The Shemwell Family

Margaret Elizabeth RohrerAge: 44 years18991943

Name
Margaret Elizabeth Rohrer
Given names
Margaret Elizabeth
Surname
Rohrer
Married name
Margaret Elizabeth Bennet
Birth May 21, 1899 48 32
Census June 5, 1900 (Age 12 months)
Census April 27, 1910 (Age 10 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Henry Jewell Rohrer
April 2, 1914 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 16 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 17 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 18 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 3, 1920 (Age 20 years)
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
Census April 1, 1930 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ellen Sharp Bennet
April 15, 1930 (Age 30 years)
Death of a motherAlice Virginia Mitchell
July 30, 1933 (Age 34 years)
Census April 22, 1940 (Age 40 years)
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 October 27, 1943 (Age 44 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arlington National Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 28, 1892Washington, District of Columbia, United States
10 months
elder sister
Dorothy Sidney Rohrer
Birth: February 26, 1893 42 26Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: February 6, 1999Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
3 years
elder brother
William Henry Rohrer
Birth: September 28, 1895 44 29Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: February 23, 1945
7 months
elder brother
17 months
elder brother
Frank Sheppard Rohrer
Birth: October 4, 1897 46 31Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: October 22, 1978Los Angeles, California, United States
20 months
herself
Family with Hiram Wrenshall “Ted” Bennet - View this family
husband
Hiram Wrenshall “Ted” Bennet
Birth: August 15, 1896 30 28Fort Logan, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States
Death: August 18, 1947Pinellas, Florida, United States
herself
daughter
Private
daughter
Ellen Sharp Bennet
Birth: April 15, 1930 33 30Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Death: 1989Charles, Maryland, United States

Margaret Elizabeth Rohrer has 3 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Jewell Rohrer - Household

1106 14th Avenue Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Rohrer, William HheadWMDec185049M8PAPAPAChief Clerk P.R.R.
Rohrer, AlicewifeWFJun186733M855MDMDMD
Rohrer, Dorothy SdaughterWFFeb18937MPAPAMDAt School
Rohrer, William HsonWMSep18945SPAPAMDAt School
Rohrer, Robert TsonWMMay18964SPAPAMD
Rohrer, Frank SsonWMSep18972SPAPAMD
Rohrer, Margaret EdaughterWFMay18991SPAPAMD

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Jewell Rohrer - Household

Washington, District of Columbia

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Rohrer, William HheadMW59M118PAPAPAManufacturerIron Car Works Emp.
Rohrer, Alice VwifeFW43M11855MDVADC
Rohrer, Dorothy SdaughterFW17MPAPADC
Rohrer, William HsonMW15SPAPADC
Rohrer, Robert TsonMW13SPAPADC
Rohrer, F SheppardsonMW12SPAPADC
Rohrer, Margaret EdaughterFW10SPAPADC

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Alice Virginia Mitchell - Household

1517 Washington, District of Columbia

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Rohrer, Alice VheadFW52WdMDMDMD
Rohrer, F SheppardsonMW22SPAPAMDOffice Asst.US Ship Bd
Rohrer, Margaret EdaughterFW20SPAPAMD
Boteler, Basil Dson in lawMW36MMDMDMDLawyer
Boteler, Dorothy LdaughterFW26MPAPAPA
Boteler, Alicegrand daughterFW2-6mSDCPAMD
Boteler, Sidneygrand daughterFW8mSDCPAMD