The Shemwell Family

Milas Erasmus “Miley” FreemanAge: 76 years18721948

Name
Milas Erasmus “Miley” Freeman
Given names
Milas Erasmus
Surname
Freeman
Nickname
Miley
Birth February 22, 1872 27 25
Birth of a sisterMary S C “Ettie” Freeman
March 10, 1874 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterEdna Glendora Freeman
January 2, 1876 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterMinnie Lee Freeman
April 1878 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 5 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 4, 1880 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Chesley Freeman
December 20, 1880 (Age 8 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Calvin Freeman
after 1880 (Age 7 years)

Death of a paternal grandmotherEmily Ross
after 1880 (Age 7 years)

Death of a brotherJohn Chesley Freeman
September 9, 1881 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherJasper Newton Freeman
July 10, 1882 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherJoseph Elmer Freeman
February 10, 1885 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterGrace Alice Freeman
September 25, 1890 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a brotherFreddie Freeman
October 1894 (Age 22 years)
Death of a brotherFreddie Freeman
October 21, 1894 (Age 22 years)
MarriageMary Elizabeth Jane MooreView this family
about 1896 (Age 23 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Enoch Emmit Freeman
September 3, 1897 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 26 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
Zola Ellen Freeman
August 23, 1899 (Age 27 years)
Death of a sisterAmanda Freeman
before 1900 (Age 27 years)

Census June 18, 1900 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Clarence Edward “Tice” Freeman
February 21, 1902 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#4
James William “Bill” Freeman
February 25, 1905 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Eunice Freeman
September 21, 1908 (Age 36 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Mamie Freeman
March 5, 1911 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Cecile Freeman
May 7, 1913 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 43 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 44 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 45 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 21, 1920 (Age 47 years)
Death of a motherAmanda J “Mandy” Shemwell
February 8, 1922 (Age 49 years)
Cause: Influenza & bronco infection
Birth of a grandson
#1
Harold Eugene Baker
October 30, 1922 (Age 50 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Wesley Freeman
May 9, 1923 (Age 51 years)
Death of a brotherJames William Freeman
February 8, 1929 (Age 56 years)
Cause: Angina Pectosis
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 57 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 18, 1930 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Glenn Franklin Baker
January 29, 1933 (Age 60 years)
Death of a wifeMary Elizabeth Jane Moore
January 21, 1934 (Age 61 years)
Death of a sisterMinnie Lee Freeman
September 6, 1936 (Age 64 years)
Census April 29, 1940 (Age 68 years)
Marriage of a childCharles C RatcliffEunice FreemanView this family
June 19, 1943 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 69 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 73 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 September 18, 1948 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Roller Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 18, 1866Marshall, Kentucky, United States
11 months
elder brother
15 months
elder sister
3 years
himself
2 years
younger sister
Mary S C “Ettie” Freeman
Birth: March 10, 1874 29 28Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 31, 1951Christian, Missouri, United States
22 months
younger sister
Edna Glendora Freeman
Birth: January 2, 1876 31 29Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 25, 1959Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger sister
Minnie Lee Freeman
Birth: April 1878 33 32Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 6, 1936Ozark, Christian, Missouri, United States
sister
younger brother
John Chesley Freeman
Birth: December 20, 1880 36 34Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 9, 1881Marshall, Kentucky, United States
19 months
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
Joseph Elmer Freeman
Birth: February 10, 1885 40 38Christian, Missouri, United States
Death: November 26, 1964Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
6 years
younger sister
Grace Alice Freeman
Birth: September 25, 1890 46 44Christian, Missouri, United States
Death: February 11, 1981Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
4 years
younger brother
Freddie Freeman
Birth: October 1894 50 48Christian, Missouri, United States
Death: October 21, 1894Christian, Missouri, United States
Family with Mary Elizabeth Jane Moore - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1896
20 months
son
Enoch Emmit Freeman
Birth: September 3, 1897 25 19Rogersville, Webster, Missouri, United States
Death: June 26, 1956Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
2 years
daughter
Zola Ellen Freeman
Birth: August 23, 1899 27 21Webster, Missouri, United States
Death: November 12, 1975Conway, Laclede, Missouri, United States
3 years
son
Clarence Edward “Tice” Freeman
Birth: February 21, 1902 29 24Christian, Missouri, United States
Death: March 16, 1983Missouri, United States
3 years
son
James William “Bill” Freeman
Birth: February 25, 1905 33 27Webster, Missouri, United States
Death: February 8, 1977Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
4 years
daughter
Eunice Freeman
Birth: September 21, 1908 36 31Missouri, United States
Death: April 6, 2006Marshfield, Webster, Missouri, United States
2 years
daughter
Mamie Freeman
Birth: March 5, 1911 39 33Missouri, United States
Death: April 20, 1987Marshfield, Webster, Missouri, United States
2 years
daughter
Cecile Freeman
Birth: May 7, 1913 41 35Webster, Missouri, United States
Death: December 13, 1995Rogersville, Webster, Missouri, United States

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Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Freeman - Household

Strington, Marshall, Kentucky

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Freeman, John WWM36headMFarmerTNTNTN
Freeman, AmandaWF34wifeMKeeping HouseKYNCNC
Freeman, James WWM12sonSWorks on FarmKYTNKY
Freeman, Sarah AWF11daughterSKYTNKY
Freeman, Milas EWM8sonSKYTNKY
Freeman, Mary EttieWF6daughterSKYTNKY
Freeman, Edna QWF4daughterSKYTNKY
Freeman, Minnie LeeWF2daughterSKYTNKY

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Milas Erasmus “Miley” Freeman - Household

Benton, Christian, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Freeman, Miley EheadWMFeb187227M3KYTNKYFarmer
Freeman, ElizawifeWFSep187723M322MOVAVA
Freeman, Enoch EsonWMSep18972SMOKYMO
Freeman, ZoladaughterWFAug18999mSMOKYMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Milas Erasmus “Miley” Freeman - Household

West Benton, Webster, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Freeman, Milas EheadMW38M113KYKYKYEngineerFlower Mill
Freeman, ElizawifeFW32M11354MOVAVA
Freeman, EnochsonMW12SMOKYMO
Freeman, ZoladaughterFW10SMOKYMO
Freeman, ClarencesonMW8SMOKYMO
Freeman, WilliamsonMW5SMOKYMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Milas Erasmus “Miley” Freeman - Household

West Benton, Webster, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Freeman, Miley EheadMW47MKYTNKYEngineerStationary
Freeman, ElizawifeFW43MMOINMO
Freeman, EnochsonMW21SMOKYMOLaborerFarm
Freeman, ZoladaughterFW20SMOKYMO
Freeman, ClarencesonMW18SMOKYMOLaborerFarm
Freeman, WilliamsonMW14SMOKYMO
Freeman, EunicedaughterFW11SMOKYMO
Freeman, MamiedaughterFW8SMOKYMO
Freeman, CeciledaughterFW6SMOKYMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Milas Erasmus “Miley” Freeman - Household

West Benton, Webster, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Freeman, Miley EheadMW57M24KYTNKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Freeman, LizawifeFW52M19MOVAVA
Freeman, ClarencesonMW28SMOKYMOLaborerGarage
Freeman, WilliamsonMW24SMOKYMOLaborerFarm
Freeman, EunicedaughterFW21SMOKYMOTeacherPublic School
Freeman, MamiedaughterFW19SMOKYMO
Freeman, CeciledaughterFW17SMOKYMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Milas Erasmus “Miley” Freeman - Household

West Benton, Webster, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Freeman, M EheadMW68WdKYSame place
Freeman, CeciledaughterFW26SMOSame place