Mattie Lee ChurchAge: 78 years1880–1959
- Name
- Mattie Lee Church
- Given names
- Mattie Lee
- Surname
- Church
- Married name
- Mattie Lee Shemwell
- Married name
- Mattie Lee Sights
 Birth | March 23, 1880 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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 |
 Marriage | Thomas Leonard Sights — View this family October 10, 1900 (Age 20 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Lizzie Mae Sights November 15, 1901 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a husband | Thomas Leonard Sights February 8, 1906 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Thomas P Sights about 1907 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Joseph Algie Shemwell October 5, 1911 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Neth Pauline Shemwell July 8, 1915 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 35 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 36 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 37 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 | February 17, 1920 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Walter Thomas Eakins June 30, 1927 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Walter Thomas Eakins July 5, 1927 (Age 47 years) Cause: Premature birth |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 49 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Robert Joseph Farley March 4, 1942 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 61 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 husband | William Hedger Shemwell December 26, 1949 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 69 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 65 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 | January 25, 1959 (Age 78 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Valley Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Alzey Church Death: |
| mother |
Mary Harrollson Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| herself |
Mattie Lee Church Birth: March 23, 1880 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 25, 1959 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Thomas Leonard Sights |
| husband |
Thomas Leonard Sights Birth: August 4, 1881 Death: February 8, 1906 |
| herself |
Mattie Lee Church Birth: March 23, 1880 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 25, 1959 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: October 10, 1900 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Lizzie Mae Sights Birth: November 15, 1901 20 21 Death: December 3, 1973 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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6 years son |
Thomas P Sights Birth: about 1907 25 26 Death: |
| Family with William Hedger Shemwell |
| husband |
William Hedger Shemwell Birth: October 2, 1876 35 31 — Marion, Kentucky, United States Death: December 26, 1949 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
| herself |
Mattie Lee Church Birth: March 23, 1880 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 25, 1959 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
Joseph Algie Shemwell Birth: October 5, 1911 35 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 11, 1975 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Neth Pauline Shemwell Birth: July 8, 1915 38 35 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: March 21, 2000 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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