The Shemwell Family

Mary Ann “Mamie” MartinAge: 86 years18511938

Name
Mary Ann “Mamie” Martin
Given names
Mary Ann
Surname
Martin
Married name
Mary Ann Britton
Nickname
Mamie
Birth August 15, 1851
MarriageAlexander Thompson BrittonView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 9 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 15 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 15 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 17 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 26 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a daughter
#1
Flora Britton
December 18, 1884 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#2
John Britton
November 2, 1891 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 46 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 husbandAlexander Thompson Britton
July 7, 1899 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childArthur Dudley CarpenterFlora BrittonView this family
estimated 1909 (Age 57 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Anne Britton
December 11, 1910 (Age 59 years)
Marriage of a childJohn BrittonC Sidney Llewellyn CarpenterView this family
about 1910 (Age 58 years)

Census April 23, 1910 (Age 58 years)
Note: Living with John Britton's mother, Mary
Birth of a grandson
#2
Arthur Britton Carpenter
April 11, 1911 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Laura Marjorie Britton
January 4, 1915 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 64 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 65 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 66 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 78 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 78 years)
Note: Living with John Britton's mother, Mary
Death February 22, 1938 (Age 86 years)
Family with Alexander Thompson Britton - View this family
husband
Alexander Thompson Britton
Birth: December 29, 1835New York, New York, United States
Death: July 7, 1899Washington, District of Columbia, United States
herself
Mary Ann “Mamie” Martin
Birth: August 15, 1851Rhode Island, United States
Death: February 22, 1938Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Marriage:
son
John Britton
Birth: November 2, 1891 55 40Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Death: September 1951Washington, District of Columbia, United States
-7 years
daughter

No family available

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Mary Britton - Household

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Britton, MaryheadFW53Wd55RIRIRI
Britton, JohnsonMW20M0DCNYRI
Britton, Sidney Cdaughter in lawFW23M0MDMDMD

Mary Britton household

Census
Living with John Britton's mother, Mary
Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Mamie Britton - Household

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Mamie, JohnheadFW75WdDCUSUS
Britton, JohnsonMW40MDCUSUSsalesmaninsurance
Britton, Sydneydaughter in lawFW43MDCUSDC

Mary Britton household

Census
Living with John Britton's mother, Mary