The Shemwell Family

Martha Ella GreenAge: 85 years18891974

Name
Martha Ella Green
Given names
Martha Ella
Surname
Green
Married name
Martha Ella McMillan
Birth January 22, 1889
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 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
MarriageBenton J McMillanView this family
December 28, 1909 (Age 20 years)

Census April 20, 1910 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Pauline McMillan
about 1911 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Carl McMillan
December 7, 1911 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Benton J McMillan Jr.
October 11, 1913 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 26 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 27 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 28 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 13, 1920 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 40 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 16, 1930 (Age 41 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 60 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 56 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 May 9, 1974 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oaklawn Cemetery
Family with Benton J McMillan - View this family
husband
Benton J McMillan
Birth: October 21, 1888 29 31Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 24, 1981Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States
herself
Marriage: December 28, 1909
2 years
daughter
11 months
son
Carl McMillan
Birth: December 7, 1911 23 22Cooper, Delta, Texas, United States
Death: November 30, 1997Cooper, Delta, Texas, United States
22 months
son
Benton J McMillan Jr.
Birth: October 11, 1913 24 24Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: April 28, 1980Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan - Household

Cooper, Delta, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
McMillan, Neil PheadMW51M128TNTNTNMerchantHardware
McMillan, SusanwifeFW53M12864TNNCTN
McMillan, BentonsonMW21M14TNTNTNMerchantHardware
McMillan, Elladaughter in lawFW21M1400TXTNTX

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Benton J McMillan - Household

East 14th St. Cooper, Delta, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
McMillan, Benton JheadMW31MTNTNTNSalesmanRacket Store
McMillan, EllawifeFW30MTXARAR
McMillan, PaulinedaughterFW9STXTNTX
McMillan, CarlsonMW7STXTNTX
McMillan, Benton JrsonMW6STXTNTX

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Benton J McMillan - Household

Cooper, Delta, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
McMillan, BentonheadMW41M21TNTNTNSalesmanHardware
McMillan, EllawifeFW40M20TXGATX
McMillan, PaulinedaughterFW20STXTNTX
McMillan, CarlsonMW17STXTNTX
McMillan, Benton JrsonMW16STXTNTX

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Benton J McMillan - Household

East 14th St. Cooper, Delta, Texas

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
McMillan, Benton JheadMW51MTNSame PlaceSalesmanRetail Hardware
McMillan, M EllawifeFW50MTXSame Place
McMillan, CarlXsonMW28STXSame PlaceSalesmanRetail Hardware
McMillan, Benton J JrsonMW26STXSame PlaceBookkeeperRetail Lumber Yard