The Shemwell Family

Elva Beulah AllenAge: 34 years18841918

Name
Elva Beulah Allen
Given names
Elva Beulah
Surname
Allen
Married name
Elva Beulah Locke
Birth May 22, 1884 26 24
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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 motherSarah Elizabeth “Sally” Metzker
January 18, 1899 (Age 14 years)
Census June 11, 1900 (Age 16 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam B Allen
January 3, 1902 (Age 17 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSophrona Kitchens
December 19, 1912 (Age 28 years)

MarriageShellie LockeView this family
March 28, 1916 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a son
#1
Richard Brandon Locke
September 3, 1917 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 32 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
Birth of a son
#2
Edward Locke
December 10, 1918 (Age 34 years)
Death of a sonEdward Locke
December 10, 1918 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 33 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/
Death December 11, 1918 (Age 34 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
William B Allen
Birth: April 6, 1858 36 28Smith, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 3, 1902Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
mother
Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Metzker
Birth: February 18, 1860Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 18, 1899Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage:
herself
Elva Beulah Allen
Birth: May 22, 1884 26 24Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 11, 1918Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Family with Shellie Locke - View this family
husband
Shellie Locke
Birth: November 12, 1888 38 34Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 29, 1959Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
herself
Elva Beulah Allen
Birth: May 22, 1884 26 24Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 11, 1918Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: March 28, 1916Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
17 months
son
Richard Brandon Locke
Birth: September 3, 1917 28 33Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 4, 1987Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
15 months
son
Edward Locke
Birth: December 10, 1918 30 34Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 10, 1918Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Shellie Locke + Eunice Earle - View this family
husband
Shellie Locke
Birth: November 12, 1888 38 34Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 29, 1959Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
husband’s wife
Eunice Earle
Birth: January 10, 1891Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 30, 1974Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: calculated 1921

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Nathan Allen Jr. - Household

Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Allen, James NheadWMDec185544M16TNTNTNTeamster
Allen, Louisa AwifeWFFeb185842M1633KYTNKY
Allen, Mary EdaughterWFJan188515SKYKYKY
Allen, James OsonWMSep18909SKYKYKY
Allen, Gladys MdaughterWFOct18963SKYKYKY
Allen, William Byounger brotherWMApr185842WdTNTNTNTobacco Sorter
Allen, Elva BnieceWFMay188416SKYKYKY