Mary Louisa ShemwellAge: 83 years1864–1948
- Name
- Mary Louisa Shemwell
- Given names
- Mary Louisa
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Mary Louisa Burris
 Birth | April 20, 1864 39 33 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 2 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 2 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Birth of a sister | Louisa Shemwell 1868 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a sister | Louisa Shemwell August 1869 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 4 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 |
 Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Shemwell after July 1870 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Louella “Lula” Carrie Shemwell September 25, 1871 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Gorrell August 22, 1873 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 13 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 1, 1880 (Age 16 years) |
 Civil marriage | James Finley Burris — View this family July 23, 1882 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | … Burris December 16, 1883 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Dorval Burris August 4, 1885 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a mother | Louisa M Lee October 28, 1886 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Ora Raymond Burris March 11, 1887 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Etta Lee Burris September 3, 1891 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 33 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 8, 1900 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah M “Sallie” Shemwell 1901 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a father | George Morton Shemwell July 29, 1904 (Age 40 years) |
| Census | April 20, 1910 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Shelby Eugene “Gene” Burris October 26, 1912 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a brother | William David Shemwell August 26, 1913 (Age 49 years) Address: Confederate Home Cause: Cancer of the Liver |
| Marriage of a child | Charles H Dement — Etta Lee Burris — View this family Type: Religious marriage July 1, 1916 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 51 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 brother | Alexander Taylor Shemwell July 24, 1917 (Age 53 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Burial of a brother | Alexander Taylor Shemwell July 26, 1917 (Age 53 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lamine Cemetery |
| Marriage of a child | James Burrel Porter Jr — Etta Lee Burris — View this family after 1917 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 52 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 53 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 husband | James Finley Burris January 30, 1919 (Age 54 years) |
| Census | January 7, 1920 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a sister | Louella “Lula” Carrie Shemwell January 15, 1922 (Age 57 years) Cause: Cancer |
| Marriage of a child | Dorval Burris — Gladys Bell — View this family Type: Religious marriage February 21, 1924 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Mary Dean Burris January 19, 1925 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | John Dorval Burris September 15, 1929 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 65 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 13, 1930 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a sister | Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell October 22, 1934 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a brother | John William Shemwell December 22, 1934 (Age 70 years) |
| Burial of a brother | John William Shemwell December 23, 1934 (Age 70 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Park Cemetery |
| Death of a brother | Sylvester Penic Shemwell March 10, 1936 (Age 71 years) Address: County Home |
| Burial of a brother | Sylvester Penic Shemwell March 13, 1936 (Age 71 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Lamine Cemetery |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 77 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 | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 81 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 | 1948 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lamine Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
George Morton Shemwell Birth: August 1824 24 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 29, 1904 — Higginsville, Lafayette, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Louisa M Lee Birth: July 21, 1830 29 28 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: October 28, 1886 — Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: September 15, 1845 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months elder brother |
William David Shemwell Birth: August 22, 1846 22 16 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 26, 1913 — Higginsville, Lafayette, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Alexander Taylor Shemwell Birth: March 4, 1849 24 18 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: July 24, 1917 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
John William Shemwell Birth: August 13, 1851 27 21 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 22, 1934 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Sylvester Penic Shemwell Birth: June 20, 1854 29 23 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: March 10, 1936 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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5 years elder sister |
Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell Birth: August 30, 1859 35 29 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: October 22, 1934 — Howell, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Sarah M “Sallie” Shemwell Birth: May 1862 37 31 — Missouri, United States Death: 1901 |
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2 years herself |
Mary Louisa Shemwell Birth: April 20, 1864 39 33 — Missouri, United States Death: 1948 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Louisa Shemwell Birth: 1868 43 37 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: August 1869 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Louella “Lula” Carrie Shemwell Birth: September 25, 1871 47 41 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: January 15, 1922 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States |
| Family with James Finley Burris |
| husband |
James Finley Burris Birth: September 24, 1861 — Ohio, United States Death: January 30, 1919 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Mary Louisa Shemwell Birth: April 20, 1864 39 33 — Missouri, United States Death: 1948 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: July 23, 1882 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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17 months daughter |
… Burris Birth: December 16, 1883 22 19 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: |
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20 months son |
Dorval Burris Birth: August 4, 1885 23 21 — Galena, Cherokee, Kansas, United States Death: November 12, 1963 — Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States |
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19 months son |
Ora Raymond Burris Birth: March 11, 1887 25 22 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: February 5, 1954 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Etta Lee Burris Birth: September 3, 1891 29 27 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: November 1979 — Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - George Morton Shemwell - Household
Lamine, Cooper, Missouri
Notes: William & Lucy next door | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - George Morton Shemwell - Household
Lamine, Cooper, Missouri
Text: Living with grandparents, George Morton and Louisa Shemwell, and father, John William Shemwell. Madora Cramer Shemwell, mother, had died. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Finley Burris - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Finley Burris - Household
Prigg Avenue Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Mary Louisa Shemwell - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Mary Louisa Shemwell - Household
Cooney Street Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri
Next door to Herbert Shemwell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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