The Shemwell Family

Sarah Elizabeth “Lizzie” ChristianAge: 82 years18761958

Name
Sarah Elizabeth “Lizzie” Christian
Given names
Sarah Elizabeth
Surname
Christian
Nickname
Lizzie
Married name
Sarah Elizabeth Stinson
Birth September 7, 1876 52 43
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah “Sally” Shemwell
October 1877 (Age 12 months)
Cause: Died of Dropsy
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 15 months)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a brotherT Mc Christian
before 1880 (Age 3 years)

Census June 21, 1880 (Age 3 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Parham Christian
May 30, 1887 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 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 motherMildred M Satterfield
after 1900 (Age 23 years)
MarriageJames Robert StinsonView this family
October 14, 1903 (Age 27 years)

Census May 11, 1910 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 39 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 40 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 41 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 17, 1920 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 53 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 22, 1930 (Age 53 years)
Death of a sisterMary S Christian
October 7, 1935 (Age 59 years)
Census April 20, 1940 (Age 63 years)
Death of a sisterAlmorinda Jane “Alma” Christian
November 30, 1940 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 65 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 sisterNancy Bell Christian
June 16, 1946 (Age 69 years)
Death of a brotherNicholas Edward “Nick” Christian
December 11, 1946 (Age 70 years)
Death of a sisterAnnie Elizabeth Christian
May 7, 1952 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 73 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 69 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 October 7, 1958 (Age 82 years)
Cause of death: Breast Cancer
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 17, 1852Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
20 months
elder sister
23 months
elder sister
Mary S Christian
Birth: December 2, 1854 30 22Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 7, 1935Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
3 years
elder sister
5 years
elder sister
Annie Elizabeth Christian
Birth: May 28, 1862 38 29Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 7, 1952Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
6 years
elder brother
Nicholas Edward “Nick” Christian
Birth: January 1, 1868 44 35Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 11, 1946Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder brother
T Mc Christian
Birth: March 1870 46 37Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
Death: before 1880
7 years
herself
Sarah Elizabeth “Lizzie” Christian
Birth: September 7, 1876 52 43Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 7, 1958Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Family with James Robert Stinson - View this family
husband
herself
Sarah Elizabeth “Lizzie” Christian
Birth: September 7, 1876 52 43Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 7, 1958Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: October 14, 1903

Sarah Elizabeth “Lizzie” Christian has 19 first cousins recorded

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William Parham Christian - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Christian, William PWM56headMFarmerKYNCKY
Christian, Mildred MWF47wifeMKeeping HouseKYKYKY
Christian, Nancy BWF22daughterSAt HomeKYKYKY
Christian, Ann EWF18daughterSAt HomeKYKYKY
Christian, Edward NWM12sonSLaborerKYKYKY
Christian, Sarah EWF3daughterSKYKYKY
Christian, James WWM1grandsonSKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Robert Stinson - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Stinson, James RheadMW28M16KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farming
Stinson, Sarah EwifeFW32M16KYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Robert Stinson - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Stinson, James RheadMW36MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Stinson, LizziewifeFW40MKYKYKY
Willis, Bellsister in law(boarder)FW63WdKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Robert Stinson - Household

Clifty and Sharon Grove Road Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Stinson, James RheadMW46M20KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Stinson, Sarah EwifeFW52M27KYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - James Robert Stinson - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Stinson, James RheadMW56MKYSame HouseFarmerFarm
Stinson, SarahwifeFW63MKYSame House