The Shemwell Family

Mattie Lou EddingsAge: 44 years18841928

Name
Mattie Lou Eddings
Given names
Mattie Lou
Surname
Eddings
Married name
Mattie Lou Sherrod
Birth September 7, 1884
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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
MarriageJames Samuel “Jim” SherrodView this family
about 1906 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Arvin Willis Sherrod
February 21, 1908 (Age 23 years)
Census April 22, 1910 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Myrtle A Sherrod
May 10, 1910 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Olevia Virginia Sherrod
March 27, 1914 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 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 32 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 33 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/
Census January 14, 1920 (Age 35 years)
Death September 16, 1928 (Age 44 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
herself
Family with James Samuel “Jim” Sherrod - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1906Kentucky, United States
2 years
son
Arvin Willis Sherrod
Birth: February 21, 1908 28 23Kentucky, United States
Death: March 25, 1996Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
daughter
Myrtle A Sherrod
Birth: May 10, 1910 30 25Kentucky, United States
Death: December 2, 1999Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
4 years
daughter
Olevia Virginia Sherrod
Birth: March 27, 1914 34 29Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 9, 1997Bristol, Virginia, United States
James Samuel “Jim” Sherrod + Minnie Pearl Richmond - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: November 11, 1900Todd, Kentucky, United States
20 months
step-son
Carlie Finis Sherrod
Birth: June 30, 1902 22Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 12, 1979Todd, Kentucky, United States
James Samuel “Jim” Sherrod + Maude Edomson “Maudie” Hall - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: about 1929
2 years
step-son
James Willard Sherrod
Birth: March 6, 1931 51 38Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 31, 2002Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Samuel Sherrod - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Sherrod, James SheadMW30M24KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Sherrod, MattiewifeFW24M1421KYKYKY
Sherrod, Finis CsonMW8SKYKYKY
Sherrod, ArvinsonMW2SKYKYKY

James M2 - married 4yrs - Mattie M1 - i child living. -b

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Samuel Sherrod - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Sherrod, JamesheadMW39MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Sherrod, MattiewifeFW35MKYKYKY
Sherrod, CarliesonMW17SKYKYKYFarmer
Sherrod, ArvinsonMW11MKYKYKY
Sherrod, MyrtledaughterFW9SKYKYKY
Sherrod, OleviadaughterFW5MKYKYKY