Mary Helen “Helen” ShawAge: 92 years1888–1980
- Name
- Mary Helen “Helen” Shaw
- Given names
- Mary Helen
- Surname
- Shaw
- Married name
- Mary Helen Johnson
- Nickname
- Helen
 Birth | May 2, 1888 37 25 |
 Birth of a brother | Peter Robert Shaw January 4, 1893 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Frances L Shaw April 1895 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joe Allen Shaw May 18, 1897 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Ethel Shaw October 1898 (Age 10 years) |
 Census | June 6, 1900 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Annie Shaw September 9, 1900 (Age 12 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Thomas J Shaw — Mary Green — View this family 1907 (Age 18 years) |
 Marriage | Andrew Thomas “Andy” Johnson — View this family March 27, 1910 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Florence Luemma Johnson January 2, 1911 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Dorothy Elizabeth Johnson December 4, 1914 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 27 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 28 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 29 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 son #3 | John Albert “Albert” Johnson January 16, 1919 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | January 31, 1920 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a sister | Hattie Elizabeth Shaw February 7, 1921 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a husband | Andrew Thomas “Andy” Johnson October 10, 1924 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Andrew Thomas “AT” Johnson April 19, 1925 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 41 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 15, 1930 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 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 son | Andrew Thomas “AT” Johnson July 4, 1952 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 61 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 brother | Peter Robert Shaw November 6, 1968 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Henry Shaw March 6, 1971 (Age 82 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 57 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 | November 5, 1980 (Age 92 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Minnick Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas J Shaw Birth: April 1851 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
| mother |
Eliza Mayberry Birth: April 1863 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: December 1880 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
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3 months elder sister |
Hattie Elizabeth Shaw Birth: February 1881 29 17 — Hickman, Tennessee, United States Death: February 7, 1921 — Hornbeak, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
William Henry Shaw Birth: November 23, 1883 32 20 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 6, 1971 — Hayti, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States |
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4 years herself |
Mary Helen “Helen” Shaw Birth: May 2, 1888 37 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 5, 1980 — Troy, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Peter Robert Shaw Birth: January 4, 1893 41 29 — Obion, Tennessee, United States Death: November 6, 1968 — Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Frances L Shaw Birth: April 1895 44 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
Joe Allen Shaw Birth: May 18, 1897 46 34 — Hornbeck, Obion, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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17 months younger sister |
Ethel Shaw Birth: October 1898 47 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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23 months younger sister |
Annie Shaw Birth: September 9, 1900 49 37 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 1983 |
| Father’s family with Mary Green |
| father |
Thomas J Shaw Birth: April 1851 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
| step-mother |
Mary Green Death: |
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Marriage: 1907 — Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Andrew Thomas “Andy” Johnson |
| husband |
Andrew Thomas “Andy” Johnson Birth: March 19, 1886 — Henderson, Tennessee, United States Death: October 10, 1924 — Elbridge, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Mary Helen “Helen” Shaw Birth: May 2, 1888 37 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 5, 1980 — Troy, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: March 27, 1910 — Lake, Tennessee, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Florence Luemma Johnson Birth: January 2, 1911 24 22 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 15, 1996 — Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Dorothy Elizabeth Johnson Birth: December 4, 1914 28 26 — Elbridge, Obion, Tennessee, United States Death: June 2, 1998 — Ft. Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, United States |
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4 years son |
John Albert “Albert” Johnson Birth: January 16, 1919 32 30 — Elbridge, Obion, Tennessee, United States Death: April 29, 1991 — Hornbeak, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
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6 years son |
Andrew Thomas “AT” Johnson Birth: April 19, 1925 39 36 — Obion, Tennessee, United States Death: July 4, 1952 — Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Shaw - Household
Obion, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Thomas “Andy” Johnson - Household
Obion, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Mary Helen “Helen” Shaw - Household
Obion, Tennessee, United States
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