The Shemwell Family

Murry Frank “Ras” JacksonAge: 85 years18981984

Name
Murry Frank “Ras” Jackson
Given names
Murry Frank
Surname
Jackson
Nickname
Ras
Birth December 6, 1898 34 33
Census June 19, 1900 (Age 18 months)
Birth of a sisterBonnie R Jackson
July 20, 1900 (Age 19 months)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Franklin Driskill
April 18, 1902 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterInfant Jackson
February 9, 1903 (Age 4 years)
Death of a sisterInfant Jackson
March 3, 1903 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherInfant Jackson
May 19, 1904 (Age 5 years)
Death of a brotherInfant Jackson
July 7, 1904 (Age 5 years)
Census May 5, 1910 (Age 11 years)
No Children
No Known Biological Children

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 17 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 18 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
Death of a fatherRobert H Jackson
December 28, 1918 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 19 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/
MarriageAnna Mae AllenView this family
before 1920 (Age 21 years)

Census January 2, 1920 (Age 21 years)
Death of a brotherWilber C Jackson
August 10, 1929 (Age 30 years)
Cause: Typhoid Fever
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 30 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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 motherFrances Tennessee “Fannie” Driskill
April 22, 1951 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 51 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 sisterAlice Belle Jackson
February 2, 1968 (Age 69 years)
Death of a sisterBonnie R Jackson
November 12, 1971 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 47 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 September 4, 1984 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 14, 1892Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
13 months
elder sister
Alice Belle Jackson
Birth: February 10, 1893 28 28Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 2, 1968Redfield, Spink, South Dakota, United States
19 months
elder brother
Wilber C Jackson
Birth: September 23, 1894 29 29Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 10, 1929Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder sister
Osa B Jackson
Birth: October 5, 1896 32 31Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 1, 1991Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
2 years
himself
Murry Frank “Ras” Jackson
Birth: December 6, 1898 34 33Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 4, 1984Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
19 months
younger sister
Bonnie R Jackson
Birth: July 20, 1900 35 35Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 12, 1971Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger sister
Infant Jackson
Birth: February 9, 1903 38 38Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 3, 1903Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
15 months
younger brother
Infant Jackson
Birth: May 19, 1904 39 39Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 7, 1904Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Family with Anna Mae Allen - View this family
himself
Murry Frank “Ras” Jackson
Birth: December 6, 1898 34 33Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 4, 1984Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
wife
Anna Mae Allen
Birth: July 1896Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 12, 1986Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: before 1920

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Robert H Jackson - Household

Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Jackson, RheadWMOct186437M8KYTNTNFarmer
Jackson, Frances TwifeWFDec186336M844KYTNKY
Jackson, BelldaughterWFFeb18937SKYKYKY
Jackson, Wilber CsonWMSep18945SKYKYKY
Jackson, Osa BdaughterWFOct18963SKYKYKY
Jackson, Murry FsonWMDec18981SKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Robert H Jackson - Household

East Boggess, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Jackson, R HheadMW47M18KYTNTNFarmerDairy Farm
Jackson, FranceswifeFW45M1875KYKYKY
Jackson, BelledaughterFW17SKYKYKYFarm LaborerHome Farm
Jackson, WilbersonMW15SKYKYKYFarm LaborerHome Farm
Jackson, OsadaughterFW13SKYKYKYFarm LaborerHome Farm
Jackson, FranksonMW11SKYKYKYFarm LaborerHome Farm
Jackson, BonniedaughterFW9SKYKYKYFarm LaborerHome Farm

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Murry Frank “Ras” Jackson - Household

Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Jackson, Frank MheadMW21MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Jackson, Anna MwifeFW23MKYKYKY