Talitha Jennie ShemwellAge: 81 years1872–1953
- Name
- Talitha Jennie Shemwell
- Given names
- Talitha Jennie
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Talitha Jennie Murphy
 Birth | November 13, 1872 32 30 |
 Birth of a brother | Samuel Richard Shemwell April 16, 1875 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 5 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 5, 1880 (Age 7 years) |
 Marriage | James H “Jim” Murphy — View this family March 23, 1890 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Ada Mae Murphy April 4, 1894 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Oma Edna Murphy September 7, 1895 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Ernest Pless Murphy June 10, 1898 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 25 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 |
| Census | June 9, 1900 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Bulah Murphy June 3, 1901 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Cova Murphy April 1, 1903 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a brother | Redic Young Shemwell 1904 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Vestel Beck Murphy May 15, 1907 (Age 34 years) |
| Census | May 9, 1910 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a mother | Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham April 18, 1912 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Gosser — Ada Mae Murphy — View this family July 6, 1915 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 43 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas D Carroll — Bulah Murphy — View this family January 25, 1917 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Margrette Carroll July 27, 1917 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | John James “Johnie” Solomon August 30, 1917 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Bulah Murphy November 15, 1918 (Age 46 years) Cause: Influenza |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 44 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 45 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 grandson #3 | Rex T Solomon January 3, 1920 (Age 47 years) |
| Census | January 24, 1920 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Leona Mae Solomon January 2, 1922 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Cova Young Solomon October 30, 1923 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Cova Murphy — Opal Farmer — View this family about 1925 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a father | James Lewis Shemwell January 21, 1926 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Cecil Ray Murphy March 26, 1926 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Margrette Carroll September 9, 1926 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Clara Louise Solomon June 20, 1928 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 56 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 4, 1930 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Oma Edna Murphy July 31, 1931 (Age 58 years) Cause: Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
| Death of a brother | William Sherman “Will” Shemwell November 23, 1933 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Ernest Murphy March 1, 1937 (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Cova Murphy — Anna Louise Jernigan — View this family June 1938 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Paul Edward Murphy July 8, 1938 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | James R Murphy January 14, 1940 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a grandson | James R Murphy January 14, 1940 (Age 67 years) Cause: Premature |
| Census | April 13, 1940 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Delois “Lois” Murphy January 25, 1941 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 69 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Margaret Murphy February 27, 1949 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a brother | Samuel Richard Shemwell May 29, 1949 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell July 1, 1949 (Age 76 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1950 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a husband | James H “Jim” Murphy September 13, 1950 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a grandson | John James “Johnie” Solomon March 8, 1951 (Age 78 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 77 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 73 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 25, 1953 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ebeneezer Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Lewis Shemwell Birth: May 4, 1840 34 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 21, 1926 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham Birth: December 1841 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 18, 1912 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 6, 1860 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months elder brother |
Redic Young Shemwell Birth: September 1861 21 19 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: 1904 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years elder brother |
William Sherman “Will” Shemwell Birth: July 18, 1867 27 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 23, 1933 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months elder sister |
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell Birth: May 1869 28 27 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 1, 1949 — Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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4 years herself |
Talitha Jennie Shemwell Birth: November 13, 1872 32 30 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 25, 1953 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Samuel Richard Shemwell Birth: April 16, 1875 34 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1949 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| Family with James H “Jim” Murphy |
| husband |
James H “Jim” Murphy Birth: October 15, 1869 — DeKalb, Tennessee, United States Death: September 13, 1950 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Talitha Jennie Shemwell Birth: November 13, 1872 32 30 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 25, 1953 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: March 23, 1890 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Ada Mae Murphy Birth: April 4, 1894 24 21 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 19, 1971 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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17 months daughter |
Oma Edna Murphy Birth: September 7, 1895 25 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 31, 1931 — North Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States |
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3 years son |
Ernest Pless Murphy Birth: June 10, 1898 28 25 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 20, 1971 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Bulah Murphy Birth: June 3, 1901 31 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 15, 1918 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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22 months son |
Cova Murphy Birth: April 1, 1903 33 30 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 28, 1976 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Vestel Beck Murphy Birth: May 15, 1907 37 34 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 21, 1993 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Shemwell - Household
Paradise, Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James H Murphy - Household
Paradise, Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James H Murphy - Household
Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James H Murphy - Household
Main Street Skilesville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James H Murphy - Household
1st West St. Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - James H “Jim” Murphy - Household
Peanut Road Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Vestel Beck Murphy - Household
4 Cornette St. Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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