The Shemwell Family

Mary Elizabeth AndersonAge: 95 years19122007

Name
Mary Elizabeth Anderson
Given names
Mary Elizabeth
Surname
Anderson
Married name
Mary Elizabeth Conrad
Birth May 23, 1912 35 30
Birth of a sisterKatherine Bell Anderson
August 10, 1913 (Age 14 months)
Birth of a brotherFrank King Anderson
October 28, 1914 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert Hewell Anderson
July 11, 1916 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 3 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 brotherWilliam Gordon Anderson
October 21, 1918 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 4 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 5 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 20, 1920 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterLura Amanda Anderson
October 23, 1920 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherCharles Morgan Anderson
November 23, 1922 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 17 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 19, 1930 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Jerry King Conrad
February 22, 1943 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 29 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
Census April 21, 1950 (Age 37 years)
Death of a motherLura Amanda Hewell
March 13, 1951 (Age 38 years)
Cause: Carcinoma of the Thyroid Gland
Death of a fatherJesse Buford Anderson
August 6, 1951 (Age 39 years)
Cause: Myocardial Infarction and Arterioschlerotic Heart Disease
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 37 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 brotherEdward Buford Anderson
August 4, 1955 (Age 43 years)
Death of a sisterKatherine Bell Anderson
August 27, 1971 (Age 59 years)
Death of a brotherRobert Hewell Anderson
June 15, 1974 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 33 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 brotherFrank King Anderson
March 22, 2004 (Age 91 years)
Death of a husbandAllen Wilson Conrad
January 6, 2005 (Age 92 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Gordon Anderson
September 1, 2005 (Age 93 years)
Death October 27, 2007 (Age 95 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Riverside Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: December 27, 1905Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
10 months
elder brother
Edward Buford Anderson
Birth: November 4, 1906 29 25Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 4, 1955Christian, Kentucky, United States
6 years
herself
Mary Elizabeth Anderson
Birth: May 23, 1912 35 30Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 27, 2007Fort Thomas, Campbell, Kentucky, United States
15 months
younger sister
Katherine Bell Anderson
Birth: August 10, 1913 36 31Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 27, 1971Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States
15 months
younger brother
Frank King Anderson
Birth: October 28, 1914 37 33Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 22, 2004Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States
20 months
younger brother
Robert Hewell Anderson
Birth: July 11, 1916 39 34Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 15, 1974Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger brother
William Gordon Anderson
Birth: October 21, 1918 41 37Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 1, 2005Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger sister
Lura Amanda Anderson
Birth: October 23, 1920 43 39Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 3, 2018Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger brother
Charles Morgan Anderson
Birth: November 23, 1922 45 41Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 3, 2020Costa Mesa, Orange, California, United States
Family with Allen Wilson Conrad - View this family
husband
Allen Wilson Conrad
Birth: November 24, 1910 25 22Kentucky, United States
Death: January 6, 2005Fort Thomas, Campbell, Kentucky, United States
herself
Mary Elizabeth Anderson
Birth: May 23, 1912 35 30Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 27, 2007Fort Thomas, Campbell, Kentucky, United States
son
Jerry King Conrad
Birth: February 22, 1943 32 30Kenton, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 14, 2013Orlando, Orange, Florida, United States
daughter
Private
son
Private
daughter
Private

Mary Elizabeth Anderson has 3 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Jesse Buford Anderson - Household

225 Lundermon Road Tembroke, Christian, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Anderson, Jesse BheadMW42MKYVAKYFarmerOperator
Anderson, Lura AwifeFW38MTNTNTN
Anderson, Edward BsonMW13SKYKYTNLaborerFarm
Anderson, Mary EdaughterFW7SKYKYTN
Anderson, Katherine BdaughterFW6SKYKYTN
Anderson, Frank KsonMW5SKYKYTN
Anderson, Robert HsonMW3-5mSKYKYTN
Anderson, William GsonMW1-3mSKYKYTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Jesse Buford Anderson - Household

Butter Town Road Christian, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Anderson, Jesse BheadMW63M29KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Anderson, LurawifeFW48M25KYKYKY
Anderson, MarydaughterFW17SKYKYKY
Anderson, KatherinedaughterFW16SKYKYKY
Anderson, FranksonMW15SKYKYKYLaborerGeneral Farm
Anderson, RobertsonMW13SKYKYKYLaborerGeneral Farm
Anderson, WillsonMW11SKYKYKY
Anderson, LuradaughterFW9SKYKYKY
Anderson, CharlessonMW7SKYKYKY