The Shemwell Family

Hettie J “Etta” McBrideAge: 57 years18741932

Name
Hettie J “Etta” McBride
Given names
Hettie J
Surname
McBride
Married name
Hettie J Shemwell
Nickname
Etta
Birth June 13, 1874
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 3 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a son
#1
Clarence Richard Shemwell
June 28, 1893 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 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 16, 1900 (Age 26 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 41 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Marriage of a childClarence Richard ShemwellClara May PophamView this family
February 19, 1917 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
George Richard Shemwell Sr.
November 10, 1917 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 42 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 43 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 granddaughter
#2
Verlie Edith Shemwell
April 18, 1919 (Age 44 years)
Census January 9, 1920 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Shirley Madeline Shemwell
July 22, 1920 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Clarence Richard “Junior” Shemwell Jr.
May 25, 1922 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Dorothy May Shemwell
May 4, 1924 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 55 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
Death February 5, 1932 (Age 57 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Herrin City Cemetery
Family with Samuel Richard Shemwell - View this family
husband
Samuel Richard Shemwell
Birth: April 16, 1875 34 33Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 29, 1949Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
herself
Hettie J “Etta” McBride
Birth: June 13, 1874Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 5, 1932Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
son
daughter
Private

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Richard Shemwell - Household

Central City, Muhlenberg, Ky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Shemwell, Samuel RheadMApr187525M7KYKYKYCoal Miner
Shemwell, Etta JwifeFJun187426M721KYKYKY
Shemwell, Clarence RsonMJun18936SKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Richard Shemwell - Household

Caseyville Union Ky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shemwell, Samuel RheadMW34M17KYKYKYLaborerCoal Mine
Shemwell, HettiewifeFW35M1721KYKYKY
Shemwell, Clarence RsonMW16SKYKYKYLaborerCoal Mine

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Richard Shemwell - Household

Pearl Street Boulder, Colorado

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shemwell, Sam RheadMW44MKYKYKYMinerCoal Mine
Shemwell, HettiewifeFW45MKYKYKY