The Shemwell Family

Almira ReedAge: 83 years18901973

Name
Almira Reed
Given names
Almira
Surname
Reed
Married name
Almira Lawrence
Birth September 26, 1890 38 39
MarriagePresley Peter LawrenceView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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
Death of a motherMary Jane Lyles
April 1, 1910 (Age 19 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 25 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 26 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 27 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 fatherJames Winfred Reed
May 23, 1919 (Age 28 years)
Census January 16, 1920 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 39 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 8, 1930 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 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 brotherClifton Reed
December 10, 1949 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 59 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 brotherLuther Reed
June 1, 1958 (Age 67 years)
Death of a sisterBertha Reed
March 9, 1961 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 55 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 November 15, 1973 (Age 83 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 16, 1879Marshall, Kentucky, United States
23 months
elder brother
J S Reed
Birth: February 8, 1881 28 30Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 8, 1881Marshall, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
Luther Reed
Birth: about 1883 30 31Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 1, 1958Marshall, Kentucky, United States
1 year
elder sister
21 months
elder brother
Clifton Reed
Birth: September 30, 1885 33 34Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 10, 1949Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder sister
23 months
herself
Almira Reed
Birth: September 26, 1890 38 39Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 15, 1973Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Family with Presley Peter Lawrence - View this family
husband
Presley Peter Lawrence
Birth: November 25, 1886Massac, Illinois, United States
Death: July 15, 1974Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky, United States
herself
Almira Reed
Birth: September 26, 1890 38 39Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 15, 1973Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Marriage:

Almira Reed has 6 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Winfred Reed - Household

Hail Spring Road 1910 Marshall, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Reed, James WheadMW57WdKYKYKYFarmerGeneral farm
Reed, LuthersonMW27SKYKYKYFarmerGeneral farm
Reed, PearldaughterFW21SKYKYKY
Reed, AlmiradaughterFW19SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles E “Charley” Perry - Household

Harvey, Marshall, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Perry, Charles EheadMW40MKYKYKYFarmerGen. farm
Perry, BerthawifeFW36MKYKYKY
Perry, HughsonMW8SKYKYKY
Perry, Forrest WsonMW6SKYKYKY
Perry, CharlenedaughterFW5SKYKYKY
Perry, JamessonMW3SKYKYKY
Reed, Almirasister in lawFW29SKYKYKYFarmerGen. farm

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - George Eldridge Jarvis - Household

Graves, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Jarvis, GeorgeheadMW40M25KYNCNCFarmerGeneral farm
Jarvis, PearlwifeFW41M26KYKYKY
Jarvis, VictorsonMW14SKYKYKY
Jarvis, JewelsonMW12SKYKYKY
Jarvis, GraydonsonMW10SKYKYKY
Jarvis, DorisdaughterFW7SKYKYKY
Jarvis, EvelyndaughterFW6SKYKYKY
Jarvis, CharlottedaughterFW4SKYKYKY
Jarvis, BlakesonMW6mSKYKYKY
Reed, Almirasister in lawFW39SKYKYKY