The Shemwell Family

Mary Hallie MeadorAge: 78 years18961975

Name
Mary Hallie Meador
Given names
Mary Hallie
Surname
Meador
Married name
Mary Hallie Dill
Birth November 15, 1896 23 21
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 months)
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
Birth of a brotherErie Orlin Meador
March 8, 1899 (Age 2 years)
Census June 23, 1900 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherFelix Randolph Meador
November 3, 1905 (Age 8 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherColumbia Jane Shemwell
May 12, 1907 (Age 10 years)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 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 20 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 21 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 19, 1920 (Age 23 years)
MarriageWilliam Bryant “Willie” DillView this family
August 11, 1921 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William E Dill
June 19, 1922 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Rev. James Nelson Dill
April 16, 1924 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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 2, 1930 (Age 33 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Lafayette Gilliam Sr.
January 28, 1933 (Age 36 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 43 years)
Death of a fatherElvy Opedia Meador
1942 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 53 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 motherSusan Elliot Gilliam
July 17, 1954 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 August 21, 1975 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Susan Elliot Gilliam
Birth: September 7, 1875 29 28Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 17, 1954Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: about 1895
22 months
herself
Mary Hallie Meador
Birth: November 15, 1896 23 21Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 21, 1975Logan, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger brother
Erie Orlin Meador
Birth: March 8, 1899 25 23Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 10, 1976Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
7 years
younger brother
Felix Randolph Meador
Birth: November 3, 1905 32 30Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 1983St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Family with William Bryant “Willie” Dill - View this family
husband
herself
Mary Hallie Meador
Birth: November 15, 1896 23 21Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 21, 1975Logan, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: August 11, 1921Kentucky, United States
10 months
son
William E Dill
Birth: June 19, 1922 25 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 22, 2010Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
22 months
son
Rev. James Nelson Dill
Birth: April 16, 1924 27 27Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 3, 2004Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Elvy Opedia Meador - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Meador, Elvy OheadWMAug187326M4KYTNTNFarmer
Meador, Susan EwifeWFSep187524M422KYKYKY
Meador, Mary HdaughterWFNov18963SKYKYKY
Meador, Erie OsonWMMar18991SKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Elvy Opedia Meador - Household

Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Meador, E OheadMW35M114KYKYTNFarmer
Gilliam, F EwifeFW34M11433KYKYKY
Meador, M HdaughterFW13SKYKYKY
Meador, Erie O JrsonMW11SKYKYKY
Meador, F RsonMW4SKYKYKY

Susan is F C or E -b

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Elvy Opedia Meador - Household

Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Meador, E OheadMW46MKYTNTNFarmerGeneral farm
Meador, Susan EwifeFW44MKYKYKY
Meador, Mary HdaughterFW23SKYKYKYTeacherCommon school
Meador, Erie OsonMW20MKYKYKYFarm laborerAt home
Meador, Felix RsonMW14SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Bryant “Willie” Dill - Household

Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Dill, William BheadMW33M24KYKYKYFarmerTruck farm
Dill, Hallie MwifeFW33M24KYKYKY
Dill, William EsonMW7SKYKYKY
Dill, James NsonMW5SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Bryant “Willie” Dill - Household

Logan, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Dill, W BheadMW43MKYsame houseFarm OperatorFarm
Dill, HalliewifeFW43MKYsame house
Dill, W EsonMW17SKYsame houseLaborerFarm
Dill, NelsonsonMW15SKYsame houseLaborerFarm