The Shemwell Family

Martha Bell “Mattie” TomerlinAge: 80 years18801960

Name
Martha Bell “Mattie” Tomerlin
Given names
Martha Bell
Surname
Tomerlin
Married name
Martha Bell Graham
Nickname
Mattie
Birth January 4, 1880 38 28
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 4 months)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMartha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock
May 20, 1894 (Age 14 years)
MarriageThomas Henry GrahamView this family
about 1896 (Age 15 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Ruth Mable Graham
April 18, 1897 (Age 17 years)
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
Birth of a son
#2
Durward L Graham
February 8, 1899 (Age 19 years)
Death of a sonDurward L Graham
June 6, 1900 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Bessie Blanche Graham
August 5, 1902 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Marie “Pid” Graham
December 17, 1904 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Jessie Mae Graham
July 8, 1908 (Age 28 years)
Census May 12, 1910 (Age 30 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/
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Ruby Gordon Hill
April 6, 1919 (Age 39 years)
Census January 7, 1920 (Age 40 years)
Death of a fatherJames Andrew Tomerlin
July 15, 1920 (Age 40 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherSamuel Black Shemwell
December 22, 1921 (Age 41 years)
Cause: Chronic Interstitial Nephritis
Note: Name: S. B. Shemwell
Death of a motherRuth Ellen “Ruthie” Shemwell
February 23, 1926 (Age 46 years)
Death of a daughterJessie Mae Graham
January 17, 1927 (Age 47 years)
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
Census April 15, 1930 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Charles Ray Hill
September 3, 1930 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Oval CooperMarie “Pid” GrahamView this family
May 4, 1935 (Age 55 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 60 years)
Death of a daughterRuth Mable Graham
July 15, 1940 (Age 60 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Herbert Tomerlin
January 24, 1942 (Age 62 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
Census April 5, 1950 (Age 70 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
Death of a husbandThomas Henry Graham
July 17, 1954 (Age 74 years)
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 May 19, 1960 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pond Run Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 23, 1876Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
15 months
elder brother
William Herbert Tomerlin
Birth: June 26, 1877 36 25Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 24, 1942Beaver Dam, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
3 years
herself
Family with Thomas Henry Graham - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1896
16 months
daughter
Ruth Mable Graham
Birth: April 18, 1897 24 17Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 15, 1940Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
22 months
son
Durward L Graham
Birth: February 8, 1899 26 19Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 6, 1900Ohio, Kentucky, United States
4 years
daughter
Bessie Blanche Graham
Birth: August 5, 1902 29 22Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 2, 1994Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
2 years
daughter
Marie “Pid” Graham
Birth: December 17, 1904 32 24Kentucky, United States
Death: December 21, 1980Daviess, Kentucky, United States
4 years
daughter
Jessie Mae Graham
Birth: July 8, 1908 35 28Rockport, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 17, 1927Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - James A Tomerlin - Household

Paradise, Muhlenberg, Ky

NameRaceSexAgeBmthRelationMCYrsMOccupationHealthMnsUEduEng?BPFBPMBP
James A TomerlinWM38headM-FarmerKYKYKY
Ruth E TomerlinWF28wifeM-KYKYKY
William H TomerlinWM3sonS-KYKYKY
Marsthia B TomerlinWF5mJandaughterS-KYKYKY

Notes: Next door to Shemwell's

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Henry Graham - Household

Rockport, Ohio, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Graham, Thomas HheadMW37M113MSMSIrelandMinerCoal Mine
Graham, Martha BwifeFW30M11354KYKYKY
Graham, RuthdaughterFW12SKYKYKY
Graham, BessiedaughterFW7SKYKYKY
Graham, MariedaughterFW5SKYKYKY
Graham, JessiedaughterFW1-9mSKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Henry Graham - Household

Rockport & Cromwell Road Rockport, Ohio, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Graham, Thomas HheadMW47MMSMSIrelandMiningCoal Mine
Graham, Martha BwifeFW40MKYKYKY
Graham, Mable RdaughterFW22SKYKYKY
Graham, Bessie BdaughterFW17SKYKYKY
Graham, MariedaughterFW15SKYKYKY
Graham, JessiedaughterFW11SKYKYKY
Graham, Ruby Ggrand daughterFW9mSKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Henry Graham - Household

1006 Hadley Avenue Davidson, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Graham, Thomas HheadMW57M23MSMSMSChecker in spinning roomRayon Mills
Graham, MattiewifeFW50M16KYKYKY
Graham, BessiedaughterFW27SKYMSKY
Graham, MariedaughterFW25SKYMSKYSip Machine OperatorRayon Mills

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Henry Graham - Household

South side of Cleaton Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Graham, Thomas HheadMW67MMS
Graham, MattieXwifeFW60MKY
Graham, BessiedaughterFW37SKYElementry TeacherPublic School

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Henry Graham - Household

Unnamed Road Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Graham, T HheadMW75MarMS
Graham, MarthawifeFW74MarKY
Graham, BessiedaughterFW47NevKYPrimary School TeacherElementry School