The Shemwell Family

Atha W McGinnisAge: 46 years18831929

Name
Atha W McGinnis
Given names
Atha W
Surname
McGinnis
Birth April 25, 1883 52 41
Birth of a brotherElgin McGinnis
January 4, 1886 (Age 2 years)

Death of a brotherElgin McGinnis
March 3, 1894 (Age 10 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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
Death of a motherMary Fannie Smith
December 5, 1900 (Age 17 years)
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 27 years)
Death of a fatherStarling A McGinnis
October 29, 1910 (Age 27 years)
Death of a sisterNancy Belle “Nannie” McGinnis
July 24, 1914 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 32 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 33 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 34 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/
Death of a brotherJames William McGinnis
May 14, 1927 (Age 44 years)
Death April 25, 1929 (Age 46 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gasper River Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: February 24, 1858Warren, Kentucky, United States
1 year
elder sister
13 months
elder sister
Nancy Belle “Nannie” McGinnis
Birth: March 19, 1860 29 18Warren, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 24, 1914Simpson, Kentucky, United States
17 months
elder brother
4 years
elder brother
4 years
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
19 months
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
6 years
elder brother
5 years
himself
Atha W McGinnis
Birth: April 25, 1883 52 41Kentucky, United States
Death: April 25, 1929Logan, Illinois, United States
3 years
younger brother

Atha W McGinnis has 9 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Neal - Household

S Union & Richline Rd Auburn, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
James T NealheadMW54M129KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Nannie B McGinniswifeFW50M12911KYKYTN
Genie Nealadopted onMW14SKYKYKY
Starling A McGinnisfather in lawMW79WdKYKYKY
Atha W McGinnisbrother in lawMW28SKYKYKYFarm LaborerHome Farm