The Shemwell Family

Russie Lee JacksonAge: 95 years18991995

Name
Russie Lee Jackson
Given names
Russie Lee
Surname
Jackson
Married name
Russie Lee Chambers
Birth July 25, 1899
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 16 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 17 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 18 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/
MarriageElmer Dink ChambersView this family
about 1919 (Age 19 years)
Note: Marriage date based on 1920 Census and birth of their first child
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ines Florene Chambers
June 1, 1919 (Age 19 years)
Census January 21, 1920 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Albert Dink Chambers
September 1, 1926 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 30 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 8, 1930 (Age 30 years)
Census April 21, 1940 (Age 40 years)
Marriage of a childAlbert Dink ChambersDaisy Juanita PattersonView this family
September 12, 1944 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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
Census April 18, 1950 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 50 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 husbandElmer Dink Chambers
June 16, 1954 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 46 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 June 9, 1995 (Age 95 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sulphur Bluff Cemetery
Family with Elmer Dink Chambers - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1919Texas, United States
5 months
daughter
Ines Florene Chambers
Birth: June 1, 1919 19 19Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States
Death: January 27, 2009Breckenridge, Stephens, Texas, United States
7 years
son
Albert Dink Chambers
Birth: September 1, 1926 26 27Dike, Hopkins, Texas, United States
Death: January 21, 2010Hallsville, Harrison, Texas, United States

No family available

Marriage
Marriage date based on 1920 Census and birth of their first child
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Elmer Dink Chambers - Household

Wood, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Chambers, DinkheadMW20MTXARARFarmerGeneral Farm
Chambers, RussiewifeFW19MTXTXTX
Chambers, InadaughterFW6mMTXTXTX

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Elmer Dink Chambers - Household

Precinct 5 Delta, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Chambers, Dink EheadMW30M17NoTXARARYesFarmGeneral FarmEYes
Chambers, RussiewifeFW30M17NoTXTXTXYesNone
Chambers, InesdaughterFW10SYesTXTXTXYesLaborerGeneral FarmNPYes
Chambers, A DsonMW3SNoTXTXTXNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Elmer Dink Chambers - Household

Justice Precinct 5 Hopkins, Texas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Chambers, Dink EheadMW40MTXFarmerFarmOA
Chambers, Russie LwifeFW40MTX
Chambers, Dink AsonMW13STX

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Elmer Dink Chambers - Household

Hopkins, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Chambers, DinkheadMW50MarTXOT
Chambers, RussiewifeFW50MarOKH