The Shemwell Family

Malinda Jane ThompsonAge: 80 years18521933

Name
Malinda Jane Thompson
Given names
Malinda Jane
Surname
Thompson
Married name
Malinda Jane Williams
Birth September 9, 1852 40 29
Birth of a sisterSarah Paralel Thompson
February 18, 1854 (Age 17 months)
Note: Paralel is listed in the 1850 Census - Must have been a name change? - b
Death of a maternal grandmotherNancy Shemwell
December 3, 1855 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherHenry Clay Thompson
June 23, 1856 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterVictoria Adeline Thompson
September 3, 1857 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Alexander Thompson
February 3, 1859 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 4 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census June 9, 1860 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 8 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
Death of a brotherNathaniel S Thompson
October 5, 1866 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 14 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 14 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterClara Chrissie “Ella” Thompson
March 4, 1868 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 16 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
Census July 30, 1870 (Age 17 years)
MarriageJames Robert WilliamsView this family
January 26, 1873 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Charles Edward Williams
November 10, 1873 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James Andrew Williams
December 3, 1875 (Age 23 years)
Death of a sonJames Andrew Williams
July 19, 1876 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Laura May Williams
April 2, 1878 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 25 years)

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 maternal grandfatherThomas Holland
January 26, 1879 (Age 26 years)
Death of a daughterLaura May Williams
October 26, 1879 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Nancy Jane “Nannie” Williams
February 20, 1880 (Age 27 years)
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Mary Adalline “Addie” Williams
January 8, 1882 (Age 29 years)
Death of a sisterMartha Cordelia Thompson
July 3, 1883 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Charity Isabelle “Belle” Williams
April 14, 1884 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Sarah Edith “Sadie” Williams
August 16, 1886 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Robert L Williams
August 21, 1894 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Herbert Holland Williams
April 21, 1898 (Age 45 years)
Associate: Holbert Thomas Williams
Birth of a son
#10
Holbert Thomas Williams
April 21, 1898 (Age 45 years)
Associate: Herbert Holland Williams
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 45 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
Marriage of a childThomas Green BuxtonNancy Jane “Nannie” WilliamsView this family
about 1900 (Age 47 years)

Census June 4, 1900 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childAndrew G RogersMary Adalline “Addie” WilliamsView this family
January 3, 1903 (Age 50 years)
Death of a fatherAlexander Thompson
April 10, 1903 (Age 50 years)
Death of a brotherHenry Clay Thompson
April 4, 1904 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childJames Luther YoungbloodCharity Isabelle “Belle” WilliamsView this family
September 25, 1904 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Glenn Andrew Rogers
May 30, 1906 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Faye B Buxton
October 26, 1906 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Norma Maurine Youngblood
March 21, 1908 (Age 55 years)
Death of a motherOrva Adaline Holland
March 29, 1909 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Earl William Rogers
January 5, 1910 (Age 57 years)
Census May 2, 1910 (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childBlaine Weldon BuzzardSarah Edith “Sadie” WilliamsView this family
May 10, 1911 (Age 58 years)
Death of a brotherThomas Leonard Thompson
May 11, 1915 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 63 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 64 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 65 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 13, 1920 (Age 67 years)
Death of a sisterNancy Keziah Thompson
January 29, 1920 (Age 67 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Lafayette Thompson
July 10, 1921 (Age 68 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Paralel Thompson
January 16, 1928 (Age 75 years)
Marriage of a childJustin Orion McBurneyMary Adalline “Addie” WilliamsView this family
August 23, 1929 (Age 76 years)
Marriage of a childJesse L CrouseCharity Isabelle “Belle” WilliamsView this family
between 1925 and 1930 (Age 72 years)

Death of a husbandJames Robert Williams
January 16, 1929 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 77 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 77 years)
Death August 29, 1933 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Thompson Grove Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 10, 1841Hickory, Missouri, United States
18 months
elder sister
Nancy Keziah Thompson
Birth: November 26, 1842 30 19Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: January 29, 1920Newton, Missouri, United States
19 months
elder brother
Thomas Leonard Thompson
Birth: June 14, 1844 32 21Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: May 11, 1915Newton, Missouri, United States
2 years
elder brother
Nathaniel S Thompson
Birth: August 26, 1846 34 23Missouri, United States
Death: October 5, 1866Newton, Missouri, United States
18 months
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
2 years
herself
17 months
younger sister
Sarah Paralel Thompson
Birth: February 18, 1854 41 31Lost Creek, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: January 16, 1928Webb City, Jasper, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger brother
Henry Clay Thompson
Birth: June 23, 1856 44 33Lost Creek, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: April 4, 1904Newton, Missouri, United States
14 months
younger sister
Victoria Adeline Thompson
Birth: September 3, 1857 45 34Lost Creek, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: January 8, 1945Siloam Springs, Benton, Arkansas, United States
17 months
younger brother
John Alexander Thompson
Birth: February 3, 1859 46 36Lost Creek, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: January 27, 1942
9 years
younger sister
Clara Chrissie “Ella” Thompson
Birth: March 4, 1868 56 45Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: May 23, 1951Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Family with James Robert Williams - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: January 26, 1873Newton, Missouri, United States
9 months
son
Charles Edward Williams
Birth: November 10, 1873 26 21Swars Prairie, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: July 21, 1957Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
son
James Andrew Williams
Birth: December 3, 1875 28 23Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: July 19, 1876Newton, Missouri, United States
2 years
daughter
Laura May Williams
Birth: April 2, 1878 30 25Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: October 26, 1879Newton, Missouri, United States
23 months
daughter
Nancy Jane “Nannie” Williams
Birth: February 20, 1880 32 27Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: March 27, 1968Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
23 months
daughter
2 years
daughter
2 years
daughter
Sarah Edith “Sadie” Williams
Birth: August 16, 1886 39 33Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: December 8, 1959Jasper, Missouri, United States
8 years
son
Robert L Williams
Birth: August 21, 1894 47 41Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: July 1, 1942Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
son
Herbert Holland Williams
Birth: April 21, 1898 50 45Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: August 20, 1990Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
son
Holbert Thomas Williams
Birth: April 21, 1898 50 45Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: January 3, 1982Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States

Malinda Jane Thompson has 17 first cousins recorded

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Thompson - Household

Lost Creek, Newton, Missouri

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Alexander Thompsonhead48MWFarmerKY
Adaline Thompsonwife37FWKY
Nancy R Thompsondaughter18FWMO
Thomas L Thompsonson15MWMO
Nathaniel Thompsonson13MWMO
William Thompsonson12MWMO
Martha Thompsondaughter10FWMO
Melinda Thompsondaughter8FWMO
Sarah Thompsondaughter7FWMO
Henry Thompsonson4MWMO
Victoria Thompsondaughter2FWMO
John Thompsonson1MWMO
Eil FrenchSchool Teacher27MWOH

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Thompson - Household

Buffalo, Newton, Missouri

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Thompson, Alexhead58MWFarmerKY
Thompson, Adalinewife47FWKeeping HouseKY
Thompson, Thomas Lson24MWFarmerMO
Thompson, William Lson21MWFarmerMO
Thompson, Martha Cdaughter20FWMO
Thompson, Malinda Jdaughter17FWMO
Thompson, Sarah Pdaughter16FWMO
Thompson, Henry Cson14MWMO
Thompson, Victoria Adaughter12FWMO
Thompson, John Ason11MWMO
Thompson, Clara Cdaughter2FWMO

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - James Robert Williams - Household

Buffalo, Newton, Missouri

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Williams, James RWM32headMFarmerMOTNTN
Williams, Malinda JWF27wifeMHousekeeperMOKYKY
Williams, Charles EWM6sonSMOMOMO
Williams, Nannie JWF3mMardaughterSMOMOMO

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Robert Williams - Household

Buffalo, Newton, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Williams, James RheadWMAug184752M27MOTNTNFarmer
Williams, Malinda JwifeWFSep185247M27108MOKYKY
Williams, Nancy JdaughterWFFeb188020SMOMOMO
Williams, Mary AdaughterWFJan188218SMOMOMO
Williams, Charity IdaughterWFApr188416SMOMOMO
Williams, Sarah EdaughterWFAug188613SMOMOMO
Williams, Robert LsonWMAug18945SMOMOMO
Williams, HerbertsonWMApr18982SMOMOMO
Williams, HolbertsonWMApr18982SMOMOMO

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

Buffalo, Newton, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Williams, James RheadMW62M136MOTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Williams, Malinda JwifeFW57M136108MOKYKY
Williams, Sadie EdaughterFW23SMOMOMO
Williams, Robert LsonMW15SMOMOMOLaborerHome Farm
Williams, Herbert HsonMW11SMOMOMOLaborerHome Farm
Williams, ThomassonMW11SMOMOMOLaborerHome Farm
Youngblood, Charity BdaughterFW26M1511MOMOMO
Youngblood, Norma Mgrand daughterFW2SMOARMO

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

Oneida Street Seneca, Newton, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Williams, Robert JheadMW72MMOTNTNMerchantFeed Store
Williams, Malinda JwifeFW67MMOKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Jesse L Crouse - Household

Seneca, Newton, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Crouse, Jesse LheadMW53MMOUSUSMotormanTripoli Mines
Crouse, BellewifeFW46M20MOMOMO
Williams, Malinda Jmother in lawFW77WdMOKYKY