The Shemwell Family

Martha Cornelia “Mattie” ForestAge: 83 years18821966

Name
Martha Cornelia “Mattie” Forest
Given names
Martha Cornelia
Surname
Forest
Married name
Martha Cornelia Burrage
Nickname
Mattie
Birth July 1, 1882
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 33 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 34 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 35 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 8, 1920 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 47 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 9, 1930 (Age 47 years)
Census April 29, 1940 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 59 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 husbandRobert Luther Burrage
April 18, 1946 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 67 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 63 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 February 5, 1966 (Age 83 years)
Family with Robert Luther Burrage - View this family
husband
herself
Martha Cornelia “Mattie” Forest
Birth: July 1, 1882Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 5, 1966Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
daughter
Private
son
Private
Robert Luther Burrage + Annie Mable Stewart - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Annie Mable Stewart
Birth: March 29, 1878North Carolina, United States
Death: March 22, 1903Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: November 28, 1900Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
10 months
step-son
Charles Edward Burrage
Birth: September 25, 1901 22 23Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Death:
Robert Luther Burrage + Margaret Ann “Maggie” Ingram - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Margaret Ann “Maggie” Ingram
Birth: February 29, 1880Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 28, 1909Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: April 25, 1905Randolph, North Carolina, United States
13 months
step-daughter
Lucy I Burrage
Birth: May 14, 1906 27 26Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
step-daughter
Mary Ellen Burrage
Birth: November 8, 1908 29 28Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 18, 1909Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States