The Shemwell Family

Maybelle Ann PaxtonAge: 81 years18911972

Name
Maybelle Ann Paxton
Given names
Maybelle Ann
Surname
Paxton
Married name
Maybelle Ann Mohon
Birth February 11, 1891 30 34
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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 5, 1900 (Age 9 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Franklin Driskill
April 18, 1902 (Age 11 years)
Census May 4, 1910 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Abner Herschel “Jimmy” Mohon Jr.
November 11, 1915 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 24 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 daughter
#2
Jane Earle “Janie” Mohon
March 3, 1918 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 25 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 26 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/
Birth of a daughter
#3
Laura Vandelia Mohon
September 16, 1919 (Age 28 years)
Death of a fatherThomas Larkin Paxton
1920 (Age 28 years)
Census January 15, 1920 (Age 28 years)
MarriageAbner Herschel MohonView this family
estimated 1926 (Age 34 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 38 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 5, 1930 (Age 39 years)
Marriage of a childAbner Herschel “Jimmy” Mohon Jr.Mildred Leslie ShawView this family
February 4, 1940 (Age 48 years)

Census April 15, 1940 (Age 49 years)
Death of a brotherHerschel Roscoe “Dick” Paxton
July 28, 1941 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Rodney Herschel Mohon
August 6, 1942 (Age 51 years)
Death of a motherBarbara Jane Driskill
September 11, 1942 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Cheryl E “Cheree” Mohon
April 11, 1949 (Age 58 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 58 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
Death of a daughterLaura Vandelia Mohon
February 9, 1965 (Age 73 years)
Death of a husbandAbner Herschel Mohon
August 23, 1966 (Age 75 years)
Death of a brotherHarry Estell Paxton
January 23, 1970 (Age 78 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 54 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 August 1, 1972 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Jackson Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 26, 1878Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
1 year
elder brother
Herschel Roscoe “Dick” Paxton
Birth: April 2, 1879 18 22Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 28, 1941Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
7 years
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
3 years
herself
Family with Abner Herschel Mohon - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: estimated 1926
-10 years
son
Abner Herschel “Jimmy” Mohon Jr.
Birth: November 11, 1915 22 24Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 5, 1979Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
2 years
daughter
Jane Earle “Janie” Mohon
Birth: March 3, 1918 24 27Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 11, 1995Richardson, Dallas, Texas, United States
18 months
daughter
Laura Vandelia Mohon
Birth: September 16, 1919 25 28Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 9, 1965Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Larkin Paxton - Household

Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Paxton, Thomas LheadWMMay186040M22KYKYKYCarpenter
Paxton, Barbara JwifeWFOct185643M2254KYKYKY
Paxton, Harry EsonWMOct188514SKYKYKYTobacco Stemmer
Paxton, Mayme NdaughterWFDec188712SKYKYKY
Paxton, MaybeldaughterWFFeb18919SKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Larkin Paxton - Household

Campbell Alley Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Paxton, Thomas LheadMW51M132KYKYKYCarpenterWood
Paxton, B JwifeFW53M13264KYTNKY
Paxton, MyrtledaughterFW19SKYKYKY

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Abner Herschel Mohon - Household

Skilesville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Mohon, Abner HheadMW27MTNKYTNMotor manCoal Mine
Mohon, MaybellewifeFW28MKYKYKY
Mohon, Abner H JrsonMW4-1mSKYTNKY
Mohon, Jane EdaughterFW1-9mSKYTNKY
Mohon, Laura VdaughterFW3mSKYTNKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Abner Herschel Mohon - Household

Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Mohon, Abner HheadMW35M21KYKYTNElectricianCoal Mine
Mohon, Maybelle AwifeFW39M25KYKYKY
Mohon, Abner H JrsonMW14SKYKYKY
Mohon, Jane EdaughterFW12SKYKYKY
Mohon, Laura VdaughterFW10SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Abner Herschel Mohon - Household

Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Mohon, A HXheadMW46MTNSame placeElectricianBeech Creek Coal Co?
Mohon, MaybellewifeFW49MKYSame place
Paxton, T L Mrsmother in lawFW84MKYSame place

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