The Shemwell Family

Mary S C “Ettie” FreemanAge: 77 years18741951

Name
Mary S C “Ettie” Freeman
Given names
Mary S C
Surname
Freeman
Nickname
Ettie
Married name
Mary S C Stillions
Birth March 10, 1874 29 28
Birth of a sisterEdna Glendora Freeman
January 2, 1876 (Age 21 months)
Birth of a sisterMinnie Lee Freeman
April 1878 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 3 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 4, 1880 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Chesley Freeman
December 20, 1880 (Age 6 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Calvin Freeman
after 1880 (Age 5 years)

Death of a paternal grandmotherEmily Ross
after 1880 (Age 5 years)

Death of a brotherJohn Chesley Freeman
September 9, 1881 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherJasper Newton Freeman
July 10, 1882 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherJoseph Elmer Freeman
February 10, 1885 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterGrace Alice Freeman
September 25, 1890 (Age 16 years)
MarriageJesse Edward StillionsView this family
calculated 1894 (Age 19 years)

Birth of a brotherFreddie Freeman
October 1894 (Age 20 years)
Death of a brotherFreddie Freeman
October 21, 1894 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Gertrude Elaie “Gurtie” Stillions
May 17, 1896 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 24 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
Death of a sisterAmanda Freeman
before 1900 (Age 25 years)

Census June 18, 1900 (Age 26 years)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 41 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 42 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 43 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 8, 1920 (Age 45 years)
Death of a motherAmanda J “Mandy” Shemwell
February 8, 1922 (Age 47 years)
Cause: Influenza & bronco infection
Death of a fatherJohn Wesley Freeman
May 9, 1923 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childHarrison Raymond LeeGertrude Elaie “Gurtie” StillionsView this family
calculated 1929 (Age 54 years)

Death of a brotherJames William Freeman
February 8, 1929 (Age 54 years)
Cause: Angina Pectosis
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 55 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 23, 1930 (Age 56 years)
Death of a sisterMinnie Lee Freeman
September 6, 1936 (Age 62 years)
Death of a husbandJesse Edward Stillions
September 25, 1936 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 67 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
Death of a brotherMilas Erasmus “Miley” Freeman
September 18, 1948 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 75 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 71 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 31, 1951 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Stillens Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 18, 1866Marshall, Kentucky, United States
11 months
elder brother
15 months
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
2 years
herself
Mary S C “Ettie” Freeman
Birth: March 10, 1874 29 28Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 31, 1951Christian, Missouri, United States
22 months
younger sister
Edna Glendora Freeman
Birth: January 2, 1876 31 29Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 25, 1959Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger sister
Minnie Lee Freeman
Birth: April 1878 33 32Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 6, 1936Ozark, Christian, Missouri, United States
sister
younger brother
John Chesley Freeman
Birth: December 20, 1880 36 34Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 9, 1881Marshall, Kentucky, United States
19 months
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
Joseph Elmer Freeman
Birth: February 10, 1885 40 38Christian, Missouri, United States
Death: November 26, 1964Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
6 years
younger sister
Grace Alice Freeman
Birth: September 25, 1890 46 44Christian, Missouri, United States
Death: February 11, 1981Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
4 years
younger brother
Freddie Freeman
Birth: October 1894 50 48Christian, Missouri, United States
Death: October 21, 1894Christian, Missouri, United States
Family with Jesse Edward Stillions - View this family
husband
herself
Mary S C “Ettie” Freeman
Birth: March 10, 1874 29 28Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 31, 1951Christian, Missouri, United States
Marriage: calculated 1894
2 years
daughter
Gertrude Elaie “Gurtie” Stillions
Birth: May 17, 1896 28 22Benton, Christian, Missouri, United States
Death: February 19, 1982Rogersville, Webster, Missouri, United States

Mary S C “Ettie” Freeman has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Freeman - Household

Strington, Marshall, Kentucky

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Freeman, John WWM36headMFarmerTNTNTN
Freeman, AmandaWF34wifeMKeeping HouseKYNCNC
Freeman, James WWM12sonSWorks on FarmKYTNKY
Freeman, Sarah AWF11daughterSKYTNKY
Freeman, Milas EWM8sonSKYTNKY
Freeman, Mary EttieWF6daughterSKYTNKY
Freeman, Edna QWF4daughterSKYTNKY
Freeman, Minnie LeeWF2daughterSKYTNKY

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Jesse Edward Stillions - Household

Benton, Christian, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Stillions, Jesse EheadWMMay186832M6MOILTNFarmer
Stillions, Mary EwifeWFMar187624M611MOTNKY
Stillions, Gurtie EdaughterWFMay18964SMOMOMO

2 doors from Miley

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Jesse Edward Stillions - Household

Benton, Christian, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Stillions, JesseheadMW41M16MOTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Stillions, Ettie SwifeFW34M1611KYKYKY
Stillions, Girtie EdaughterFW13SMOMOKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Jesse Edward Stillions - Household

1920 Benton, Christian, Missouri - Jesse Stillions

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Stillions, J EheadMW50MMOTNMOFarmerHome Farm
Stillions, EttiewifeFW44MKYKYKY
Stillions, Girtie EdaughterFW23SMOMOKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Jesse Edward Stillions - Household

West Benton, Christian, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Stillions, Jess EheadMW62M25MOUSUSFarmerMixed Farm
Stillions, Ettie MwifeFW56M19KYKYKY