The Shemwell Family

Martha Jane HattonAge: 85 years18521938

Name
Martha Jane Hatton
Given names
Martha Jane
Surname
Hatton
Married name
Martha Jane Carter
Birth October 11, 1852
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 4 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 8 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 14 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 14 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 16 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
MarriageHugh Lawrence CarterView this family
January 26, 1873 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Carter
calculated 1875 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 25 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a son
#2
Henry Eaton Carter
October 9, 1879 (Age 26 years)
Census June 2, 1880 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Lucy Katherine Carter
August 12, 1883 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 45 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 grandson
#1
H Eugene Carter
1899 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Dulcie Jewell Carter
October 16, 1900 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Clarence R Durham
calculated 1903 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Henry Carl Carter
September 3, 1905 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Zady Ruth Durham
calculated 1905 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Henry Lurton Durham
calculated 1907 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Roy Addis Carter
January 18, 1908 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Husie E Durham
calculated 1909 (Age 56 years)
Death of a grandsonH Eugene Carter
April 9, 1910 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Ethel Carter
calculated 1911 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Bertha R Durham
calculated 1913 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 63 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 64 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 65 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 76 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
Death of a sonHenry Eaton Carter
February 20, 1930 (Age 77 years)
Census April 15, 1930 (Age 77 years)
Death of a husbandHugh Lawrence Carter
August 19, 1931 (Age 78 years)
Death of a granddaughterDulcie Jewell Carter
April 1, 1933 (Age 80 years)
Death March 27, 1938 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Carter Cemetery
Family with Hugh Lawrence Carter - View this family
husband
Hugh Lawrence Carter
Birth: June 10, 1852 38 39Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 19, 1931Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
herself
Marriage: January 26, 1873Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
William Carter
Birth: calculated 1875 22 22Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death:
5 years
son
4 years
daughter

No family available

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Hugh Lawrence Carter - Household

Dist. 4 Humphries, Tennessee

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Hugh L CarterWM27headMFarmerTNTNTN
Marthy CarterWF26wifeMTNNCNC
William CarterWM5sonSTNTNTN
Henry E CarterWM6mOctsonSTNTNTN
Catherine CarterWF67motherMTNNCNC

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Hugh Lawrence Carter - Household

Turkey Creek Rd. Humphries, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hugh L CarterheadMW77M20TNTNTN
Martha CarterwifeFW77M20TNTNTN