The Shemwell Family

Bertha Mildred GrishamAge: 59 years18921952

Name
Bertha Mildred Grisham
Given names
Bertha Mildred
Surname
Grisham
Married name
Bertha Mildred Ballard
Birth July 8, 1892 32 30
MarriageWalker Ellis BallardView this family
unknown

Birth of a brotherOrba Arthur Grisham
November 11, 1896 (Age 4 years)
Death of a fatherJames Samuel Grisham
December 28, 1896 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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 6, 1900 (Age 7 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMildred M Satterfield
after 1900 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 23 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 24 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 25 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 37 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 49 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 motherAnnie Elizabeth Christian
May 7, 1952 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 57 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 53 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 June 11, 1952 (Age 59 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lewisburg Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Annie Elizabeth Christian
Birth: May 28, 1862 38 29Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 7, 1952Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: November 25, 1881Todd, Kentucky, United States
10 years
elder sister
Daisy Louise Grisham
Birth: November 20, 1891 32 29Kentucky, United States
Death: March 26, 1968Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
8 months
herself
Bertha Mildred Grisham
Birth: July 8, 1892 32 30Kentucky, United States
Death: June 11, 1952Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
4 years
younger brother
Orba Arthur Grisham
Birth: November 11, 1896 37 34Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 25, 1959Logan, Kentucky, United States
Family with Walker Ellis Ballard - View this family
husband
Walker Ellis Ballard
Birth: August 4, 1891Kentucky, United States
Death: August 11, 1967Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
herself
Bertha Mildred Grisham
Birth: July 8, 1892 32 30Kentucky, United States
Death: June 11, 1952Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
Marriage:

Bertha Mildred Grisham has 7 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Mildred M Satterfield - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Christian, MildredheadWFOct183267Wd106KYKYKYFarmer
Grisham, Anna EdaughterWFMay186238Wd53KYKYKY
Grisham, Daisy Lgrand daughterWFNov18918SKYKYKY
Grisham, Berthie Mgrand daughterWFJul18937SKYKYKY
Grisham, Orba Agrand sonWMNov18963SKYKYKY