The Shemwell Family

Martin E Johnson1886

Name
Martin E Johnson
Given names
Martin E
Surname
Johnson
Birth June 1886 26 27
Birth of a sisterFlorry M Johnson
February 11, 1891 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Noah Johnson
March 1893 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherSamuel D Johnson
January 1896 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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 paternal grandmotherEmaline McGehee
September 11, 1899 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterHattie Elizabeth Johnson
October 1899 (Age 13 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherBelfame “Bell” Johnson
1900 (Age 13 years)
Census June 15, 1900 (Age 14 years)
Death of a sisterFlorry M Johnson
January 19, 1905 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 29 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 30 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 31 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 fatherWilliam Thomas “Tom” Johnson
about 1920 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 43 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 motherAlifair Elphine “Katie” Maxwell
about 1930 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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 63 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 59 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
Deathunknown

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father
mother
Marriage: July 22, 1878Van Buren, Arkansas, United States
8 years
himself
5 years
younger sister
Florry M Johnson
Birth: February 11, 1891 31 31Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 19, 1905Conway, Arkansas, United States
2 years
younger brother
John Noah Johnson
Birth: March 1893 33 34Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death:
3 years
younger brother
Samuel D Johnson
Birth: January 1896 36 36Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death:
4 years
younger sister
Hattie Elizabeth Johnson
Birth: October 1899 40 40McLaren, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death:

Martin E Johnson has 16 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Thomas “Tom” Johnson - Household

McLaren, Conway, Arkansas

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Johnson, William TheadWMJul185940M21ARUNARFarmer
Maxwell, Katie EwifeWFMar185941M21105ARUNMO
Johnson, Martin EsonWMJun188613SARARAR
Johnson, Florry MdaughterWFFeb18919S00ARARAR
Johnson, John NsonWMMar18937SARARAR
Johnson, Samuel DsonWMJan18964SARARAR
Johnson, Hittie EdaughterWFOct18998mSARARAR
Chambers, Mary CnieceWSMar188613SARARAR