The Shemwell Family

Mary Melissa KittrellAge: 76 years18741950

Name
Mary Melissa Kittrell
Given names
Mary Melissa
Surname
Kittrell
Married name
Mary Melissa Donnell
Birth April 1874 25 25
Birth of a brotherMarion Arthur Kittrell
February 14, 1876 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a sisterMartha B Kittrell
October 1878 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 3 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 15, 1880 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterSarah Alice Kittrell
September 1882 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterCora L Kittrell
October 1885 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherHenry Harrison Kittrell
May 25, 1888 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a brotherJoseph Daniel “Joe” Kittrell
March 4, 1891 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a brotherSamuel Lee Kittrell
October 1893 (Age 19 years)
MarriageThomas Alonzo DonnellView this family
September 2, 1894 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Clarence Alonzo Donnell
July 15, 1895 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#2
William Thomas “Bill” Donnell
October 30, 1897 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 24 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
Census June 2, 1900 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#3
John Franklin Donnell
October 31, 1900 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Joseph Alexander “Joe” Donnell
April 4, 1903 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#5
James Luther Donnell
August 5, 1905 (Age 31 years)
Census April 19, 1910 (Age 36 years)
Death of a husbandThomas Alonzo Donnell
April 20, 1910 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 41 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a motherSarah Jane Hinkle
June 20, 1917 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 42 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 43 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 February 13, 1920 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Dorothy Loraine Donnell
September 8, 1922 (Age 48 years)
Death of a granddaughterDorothy Loraine Donnell
July 19, 1925 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Bill Alonzo Donnell
January 12, 1926 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 55 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 May 9, 1930 (Age 56 years)
Death of a fatherDaniel Rushin Kittrell
December 11, 1930 (Age 56 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Death of a sisterSarah Alice Kittrell
November 6, 1932 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Harold Raymond Donnell
May 9, 1933 (Age 59 years)
Death of a grandsonHarold Raymond Donnell
May 25, 1934 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Lonnie Donnell
October 8, 1934 (Age 60 years)
Death of a brotherMarion Arthur Kittrell
April 15, 1936 (Age 62 years)
Census April 2, 1940 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 67 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
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 75 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 71 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 December 12, 1950 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: IOOF Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: 1869Carroll, Arkansas, United States
5 years
herself
22 months
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
4 years
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
Family with Thomas Alonzo Donnell - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: September 2, 1894Carroll, Arkansas, United States
10 months
son
2 years
son
William Thomas “Bill” Donnell
Birth: October 30, 1897 29 23Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 4, 1964Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
3 years
son
John Franklin Donnell
Birth: October 31, 1900 32 26Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 2, 1970Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
2 years
son
Joseph Alexander “Joe” Donnell
Birth: April 4, 1903 34 29Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 24, 1971Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
2 years
son
James Luther Donnell
Birth: August 5, 1905 36 31Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 6, 1968Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States

Mary Melissa Kittrell has 3 first cousins recorded

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Rushin Kittrell - Household

Prairie, Carroll, Arkansas

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Kittrell, Daniel RWM30headMMinisterMOILIL
Kittrell, Sarah JWF29wifeMKeep HouseMOKYKY
Kittrell, MaryWF6daughterSARMOMO
Kittrell, Arthur MWM3sonSARMOMO
Kittrell, Martha BWF10mdaughterSARMOMO

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Alonzo Donnell - Household

Winona, Carroll, Arkansas

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Donnell, Thomas AheadWMAug186831MOHPAPAFarmer
Donnell, Mary MwifeWFApr187426MARMOMO
Donnell, Clarence AsonWMJul18954SAROHAR
Donnell, William PsonWMOct18981SAROHAR

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Alonzo Donnell - Household

Winona, Carroll, Arkansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Donnell, ThomasheadMW41M18OHUSIrelandFarmer
Donnell, MarywifeFW35M15127ARMOMO
Donnell, ClarencesonMW14SAROHAR
Donnell, WilliamsonMW12SAROHAR
Donnell, FranksonMW9SAROHAR
Donnell, Joseph AsonMW7SAROHAR
Donnell, LuthersonMW4SAROHAR

Says 12 born 7 living? -b

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Mary Melissa Kittrell - Household

Winona, Carroll, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Donnell, MaryheadFW45WdARMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Donnell, FranksonMW19SARARARFarmer
Donnell, JoesonMW16SARARAR
Donnell, LuthersonMW14SARARAR

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Mary Melissa Kittrell - Household

Hwy 23 Winona, Carroll, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Donnell, MaryheadFW56WdARMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Donnell, FranksonMW29SAROHARLaborerOn farm

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Mary Melissa Kittrell - Household

Winona, Carroll, Arkansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Donnell, Mary MXheadFW65WdARSame House
Donnell, J FranksonMW39SARSame HouseFarmerFarm