Rosa Elnora “Rosie” ShemwellAge: 67 years1874–1941
- Name
- Rosa Elnora “Rosie” Shemwell
- Given names
- Rosa Elnora
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Rosa Elnora Armstrong
- Nickname
- Rosie
 Birth | February 13, 1874 22 19 |
 Death of a mother | Madora Cramer November 17, 1874 (Age 9 months) Cause: Typhoid fever |
 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 1, 1880 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Louisa M Lee October 28, 1886 (Age 12 years) |
 Civil marriage | Charles Lee Armstrong — View this family June 11, 1891 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Annis Vinita Armstrong July 13, 1895 (Age 21 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | John William Shemwell — Catherine J Martin — View this family Type: Religious marriage May 6, 1897 (Age 23 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 |
| Census | June 7, 1900 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Emma Lee Armstrong December 17, 1903 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | George Morton Shemwell July 29, 1904 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Cornelia Webb 1906 (Age 31 years) |
| Census | April 20, 1910 (Age 36 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert Lewis Northrup — Annis Vinita Armstrong — View this family 1915 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Robert Lewis Northrup Jr. January 11, 1916 (Age 41 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 |
| City Directory | Texas City Directory 1917 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Preston Gaines “Buddie” Northrup II August 8, 1918 (Age 44 years) |
| 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 5, 1920 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Joseph Herbert “Joe” Douglas — Emma Lee Armstrong — View this family June 26, 1923 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Dorothy Vinita Douglas November 13, 1924 (Age 50 years) |
| 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 15, 1930 (Age 56 years) Address: District 121, 490 Telephone Road Note: Living with husband, Charles Lee Armstrong; mother in law, Nancy C. Armstrong; and father, John William Shemwell. Daughter, Emma Lee, living next door with her family. Charles' occupation is public accountant. |
| Death of a father | John William Shemwell December 22, 1934 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1940 (Age 66 years) |
 Death | October 11, 1941 (Age 67 years) Address: 3424 Telephone Cause of death: Myocardial |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Park Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John William Shemwell Birth: August 13, 1851 27 21 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 22, 1934 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Madora Cramer Birth: 1855 22 20 — Missouri, United States Death: November 17, 1874 — Brownsville, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: January 9, 1873 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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13 months herself |
Rosa Elnora “Rosie” Shemwell Birth: February 13, 1874 22 19 — Missouri, United States Death: October 11, 1941 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States |
| Father’s family with Catherine J Martin |
| father |
John William Shemwell Birth: August 13, 1851 27 21 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 22, 1934 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States |
| step-mother |
Catherine J Martin Birth: September 1853 49 49 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 6, 1933 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: May 6, 1897 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Charles Lee Armstrong |
| husband |
Charles Lee Armstrong Birth: February 6, 1870 31 29 — Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: February 28, 1956 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States |
| herself |
Rosa Elnora “Rosie” Shemwell Birth: February 13, 1874 22 19 — Missouri, United States Death: October 11, 1941 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: June 11, 1891 — Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Annis Vinita Armstrong Birth: July 13, 1895 25 21 — Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 29, 1965 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States |
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8 years daughter |
Emma Lee Armstrong Birth: December 17, 1903 33 29 — Hepler, Crawford, Kansas, United States Death: November 24, 1966 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States |
Rosa Elnora “Rosie” Shemwell has 49 first cousins recorded
Father's family (40)
Parents William David Shemwell + Lucy Elizabeth Platt
Parents Alexander Taylor Shemwell + Melvina Pamelia Thompson
Parents Sylvester Penic Shemwell + Eva Ann Cramer
Parents William Nicholas McMahan + Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell
Parents Ishamel Higdon Whitlow + Sarah M “Sallie” Shemwell
Parents James Finley Burris + Mary Louisa Shemwell
Parents George William Brady + Louella “Lula” Carrie Shemwell
Mother's family (9)
Parents John P Crockett + Alice Cramer
Parents Standard Dewitt Cramer + Mary Jane Conway
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - George Morton Shemwell - Household
Lamine, Cooper, Missouri
Text: Living with grandparents, George Morton and Louisa Shemwell, and father, John William Shemwell. Madora Cramer Shemwell, mother, had died. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Rosa Elnora “Rosie” Shemwell - Household
Henry, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles Lee Armstrong - Household
1018 Fairacres Ave Houston, Harris, Texas
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles Lee Armstrong - Household
1018 Fairview Houston, Harris, Texas
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles Lee Armstrong - Household
Block 1965 Houston, Harris, Texas
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| Census | Living with husband, Charles Lee Armstrong; mother in law, Nancy C. Armstrong; and father, John William Shemwell. Daughter, Emma Lee, living next door with her family. Charles' occupation is public accountant. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Charles Lee Armstrong - Household
3424 Telephone Houston, Harris, Texas
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