Minnie J CarlileAge: 81 years1876–1957
- Name
- Minnie J Carlile
- Given names
- Minnie J
- Surname
- Carlile
- Married name
- Minnie J Shemwell
- Married name
- Minnie J Meeks
 Birth | 1876 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 2 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | William Meeks — View this family estimated 1897 (Age 21 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Minerva Elizabeth Meeks 1897 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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 daughter #2 | Irma B Meeks estimated 1900 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | William A Meeks estimated 1902 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Clara F Meeks 1905 (Age 29 years) |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 34 years) |
| Civil marriage | George Washington Shemwell — View this family April 18, 1910 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Howard Riley Shemwell September 30, 1911 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Clyde William “Curly” Ridge 1914 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 40 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 41 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 42 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 44 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 53 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 54 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a husband | George Washington Shemwell January 28, 1942 (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Howard Riley Shemwell — Agnes Vesta Cochran — View this family August 2, 1944 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 65 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 son | Howard Riley Shemwell May 8, 1950 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 74 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 grandson | Clyde William “Curly” Ridge 1953 (Age 77 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 70 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 | 1957 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: IOOF Cemetery |
| Family with George Washington Shemwell |
| husband |
George Washington Shemwell Birth: September 17, 1874 49 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 28, 1942 — Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
Minnie J Carlile Birth: 1876 — Missouri, United States Death: 1957 |
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Marriage: April 18, 1910 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States |
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17 months son |
Howard Riley Shemwell Birth: September 30, 1911 37 35 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: May 8, 1950 — Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, United States |
| Family with William Meeks |
| husband |
William Meeks Birth: June 1866 — Texas, United States Death: |
| herself |
Minnie J Carlile Birth: 1876 — Missouri, United States Death: 1957 |
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Marriage: estimated 1897 — |
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1 year daughter |
Minerva Elizabeth Meeks Birth: 1897 30 21 — Missouri, United States Death: 1965 |
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4 years daughter |
Irma B Meeks Birth: estimated 1900 33 24 — Missouri, United States Death: 1959 |
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3 years son |
William A Meeks Birth: estimated 1902 35 26 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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4 years daughter |
Clara F Meeks Birth: 1905 38 29 — Missouri, United States Death: 1970 |
No family available
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - George W. Shemwell - Household
St John, New Madrid, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - George W. Shemwell - Household
Filmore St. Metropolis, Massac, Illinois
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - George W. Shemwell - Household
Metropolis, Massac, Illinois
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - George W. Shemwell - Household
Metropolis, Massac, Illinois
Notes: Clara is Divorced |