The Shemwell Family

Martha Mae “Mattie” ReardenAge: 86 years18831969

Name
Martha Mae “Mattie” Rearden
Given names
Martha Mae
Surname
Rearden
Married name
Martha Mae Wooddy
Nickname
Mattie
Birth May 14, 1883 25 17
Birth of a brotherLewis J Rearden
July 1886 (Age 3 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJason Betal Rearden
April 15, 1888 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherOsa George “Osie” Rearden Sr.
November 19, 1888 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherWesley Hunter “Wessie” Rearden
January 25, 1891 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterAddie K Rearden
January 1897 (Age 13 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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 17 years)
MarriageJonathan Robert “J R” WooddyView this family
October 7, 1901 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Douglas William Wooddy Sr.
February 25, 1911 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Beulah Wooddy Wooddy
December 26, 1913 (Age 30 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAnn Adline Switzer
August 18, 1915 (Age 32 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Wesley Rearden
October 30, 1916 (Age 33 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 46 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 58 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 66 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 husbandJonathan Robert “J R” Wooddy
December 5, 1955 (Age 72 years)
Death of a motherMartha Frances “Fannie” Hunter
February 6, 1957 (Age 73 years)
Death of a brotherOsa George “Osie” Rearden Sr.
March 30, 1965 (Age 81 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 62 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 26, 1969 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: County Line Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 15, 1881Chambers, Alabama, United States
17 months
herself
3 years
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
6 years
younger sister
Family with Jonathan Robert “J R” Wooddy - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: October 7, 1901Judson, Chambers, Alabama, United States
9 years
son
Douglas William Wooddy Sr.
Birth: February 25, 1911 33 27Alabama, United States
Death: March 12, 2008Lee, Alabama, United States
3 years
daughter
Beulah Wooddy Wooddy
Birth: December 26, 1913 36 30Chambers, Alabama, United States
Death: March 30, 2005Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States

Martha Mae “Mattie” Rearden has 2 first cousins recorded

Mother's family (0)

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John W Rearden - Household

Ridge Grove, Chambers, Alabama, USA

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeChil-BChil-LBPFBPMBPOcc
John W ReardenheadWMJul185742ALSCGAFarmer
Fannie ReardenwifeWFDec18663355ALALAL
Mattie ReardendaughterWFMay188317ALALAL
Lewis J ReardensonWMJul186613ALALALAt school
Osa G ReardensonWMNov188811ALALALAt school
Wesley H ReardensonWMJan18918ALALAL
Addie K ReardendaughterWFJan18973ALALAL