The Shemwell Family

Lynn Dotson KellyAge: 47 years18961944

Name
Lynn Dotson Kelly
Given names
Lynn Dotson
Surname
Kelly
Birth December 31, 1896 25 25
Birth of a sisterLeona Pearl Kelly
January 26, 1898 (Age 12 months)
Obituary
Obituary

Listed
1920-30-40 Census

Note: Also listed with wife & daughter
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 months)
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 3 years)
Census June 2, 1900 (Age 3 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriagePhoebe Katherine JoynerView this family
August 11, 1918 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 20 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 21 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
#1
Evelyn Marie Kelly
May 5, 1919 (Age 22 years)
Census January 13, 1920 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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 33 years)
Census April 2, 1940 (Age 43 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Thomas Shemwell
April 15, 1941 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 March 31, 1944 (Age 47 years)
Cause of death: Tuberculosis
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 4, 1895Houston, Tennessee, United States
8 months
elder sister
Nannie Ruth Kelly
Birth: November 13, 1895 24 24Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 16, 1950Martin, Weakley, Tennessee, United States
14 months
himself
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 Phoebe Katherine Joyner - View this family
himself
Lynn Dotson Kelly
Birth: December 31, 1896 25 25Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 31, 1944Oakville, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
wife
Phoebe Katherine Joyner
Birth: June 28, 1898Obion, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 27, 1988Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: August 11, 1918Obion, Tennessee, United States
9 months
daughter
Evelyn Marie Kelly
Birth: May 5, 1919 22 20Obion, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 26, 2008Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

Lynn Dotson 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

Listed
Also listed with wife & daughter 1920 Union City, Obion, Tennessee Lynn Keeley 23 Head Occupation - Barber Phoeba Keeley 21 Wife Evalyn Keeley 0 Daughter Sue Joyner 26 Sister-in-law 1930 Union City, Obion, Tennessee Lynn Kelley 30: Head Occupation - Barber Phebe Kelley 30 Wife Evelyn Kelley 11 Daughter 1940 Union City, Obion, Tennessee H L Joyner 85 Head L D Kelly 39 Son-in-law Occupation - Barber Phoebe Kelly 39 Daughter Evelyn Kelly 21 Granddaughter