The Shemwell Family

Matilda Jane LybargerAge: 75 years18571932

Name
Matilda Jane Lybarger
Given names
Matilda Jane
Surname
Lybarger
Married name
Matilda Jane Vermillion
Married name
Matilda Jane Burger
Birth May 19, 1857 36 24
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 9 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 9 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 11 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
MarriageJames W VermillionView this family
December 7, 1873 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Henry Vermillion
November 7, 1876 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Laura Maud Vermillion
February 2, 1878 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 20 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 son
#3
Frank Vermillion
about 1880 (Age 22 years)
Marriage of a childNathaniel Alexander ThompsonLaura Maud VermillionView this family
May 22, 1896 (Age 39 years)
Death of a fatherSimon Lybarger
July 3, 1896 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Ruby Marie Thompson
February 21, 1897 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 40 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
Census June 13, 1900 (Age 43 years)
MarriageAugustus Arthur BurgerView this family
October 22, 1906 (Age 49 years)
Death of a granddaughterRuby Marie Thompson
October 3, 1908 (Age 51 years)
Death of a motherLaura Lorain Foote
July 18, 1909 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Natalie Bernadine Thompson
April 21, 1912 (Age 54 years)
Death of a husbandAugustus Arthur Burger
May 28, 1916 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 58 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 59 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 60 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 husbandJames W Vermillion
December 5, 1919 (Age 62 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 72 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 16, 1930 (Age 72 years)
Death November 16, 1932 (Age 75 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Simon Lybarger
Birth: April 1, 1821Knox, Ohio, United States
Death: July 3, 1896Cherryvale, Montgomery, Kansas, United States
mother
Laura Lorain Foote
Birth: June 10, 1832Vermont, United States
Death: July 18, 1909Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
Marriage:
elder brother
Martin Van Buren Lybarger
Birth: July 29, 1851 30 19Indiana, United States
Death: October 10, 1934Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
6 years
herself
Family with James W Vermillion - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 7, 1873Montgomery, Kansas, United States
3 years
son
Henry Vermillion
Birth: November 7, 1876 33 19Mt. Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death:
15 months
daughter
3 years
son
Family with Augustus Arthur Burger - View this family
husband
Augustus Arthur Burger
Birth: January 9, 1851York, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: May 28, 1916Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
herself
Marriage: October 22, 1906Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James W Vermillion - Household

508 Diqarro Avenue Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Vermillion, James WheadWMOct184356M25VAVAIrelandPolice Officer
Vermillion, Matilda JwifeWFMay185743M2552ILOHOH
Vermillion, HenrysonWMNov187623SMOVAILDay Laborer
Thompson, Nathanielson in lawWMAug187524M4MOMOMOP.H. Laborer
Thompson, LauradaughterWFFeb187832M411KSVAIL
Thompson, Rubygrand daughterWFFeb18973SKSMOKS

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Martin Van Buren Lybarger - Household

2212 Lathrop Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Lybarger, MartinheadMW80SINOHILLanitorRailroad
Burger, Matildayounger sisterFW73WdILOHIL
Vermillion, HenrynephewMW45SMOINILTruckerPacking House
Thompson, LauraneiceFW52M17KSWVIL
Thompson, Nataliegrand nieceFW17SKSMOKSInspectorDepartment Store