The Shemwell Family

Martha Emma Thompson1877

Name
Martha Emma Thompson
Given names
Martha Emma
Surname
Thompson
Married name
Martha Emma Manning
Birth October 1877 29 21
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 3 months)

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 sisterHattie May Thompson
October 1879 (Age 2 years)
Census June 2, 1880 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterClara Etta Thompson
February 28, 1884 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterOrva I Thompson
May 28, 1886 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterCorda Ruth Thompson
June 29, 1888 (Age 10 years)
MarriageHenry Wesley Manning Jr.View this family
April 7, 1895 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Dorothy A “Dora” Manning
about 1897 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a sisterMabel Lafe Thompson
July 1898 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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 1, 1900 (Age 22 years)
DivorceHenry Wesley Manning Jr.View this family
before 1902 (Age 24 years)

Death of a paternal grandfatherAlexander Thompson
April 10, 1903 (Age 25 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherOrva Adaline Holland
March 29, 1909 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 38 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 39 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 40 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 2, 1920 (Age 42 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Lafayette Thompson
July 10, 1921 (Age 43 years)
Death of a brotherNathaniel Alexander Thompson
December 14, 1924 (Age 47 years)
Death of a motherSarah A Adams
1928 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 52 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
Death of a husbandHenry Wesley Manning Jr.
March 9, 1939 (Age 61 years)
Death of a sisterIda Luella Thompson
March 12, 1939 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 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 sisterCorda Ruth Thompson
July 21, 1950 (Age 72 years)
Death of a sisterHattie May Thompson
1951 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 72 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 sisterClara Etta Thompson
July 7, 1961 (Age 83 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 68 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 of a sisterOrva I Thompson
June 29, 1976 (Age 98 years)
Death of a sisterMabel Lafe Thompson
1984 (Age 106 years)

Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 1, 1871Newton, Missouri, United States
3 years
elder sister
Ida Luella Thompson
Birth: August 3, 1874 26 18Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: March 12, 1939Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
1 year
elder brother
2 years
herself
2 years
younger sister
Hattie May Thompson
Birth: October 1879 31 23Buffalo, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: 1951Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
4 years
younger sister
Clara Etta Thompson
Birth: February 28, 1884 36 27Missouri, United States
Death: July 7, 1961Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger sister
Orva I Thompson
Birth: May 28, 1886 38 30Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: June 29, 1976Blythe, Riverside, California, United States
2 years
younger sister
Corda Ruth Thompson
Birth: June 29, 1888 40 32Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: July 21, 1950Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
10 years
younger sister
Family with Henry Wesley Manning Jr. - View this family
ex-husband
Henry Wesley Manning Jr.
Birth: January 16, 1877Tiff City, McDonald, Missouri, United States
Death: March 9, 1939Tiff City, McDonald, Missouri, United States
herself
Marriage: April 7, 1895Newton, Missouri, United States
Divorce: before 1902
3 years
daughter

Martha Emma Thompson has 18 first cousins recorded

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William Lafayette Thompson - Household

Buffalo, Newton, Missouri

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Thompson, William LWM31headMFarmerMOKYKY
Thompson, Sarah AWF24wifeMOHOHOH
Thompson, Ida LWF7daughterSMOMOOH
Thompson, Nathaniel AWM4sonSMOMOOH
Thompson, Martha EWF2daughterSMOMOOH
Thompson, Hattie MWF1daughterSMOMOOH

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Lafayette Thompson - Household

Buffalo, Newton, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Thompson, William LheadWMFeb184852M29MOKYKYFarmer
Thompson, Sarah AwifeWFApr185644M29118OHOHOH
Thompson, Ida LdaughterWFAug187227SMOMOOH
Thompson, Martha EdaughterWFOct187722DMOMOOH
Thompson, Hattie MdaughterWFOct187920SMOMOOH
Thompson, Clara EdaughterWFFeb188317SMOMOOH
Thompson, Orva IdaughterWFJun188910SMOMOOH
Thompson, Corda RdaughterWFMay188515SMOMOOH
Thompson, Lafe MdaughterWFJul18981SMOMOOH

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Lafayette Thompson - Household

3045 Hiawathia Avenue Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Thompson, William LheadMW71MMOKYKY
Thompson, Sarah AwifeFW62MOHOHOH
Thompson, EmmadaughterFW38DMOMOOHOrder ClerkDepartment Store
Thompson, OrvadaughterFW34SMOMOOHFile ClerkTent and Awning Company
Thompson, MabeldaughterFW21SMOMOOHTypistFilm? Company
Manning, Doragrand daughterFW23SMOMOMOStenographerDepartment Store