The Shemwell Family

Edna Mae ApplebyAge: 91 years19172009

Name
Edna Mae Appleby
Given names
Edna Mae
Surname
Appleby
Married name
Edna Mae Grace
Birth January 17, 1917 34 27
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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 11 months)

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 10, 1920 (Age 2 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Solomon Hancock
December 18, 1923 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Carrol Appleby
February 10, 1926 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 12 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 14, 1930 (Age 13 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMartha “Mattie” McGehee
February 26, 1934 (Age 17 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherRobert Albert Appleby
May 29, 1934 (Age 17 years)
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 23 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherTabitha Clementine McGehee
August 9, 1942 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 32 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 fatherClaude Elberta Appleby
May 7, 1962 (Age 45 years)
Death of a husbandRaymond Clifford Grace
July 19, 1971 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 brotherMelvin Victor Appleby
February 12, 1978 (Age 61 years)
Death of a motherSarah Alice Hancock
March 23, 1978 (Age 61 years)
Death of a brotherBuford M Appleby
June 19, 1983 (Age 66 years)
Death of a brotherJames Carrol Appleby
September 2, 1989 (Age 72 years)
Death of a sisterRuth Agnes Appleby
October 12, 1998 (Age 81 years)
Death January 13, 2009 (Age 91 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Earthman Resthaven Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: January 3, 1909Craig, Oklahoma, United States
15 months
elder sister
Ruth Agnes Appleby
Birth: April 16, 1910 27 20Craig, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 12, 1998Harris, Texas, United States
20 months
elder brother
Buford M Appleby
Birth: December 21, 1911 29 22Collin, Texas, United States
Death: June 19, 1983Harris, Texas, United States
15 months
elder brother
Melvin Victor Appleby
Birth: April 4, 1913 30 23Collin, Texas, United States
Death: February 12, 1978Harris, Texas, United States
4 years
herself
Edna Mae Appleby
Birth: January 17, 1917 34 27Collin, Texas, United States
Death: January 13, 2009Harris, Texas, United States
9 years
younger brother
James Carrol Appleby
Birth: February 10, 1926 43 36Collin, Texas, United States
Death: September 2, 1989Harris, Texas, United States
Family with Raymond Clifford Grace - View this family
husband
Raymond Clifford Grace
Birth: July 16, 1905Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: July 19, 1971Harris, Texas, United States
herself
Edna Mae Appleby
Birth: January 17, 1917 34 27Collin, Texas, United States
Death: January 13, 2009Harris, Texas, United States
son
Private

Edna Mae Appleby has 15 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Claude Elberta Appleby - Household

Collin, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Appleby, ClaudheadMW37MTXMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Appleby, AlicewifeFW30MARMOAK
Appleby, RuthdaughterFW9STNOKTXAR
Appleby, BufordsonMW8STXTXAR
Appleby, MelvinsonMW6STXTXAR
Appleby, MaydaughterFW2-11mSTXTXAR

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Claude Elberta Appleby - Household

Lenard and Mc Kinney Highway Gravel Collin, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Appleby, Claude EheadMW47M26TXMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Appleby, Alice SwifeFW40M19ARMOMO
Appleby, Buford MsonMW18STXTXARDeliverymanGrocery Store
Appleby, Melvin VsonMW16S20TXTXARFarmerLabor
Appleby, Edna MdaughterFW13S18TXTXAR
Appleby, James CsonMW4STXTXAR
Appleby, Robert AfatherMW77MMOMOAR
Appleby, MarthamotherFW73MMOMOAR
Appleby, William Lelder brotherMW51STXMOMO