The Shemwell Family

Mary Etta ClarkAge: 73 years18551928

Name
Mary Etta Clark
Given names
Mary Etta
Surname
Clark
Married name
Mary Etta Sissell
Birth November 1855
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 14 months)

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 5 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 11 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 11 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 13 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
MarriageJoseph Garrett SissellView this family
November 27, 1871 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Albert Egbert Sissell
September 27, 1873 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Esta E Sissell
November 25, 1875 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Myrtle A Sissell
September 1877 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 22 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 daughter
#4
Nina Gertrude Sissell
February 8, 1880 (Age 24 years)
Census June 15, 1880 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Pearl Mae Sissell
January 9, 1883 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Fred Sissell
April 13, 1885 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#7
George Clark Sissell
August 4, 1887 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Alice Etta Sissell
October 13, 1889 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Alvin Elmer “Pete” Sissell
October 1889 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#10
Edna Sissell
November 1891 (Age 36 years)
Marriage of a childHerbert Willard ParkhurstEsta E SissellView this family
Type: Religious marriage
April 11, 1897 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Lloyd Earl Parkhurst
January 6, 1898 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 42 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Vira Ruth Parkhurst
September 1899 (Age 43 years)
Census June 9, 1900 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childJames Watson GibboneyMyrtle A SissellView this family
January 20, 1902 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Murr A Parkhurst
October 16, 1902 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Clyde Garland Parkhurst
October 11, 1904 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Cecil Gibboney
about 1904 (Age 48 years)
Marriage of a childOak Mullen McCulloughNina Gertrude SissellView this family
November 25, 1904 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Edgar W Gibboney
August 19, 1905 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Gilford E McCullough
September 6, 1905 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Raymond Milner
1906 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Lenora Evelyn McCullough
January 17, 1907 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Cecile Milner
1907 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
Ralph William Gibboney
July 11, 1909 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Wilma Irene McCullough
October 25, 1909 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#13
Irma Milner
1910 (Age 54 years)
Census May 14, 1910 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#14
Georgia Marion McCullough
March 5, 1911 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#15
Elda Levera Parkhurst
May 21, 1911 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#16
Leonard B Milner
1912 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 60 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
#17
Ray Harold Jones
January 7, 1917 (Age 61 years)
Marriage of a childCharles William SimonsAlice Etta SissellView this family
1917 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#18
Charles Earl Simons
February 27, 1918 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 61 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 62 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 granddaughter
#19
Doris M Jones
1919 (Age 63 years)
Death of a daughterMyrtle A Sissell
February 15, 1919 (Age 63 years)
Census January 8, 1920 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#20
Maxine Bessie Simons
September 20, 1920 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#21
Max Jesse Simons
September 20, 1920 (Age 64 years)
Death of a sonAlbert Egbert Sissell
after 1920 (Age 64 years)

Death of a grandsonMurr A Parkhurst
June 19, 1921 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#22
Cecile Irma Simons
January 19, 1923 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#23
Helen M Simons
January 18, 1925 (Age 69 years)
Death of a husbandJoseph Garrett Sissell
August 3, 1925 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#24
Georgia Dorothy Simons
March 5, 1927 (Age 71 years)
Death December 9, 1928 (Age 73 years)
Family with Joseph Garrett Sissell - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 27, 1871Union, Monroe, Iowa, United States
22 months
son
Albert Egbert Sissell
Birth: September 27, 1873 26 17Iowa, United States
Death: after 1920
2 years
daughter
22 months
daughter
2 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
2 years
son
Fred Sissell
Birth: April 13, 1885 38 29Kansas, United States
Death: February 16, 1963United States
2 years
son
George Clark Sissell
Birth: August 4, 1887 40 31Stockton, Rooks, Kansas, United States
Death: December 16, 1964United States
2 years
daughter
1 month
son
2 years
daughter

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Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Garrett Sissell - Household

Greenfield Twp, Rooks, Kansas, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Sissell, Joseph GWM33headMfarmerTNTNIL
Sissell, Mary EWF25wifeMIAOHOH
Sissell, AlbertWM8sonSIATNIA
Sissell, EstieWF6daughterSIATNIA
Sissell, MytrieWF4daughterSIATNIA
Sissell, NinieWF3 monthsFebdaughterSKSTNIA

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Garrett Sissell - Household

Fairview Twp, Republic, Kansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Sissell, Joseph headWMFeb184654M27TNTNTN
Sissell, MarywifeWFNov185544M271010IAILIA
Sissell, MyrtledaughterWFSep187722SIATNIA
Sissell, MirmadaughterWFFeb188020SKSTNIA
Sissell, PearldaughterWFFeb188317SKSTNIA
Sissell, FredsonWMApr188515SKSTNIA
Sissell, GeorgesonWMAug188712SKSTNIA
Sissell, AlicedaughterWFOct188910SKSTNIA
Sissell, ElmersonWMOct188910SKSTNIA
Sissell, EdnadaughterWFNov18918SKSTNIA

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Garrett Sissell - Household

Corinth Twp, Osborne, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Sissell, Joseph GheadMW64M42TNTNTNfarmer
Sissell, MariettawifeFW54M421010IAILIA
Sissell, Fred DsonMW25SKSTNIAfarmer
Sissell, George CsonMW22SKSTNIAfarmer
Sissell, Edna AdaughterFW17SKSTNIA

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Garrett Sissell - Household

Stockton Twp, Rooks, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Sissell, Joseph GheadMW72MTNTNTNfarmer
Sissell, MarriettewifeFW64MIAIAIA
Sissell, FredsonMW34SKSTNIAfarm manager
Sissell, GeorgesonMW32SKSTNIAfarm laborer
Sissell, ElmersonMW30SKSTNIAfarm laborer