The Shemwell Family

Martha A Triplett1896

Name
Martha A Triplett
Given names
Martha A
Surname
Triplett
Birth November 1896 50 28
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 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 brotherLouis Isaac Triplett
January 23, 1899 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Bradley Triplett
January 22, 1900 (Age 3 years)
Death of a fatherLewis William Triplett
May 1, 1911 (Age 14 years)
Marriage of a parentWilliam Thomas CatesNancy MikealView this family
January 12, 1916 (Age 19 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
Death of a brotherEliga Riley Triplett
September 29, 1918 (Age 21 years)

Death of a maternal grandfatherIsaac Mikeal
between 1910 and 1920 (Age 13 years)
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/
Death of a maternal grandmotherCelia Greene
December 4, 1921 (Age 25 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
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
Death of a motherNancy Mikeal
July 27, 1947 (Age 50 years)
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 brotherSilas Edward Triplett
March 3, 1973 (Age 76 years)
Death of a brotherJames Jacob Triplett
May 21, 1973 (Age 76 years)
Death of a brotherJames Bradley Triplett
July 14, 1973 (Age 76 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 of a brotherLouis Isaac Triplett
April 13, 1983 (Age 86 years)
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 19, 1890Bryan, Surry, North Carolina, United States
2 years
elder brother
Silas Edward Triplett
Birth: October 7, 1892 46 24North Carolina, United States
Death: March 3, 1973Timberlake, Person, North Carolina, United States
10 months
elder sister
Celia Carrie Triplett
Birth: July 1893 46 25Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death:
11 months
elder brother
James Jacob Triplett
Birth: June 7, 1894 47 26North Carolina, United States
Death: May 21, 1973South Carolina, United States
1 year
elder brother
Eliga Riley Triplett
Birth: June 7, 1895 48 27Surry, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 29, 1918
18 months
herself
Martha A Triplett
Birth: November 1896 50 28North Carolina, United States
Death:
2 years
younger brother
Louis Isaac Triplett
Birth: January 23, 1899 52 30Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 13, 1983Durham, North Carolina, United States
1 year
younger brother
James Bradley Triplett
Birth: January 22, 1900 53 31Yadkin, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 14, 1973Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States
Mother’s family with William Thomas Cates - View this family
step-father
William Thomas Cates
Birth: September 7, 1879Orange, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 17, 1962Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States
mother
Marriage: January 12, 1916Danville, Virginia, United States