The Shemwell Family

George FisherAge: 64 years18701934

Name
George Fisher
Given names
George
Surname
Fisher
Birth about 1870 28 24
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 8 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageDaisy ShemwellView this family
September 23, 1894 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Frederick Fisher
October 12, 1895 (Age 25 years)
Death of a fatherGottlieb Fisher
November 25, 1895 (Age 25 years)
Death of a wifeDaisy Shemwell
September 23, 1896 (Age 26 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 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
MarriageRosie GoforthView this family
November 6, 1904 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mannie Elizabeth Fisher
July 18, 1908 (Age 38 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth “Lizzie” Reinecke
September 10, 1914 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childFrederick FisherMary Dassa RassmanView this family
January 24, 1915 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 46 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 grandson
#1
Carl Garner Fisher
June 10, 1917 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 47 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 48 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 grandson
#2
George William Fisher
October 12, 1919 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Lillie Marie Fisher
July 16, 1927 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 59 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
#4
Landon Ray Fisher
September 12, 1931 (Age 61 years)
Death July 8, 1934 (Age 64 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 1, 1869Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
14 months
himself
Family with Daisy Shemwell - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: September 23, 1894Stewart, Tennessee, United States
13 months
son
Family with Rosie Goforth - View this family
himself
wife
Rosie Goforth
Birth: about 1883Tennessee, United States
Death: October 14, 1947Houston, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: November 6, 1904Stewart, Tennessee, United States
4 years
daughter
Mannie Elizabeth Fisher
Birth: July 18, 1908 38 25Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 8, 2000Dickson, Tennessee, United States

Note
Source: “The Stewart-Houston Times” Newspaper, a weekly newspaper of Stewart County and Houston County in Tennessee Date of Newspaper: Tuesday, January 9, 1973 Page: A-2 Name: Fred Fisher Age: 78 Born: October 12, 1894 in Stewart County, TN. Died: December 29, 1972 at Memorial Hospital in Montgomery County, TN. Funeral: December 31, 1972 with Milligan Funeral Home in Stewart County, TN. Burial: Taylor's Chapel Cemetery in Stewart County, TN. Parents: George Fisher and Daisy Shemwell Surviving Spouse: Dossie (Rassman) Fisher Surviving Children: Carl Fisher, Ray Fisher, George Fisher, Paul Fisher, Mrs. Lillie Mae Paul Surviving Siblings: Jack Fisher, Mrs. Manie Parker, Mrs. Ruth Parker