The Shemwell Family

Anne Rosella “Annie” ChoateAge: 85 years18961981

Name
Anne Rosella “Annie” Choate
Given names
Anne Rosella
Surname
Choate
Married name
Anne Rosella Sholar
Nickname
Annie
Birth November 1, 1896 25 25
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 months)
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 brotherMelvin Lee Choate
March 3, 1899 (Age 2 years)
Census June 25, 1900 (Age 3 years)
Death of a motherSusan Shemwell
about 1901 (Age 4 years)
Census April 16, 1910 (Age 13 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Adaline Meadows
October 27, 1910 (Age 13 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherGideon “Gid” Choate
May 17, 1911 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Robert Jesse Sholar
September 18, 1914 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Icie Drew Sholar
September 24, 1916 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 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 maternal grandmotherMildred Elizabeth “Millie” Armstrong
February 16, 1917 (Age 20 years)
Cause: Heart Failure
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 20 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 21 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 daughter
#3
Brooxie Nell Sholar
March 11, 1922 (Age 25 years)
Death of a sisterJulia Ethel Choate
April 11, 1922 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Mary Virginia Lawrence
February 5, 1935 (Age 38 years)
Death of a fatherRobert Lysander Choate
June 11, 1938 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Norman Earl Francis
April 2, 1940 (Age 43 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Cathryn Sue Lawrence
September 23, 1940 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Rebecca R Francis
January 15, 1944 (Age 47 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 53 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 grandsonNorman Earl Francis
January 9, 1972 (Age 75 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 6, 1981 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lawrence Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 4, 1894
2 months
elder sister
3 years
herself
2 years
younger brother
Melvin Lee Choate
Birth: March 3, 1899 27 27Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 19, 1986Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Family with Jesse Smoot Sholar - View this family
husband
herself
son
Robert Jesse Sholar
Birth: September 18, 1914 27 17Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 3, 2005Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States
2 years
daughter
Icie Drew Sholar
Birth: September 24, 1916 29 19Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 1, 2000Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States
6 years
daughter
daughter
Private
daughter
Private

Anne Rosella “Annie” Choate has 15 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Robert Lee Choate - Household

Stewart, Tenn

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Choate, RobertheadWMJul186831M7KYKYKYFarm laborer
Choate, SusanwifeWFMay187527M733KYKYKY
Choate, EtheldaughterWFFeb18955SKYKYKY
Choate, RosiedaughterWFNov18943SKYKYKY
Choate, MelvinsonWMMar18991SKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Robert Lee Choate - Household

Trigg, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Choate, RobertheadMW40WdKYKYKYFarmerGeneral farm
Choate, EtheldaughterFW15SKYKYKY
Choate, RosiedaughterFW13SKYKYKY
Choate, MelvinsonMW11SKYKYKY