The Shemwell Family

Margaret Evelyn KnightAge: 49 years19031952

Name
Margaret Evelyn Knight
Given names
Margaret Evelyn
Surname
Knight
Married name
Margaret Evelyn Cashion
Birth March 29, 1903 31 26
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherGarner Benjamin Knight
May 10, 1910 (Age 7 years)
No Children
No Known Biological Children

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 12 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 13 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 14 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 16 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMargaret Brown
February 27, 1922 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 26 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
Death of a fatherWilliam Benjamin Knight
September 20, 1932 (Age 29 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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
MarriageJohn CashionView this family
July 20, 1950 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 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 42 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 7, 1952 (Age 49 years)
Cause of death: Carcinoma of cervix
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arlington Heights Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 3, 1896Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States
6 months
elder sister
Lola Knight
Birth: March 12, 1897 25 20Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 12, 2004Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
elder sister
Lora Knight
Birth: March 12, 1897 25 20Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 28, 1986Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder brother
George Francis “Bear” Knight
Birth: August 11, 1899 27 23Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 28, 1975Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
4 years
herself
Margaret Evelyn Knight
Birth: March 29, 1903 31 26Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 7, 1952Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States
7 years
younger brother
Garner Benjamin Knight
Birth: May 10, 1910 38 33Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 15, 1974Melvindale, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Family with John Cashion - View this family
husband
herself
Margaret Evelyn Knight
Birth: March 29, 1903 31 26Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 7, 1952Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: July 20, 1950Houston, Tennessee, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Benjamin Knight - Household

Abbington Road Houston, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Knight, William BheadMW37M13TNTNTNLaborerStove Mill
Knight, Mollie FwifeFW33M1344TNTNTN
Knight, LoradaughterFW12STNTNTN
Knight, LoladaughterFW12STNTNTN
Knight, George FsonMW9STNTNTN
Knight, Margaret EdaughterFW7STNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Benjamin Knight - Household

Rocky Hollow Road Houston, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Knight, BenheadMW48MTNTNTNCooperLime Plant
Knight, MolliewifeFW43MTNTNTN
Knight, LoladaughterFW22STNTNTNClerkPost Office
Knight, LoradaughterFW22STNTNTNTeacherPublic School
Knight, GeorgesonMW20STNTNTN
Knight, MaggiedaughterFW16STNTNTN
Knight, GarnersonMW10STNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Mary Francis “Mollie” McMillan - Household

Houston, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Knight, MollyXheadFW62WdTN
Knight, LoladaughterFW43STNTeacherSchool
Knight, MargaretdaughterFW37STN
Knight, GarnersonMW29STNTruck DriverCoal Co.