Hettie Boyd “Etta” LaymanAge: 84 years1875–1960
- Name
- Hettie Boyd “Etta” Layman
- Given names
- Hettie Boyd
- Nickname
- Etta
- Surname
- Layman
- Married name
- Hettie Boyd Shemwell
 Birth | September 16, 1875 28 21 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 2 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 brother | Joseph K Layman 1879 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ada May Layman May 21, 1883 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Alda Layman July 7, 1886 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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 |
 Marriage | Rev. Roland W Shemwell — View this family October 3, 1900 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Granbury Dabney “Uncle Dow” Shemwell July 27, 1901 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | McMarion Shemwell January 28, 1904 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a son | McMarion Shemwell October 14, 1904 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Hubert Roland Shemwell August 5, 1907 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Annie Katherine Shemwell January 3, 1909 (Age 33 years) |
 Census | May 7, 1910 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 40 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 41 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 42 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 father | Francis Marion Layman November 17, 1919 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Granbury Dabney “Uncle Dow” Shemwell — Elizabeth Lorena Barrett — View this family about 1920 (Age 44 years) |
| Census | January 2, 1920 (Age 44 years) Address: Stotesbury Township |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Kenneth Dabney “Skeets” Shemwell February 24, 1921 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | David Roland Shemwell Sr. February 2, 1923 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a husband | Rev. Roland W Shemwell August 24, 1926 (Age 50 years) Cause: Diabetes |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Donald Lee Shemwell September 15, 1929 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 54 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 7, 1930 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Dr. Robert Roland Shemwell February 7, 1933 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Dr. Gary Neil Shemwell March 5, 1938 (Age 62 years) |
| Census | May 7, 1940 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a mother | Margaret Anna “Maggie” Green April 18, 1943 (Age 67 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Granbury Dabney “Uncle Dow” Shemwell — Marguerite O “Margaret” Lasky — View this family about 1944 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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 brother | Joseph K Layman December 15, 1947 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 74 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 70 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 | February 1, 1960 (Age 84 years) Cause of death: Heart Disease |
 Burial | February 3, 1960 (2 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Laurel Oak Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Francis Marion Layman Birth: February 28, 1847 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 17, 1919 — Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Margaret Anna “Maggie” Green Birth: February 27, 1854 — Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States Death: April 18, 1943 |
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Marriage: February 16, 1873 — Kentucky, United States |
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3 years herself |
Hettie Boyd “Etta” Layman Birth: September 16, 1875 28 21 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 1, 1960 — Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Joseph K Layman Birth: 1879 31 24 — Grayson, Kentucky, United States Death: December 15, 1947 — Grayson, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Ada May Layman Birth: May 21, 1883 36 29 — Grayson, Kentucky, United States Death: February 7, 1973 — Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Alda Layman Birth: July 7, 1886 39 32 — Grayson, Kentucky, United States Death: July 19, 1982 — Hardin, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Rev. Roland W Shemwell |
| husband |
Rev. Roland W Shemwell Birth: November 21, 1867 60 37 — Tobaccoport, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 24, 1926 — Calhoun, Henry, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Hettie Boyd “Etta” Layman Birth: September 16, 1875 28 21 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 1, 1960 — Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: October 3, 1900 — Grayson, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months son |
Granbury Dabney “Uncle Dow” Shemwell Birth: July 27, 1901 33 25 — Caneyville, Grayson, Kentucky, United States Death: August 1971 — Minco, Grady, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years son |
McMarion Shemwell Birth: January 28, 1904 36 28 Death: October 14, 1904 — Illinois, United States |
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4 years son |
Hubert Roland Shemwell Birth: August 5, 1907 39 31 — Greene, Missouri, United States Death: January 12, 1990 — Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri, United States |
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17 months daughter |
Annie Katherine Shemwell Birth: January 3, 1909 41 33 — Pineville, McDonald, Missouri, United States Death: July 14, 1999 — Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Rev. Roland W Shemwell - Household
Exeter, Barry, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Rev. Roland W Shemwell - Household
Henry, Vernon, MO
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Hettie Boyd “Etta” Layman - Household
Tebo, Henry, Missouri
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Hettie Boyd “Etta” Layman - Household
Tebo, Henry, Missouri
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