tennessee, United States
14 months
younger brother
Lynn Dotson Kelly
Birth: December 31, 1896 25 25Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 31, 1944Oakville, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
13 months
younger sister
Leona Pearl Kelly
Birth: January 26, 1898 26 27Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 1970Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Mother’s family with William C “Max” Hager - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: April 7, 1891Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
11 months
half-brother
William Max Hager
Birth: March 3, 1892 21Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 2, 1949Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States
Family with Bird Hensley - View this family
husband
herself
Nannie Ruth Kelly
Birth: November 13, 1895 24 24Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 16, 1950Martin, Weakley, Tennessee, United States
daughter
daughter
Private
Family with Chester Wright - View this family
husband
herself
Nannie Ruth Kelly
Birth: November 13, 1895 24 24Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 16, 1950Martin, Weakley, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: about 1920
Family with Rogalski - View this family
husband
herself
Nannie Ruth Kelly
Birth: November 13, 1895 24 24Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 16, 1950Martin, Weakley, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: after 1920

Nannie Ruth Kelly 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