The Shemwell Family

Catherine Dolly “Kate” LawsonAge: 81 years18711953

Name
Catherine Dolly “Kate” Lawson
Given names
Catherine Dolly
Surname
Lawson
Nickname
Kate
Married name
Catherine Dolly Burkhart
Married name
Catherine Dolly Shamby
Married name
Catherine Dolly Smith
Birth December 18, 1871
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 6 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 daughter
#1
Nora B Burkhart
February 1888 (Age 16 years)
MarriageWilliam Goddard BurkhartView this family
September 1, 1892 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Willie Bell Burkhart
March 26, 1893 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Doris D Burkhart
February 17, 1894 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Ethel Rose Burkhart
May 17, 1895 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Hattie May Burkhart
November 21, 1896 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 26 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 daughter
#6
Alice Lyda Burkhart
May 13, 1899 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Drucilla Burkhart
January 1900 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Daisy Burkhart
about 1902 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Catherine Louise Burkhart
February 22, 1905 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#10
Nina Edna Burkhart
September 15, 1906 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#11
Joseph Glen Burkhart
April 15, 1908 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#12
John Thomas Burkhart
November 19, 1909 (Age 37 years)
Death of a daughterDrucilla Burkhart
before 1910 (Age 38 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 44 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 45 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 46 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 of a daughterNora B Burkhart
after 1920 (Age 48 years)

Death of a daughterNina Edna Burkhart
July 15, 1928 (Age 56 years)
Burial of a daughterNina Edna Burkhart
July 16, 1928 (Age 56 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Morris Hill Cemetery
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 57 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Joseph Westley Burkhart
February 10, 1930 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Robert Larry Burkhart
July 12, 1931 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Gerald Harlan Burkhart
June 15, 1932 (Age 60 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Goddard Burkhart
February 14, 1937 (Age 65 years)
Death of a grandsonGerald Harlan Burkhart
April 17, 1941 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 69 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 grandson
#4
Larry Dean Burkhart
April 21, 1947 (Age 75 years)
MarriageFrank ShambyView this family
June 2, 1947 (Age 75 years)
MarriageAverill William SmithView this family
August 25, 1950 (Age 78 years)
Death of a daughterWillie Bell Burkhart
June 3, 1952 (Age 80 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 78 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 74 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 October 24, 1953 (Age 81 years)
Burial October 27, 1953 (3 days after death)
Family with William Goddard Burkhart - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: September 1, 1892Greenfield, Dade, Missouri, United States
-5 years
daughter
Nora B Burkhart
Birth: February 1888 27 16Missouri, United States
Death: after 1920
5 years
daughter
Willie Bell Burkhart
Birth: March 26, 1893 32 21Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States
Death: June 3, 1952Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States
11 months
daughter
Doris D Burkhart
Birth: February 17, 1894 33 22Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States
Death: July 8, 1970Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
15 months
daughter
Ethel Rose Burkhart
Birth: May 17, 1895 34 23Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 6, 1979San Joaquin, California, United States
18 months
daughter
Hattie May Burkhart
Birth: November 21, 1896 36 24Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 1, 1983Sebastopol, Sonoma, California, United States
3 years
daughter
Alice Lyda Burkhart
Birth: May 13, 1899 38 27Oklahoma, United States
Death: August 12, 1977Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
9 months
daughter
Drucilla Burkhart
Birth: January 1900 39 28Oklahoma, United States
Death: before 1910
3 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
Catherine Louise Burkhart
Birth: February 22, 1905 44 33Colorado, United States
Death: April 4, 1995Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
19 months
daughter
Nina Edna Burkhart
Birth: September 15, 1906 45 34Loma, Mesa, Colorado, United States
Death: July 15, 1928Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States
19 months
son
19 months
son
John Thomas Burkhart
Birth: November 19, 1909 49 37Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States
Death: February 28, 1979Castleford, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States
Family with Frank Shamby - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: June 2, 1947Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Family with Averill William Smith - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: August 25, 1950Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States

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