Emma H HigginsAge: 91 years1887–1978
- Name
- Emma H Higgins
- Given names
- Emma H
- Surname
- Higgins
- Married name
- Emma H Shemwell
- Married name
- Emma H Shemwell
 Birth | February 20, 1887 35 30 |
 Birth of a brother | Emmett Higgins 1890 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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 |
 Religious marriage | Samuel Edward Shemwell — View this family December 22, 1905 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Roxie Anne Shemwell September 12, 1906 (Age 19 years) |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Marvin Clay Shemwell October 31, 1913 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 28 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 29 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 30 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 1, 1920 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Chester Lee Kannier December 26, 1925 (Age 38 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Fredrick Clyde Wells — Roxie Anne Shemwell — View this family January 14, 1928 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Alice Mae Wells March 2, 1928 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 42 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 1, 1930 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a father | Jasper Frank Higgins 1935 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a husband | Samuel Edward Shemwell February 15, 1937 (Age 49 years) Cause: Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
| Burial of a husband | Samuel Edward Shemwell 1937 (Age 49 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Marriage | Sylvester Lewis “Cy” Shemwell — View this family estimated 1938 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a mother | Anna Kiza “Coon” Roe 1939 (Age 51 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lida Higgins June 30, 1943 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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 daughter | Roxie Anne Shemwell June 28, 1948 (Age 61 years) Note: Her Marriage license says she married Clyde E Wells but her death certificate says Frederick Wells. She died in Ohio but lived in Brooklyn. |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 62 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 husband | Sylvester Lewis “Cy” Shemwell December 12, 1971 (Age 84 years) Address: Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, USA |
| Death of a son | Marvin Clay Shemwell June 12, 1973 (Age 86 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 58 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 |
| Religion | Baptist before 1978 (Age 90 years) |
 Death | October 30, 1978 (Age 91 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Jasper Frank Higgins Birth: 1852 Death: 1935 |
| mother |
Anna Kiza “Coon” Roe Birth: 1857 Death: 1939 |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder sister |
Lida Higgins Birth: July 14, 1879 27 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 30, 1943 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
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8 years herself |
Emma H Higgins Birth: February 20, 1887 35 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 30, 1978 — Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Emmett Higgins Birth: 1890 38 33 Death: |
| Family with Samuel Edward Shemwell |
| husband |
Samuel Edward Shemwell Birth: April 11, 1879 42 40 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 15, 1937 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Emma H Higgins Birth: February 20, 1887 35 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 30, 1978 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 22, 1905 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Roxie Anne Shemwell Birth: September 12, 1906 27 19 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1948 — Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States |
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7 years son |
Marvin Clay Shemwell Birth: October 31, 1913 34 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 12, 1973 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Sylvester Lewis “Cy” Shemwell |
| husband |
Sylvester Lewis “Cy” Shemwell Birth: April 5, 1888 32 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 12, 1971 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Emma H Higgins Birth: February 20, 1887 35 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 30, 1978 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1938 — |
| Samuel Edward Shemwell + Ollie Shaw Glenn |
| husband |
Samuel Edward Shemwell Birth: April 11, 1879 42 40 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 15, 1937 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Ollie Shaw Glenn Birth: December 8, 1884 26 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 22, 1970 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 6, 1904 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years step-son |
Dallas Glenn Birth: January 6, 1906 26 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 17, 1989 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years step-daughter |
Myrtle Ann Glenn Birth: May 16, 1911 32 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 27, 1988 — Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
Emma H Higgins has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Edward Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Edward Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Edward Shemwell - Household
Coal Bank Rd. Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Lewis Shemwell - Household
Coal Bank Rd. Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.
Notes: Chester is step grand-child? -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note | There was a daughter Geneva Shemwell listed in the database, Marvin was also listed in error as their child -b |