The Shemwell Family

Annie E “Anna” MurphyAge: 85 years18981984

Name
Annie E “Anna” Murphy
Given names
Annie E
Surname
Murphy
Married name
Annie E Keeling
Nickname
Anna
Birth March 10, 1898 30 28
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 days)
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 sisterHettie J Murphy
October 1899 (Age 18 months)
Census June 8, 1900 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherWalter Sherman Murphy
1903 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherHyman Wesley Murphy
1906 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherCecil Bernard Murphy
June 26, 1908 (Age 10 years)
Census May 4, 1910 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherHoward Newman Murphy
December 4, 1910 (Age 12 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherEliza Ann “Lizia” Latham
April 18, 1912 (Age 14 years)
MarriageBarney KeelingView this family
November 14, 1916 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 17 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a son
#1
Leonard Charles “Red” Keeling
September 8, 1917 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 18 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 19 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/
Birth of a son
#2
Neal Sherman Keeling
November 20, 1920 (Age 22 years)
Death of a sisterOllie May Murphy
March 11, 1923 (Age 25 years)
Cause: Cancer of the Mouth
Birth of a son
#3
John Eugene Keeling
June 3, 1923 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Betty J Keeling
June 14, 1925 (Age 27 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Lewis Shemwell
January 21, 1926 (Age 27 years)
Death of a sisterCarrie E Murphy
August 8, 1929 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 31 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 17, 1930 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Barney Ray Keeling
1934 (Age 35 years)
Death of a sonBarney Ray Keeling
1935 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Deloris Diane Keeling
August 11, 1938 (Age 40 years)
Marriage of a childLeonard Charles “Red” KeelingAnne J BragaView this family
September 2, 1938 (Age 40 years)
Census April 15, 1940 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 43 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
Death of a brotherWalter Sherman Murphy
April 18, 1949 (Age 51 years)
Death of a motherMary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell
July 1, 1949 (Age 51 years)
Death of a brotherHyman Wesley Murphy
March 1, 1950 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 51 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 brotherCecil Bernard Murphy
December 2, 1958 (Age 60 years)
Death of a half-brotherJames Edward “Ed” O'Neal
March 30, 1961 (Age 63 years)
Death of a brotherHoward Newman Murphy
January 26, 1972 (Age 73 years)
Death of a granddaughterDeloris Diane Keeling
September 7, 1974 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 47 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 of a husbandBarney Keeling
June 14, 1976 (Age 78 years)
Death of a sonNeal Sherman Keeling
November 1981 (Age 83 years)
Death February 22, 1984 (Age 85 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 30, 1892Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
-9 months
elder sister
Carrie E Murphy
Birth: February 12, 1892 24 22Kentucky, United States
Death: August 8, 1929Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
5 years
elder sister
Ollie May Murphy
Birth: November 20, 1896 28 27Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 11, 1923Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
16 months
herself
20 months
younger sister
Hettie J Murphy
Birth: October 1899 31 30Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death:
4 years
younger brother
Walter Sherman Murphy
Birth: 1903 35 33Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 18, 1949Penrod, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
4 years
younger brother
Hyman Wesley Murphy
Birth: 1906 38 36Browder, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 1, 1950Williamson, Illinois, United States
3 years
younger brother
Cecil Bernard Murphy
Birth: June 26, 1908 40 39Browder, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 2, 1958Johnson City, Williamson, Illinois, United States
2 years
younger brother
Howard Newman Murphy
Birth: December 4, 1910 42 41Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 26, 1972Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Mother’s family with David W O'Neal - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: November 9, 1887Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
8 months
half-brother
Family with Barney Keeling - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 14, 1916Marion, Williamson, Illinois, United States
10 months
son
Leonard Charles “Red” Keeling
Birth: September 8, 1917 25 19Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Death: November 11, 1997Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
3 years
son
Neal Sherman Keeling
Birth: November 20, 1920 28 22Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Death: November 1981Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
3 years
son
John Eugene Keeling
Birth: June 3, 1923 30 25Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Death: September 6, 1992Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
2 years
daughter
Betty J Keeling
Birth: June 14, 1925 32 27Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Death: September 9, 2013Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
10 years
son
Barney Ray Keeling
Birth: 1934 41 35Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Death: 1935Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States

Annie E “Anna” Murphy has 17 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John E Murphy - Household

Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Murphy, John EheadWMJanM8TNTNUNCoal Miner
Murphy, May EwifeWFMay186931M855KYTNKY
Murphy, Carrie EdaughterWFFeb18946SKYTNKY
Murphy, Ollie MdaughterWFNov18963SKYTNKY
Murphy, Annie EdaughterWFMar18973SKYTNKY
Murphy, Hettie JdaughterWFOct18997mSKYTNKY

Her father James L Shemwell next door/page

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Murphy - Household

Diamond Black Mines Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Murphy, John EheadMW41M117INININMinerCoal Mine
Murphy, Mary EwifeFW40M217126KYKYKY
Murphy, Carrie EdaughterFW16SKYINKY
Murphy, Ollie MaydaughterFW14SKYINKY
Murphy, Annie EdaughterFW13SKYINKY
Murphy, Walter SsonMW7SKYINKY
Murphy, HymansonMW4SKYINKY
Murphy, CecilsonMW2SKYINKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Barney Keeling - Household

231 Nelson and Rockport road Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Keeling, BarnieheadMW36M24KYKYKYMinerCoal Mine
Keeling, AnniewifeFW32M19KYTNKY
Keeling, L CsonMW12SILKYKY
Keeling, NealsonMW9SILKYKY
Keeling, EugenesonMW6SILKYKY
Keeling, Bettie JdaughterFW4SILKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Barney Keeling - Household

14th St. S. Herrin, Williamson, Illinois

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Keeling, BarneyheadMW47MKYSame PlaceLaborerW.P.A. Project
Keeling, AnnawifeFW42MKYSame Place
Keeling, EugenesonMW16SILSame House
Keeling, BettydaughterFW14SILSame House
Keeling, NancymotherFW76WdKYSame House