The Shemwell Family

Maria Louisa Wilhelmina “Mary” MeinertAge: 97 years18781975

Name
Maria Louisa Wilhelmina “Mary” Meinert
Given names
Maria Louisa Wilhelmina
Surname
Meinert
Nickname
Mary
Married name
Maria Louisa Wilhelmina Fritz
Birth August 30, 1878
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 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
MarriageLouis Jacob FritzView this family
December 29, 1899 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Amelia Lena Louise “Peg” Fritz
October 8, 1906 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Edward Ernest Adam Fritz
November 21, 1908 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 37 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 38 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 39 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/
Marriage of a childJohn Edward “Jack” MillenAmelia Lena Louise “Peg” FritzView this family
February 4, 1926 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Peggy Jean Millen
May 24, 1928 (Age 49 years)
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Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 51 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 husbandLouis Jacob Fritz
January 2, 1941 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 71 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 67 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 December 10, 1975 (Age 97 years)
Family with Louis Jacob Fritz - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 29, 1899Pike, Indiana, United States
7 years
daughter
Amelia Lena Louise “Peg” Fritz
Birth: October 8, 1906 31 28Warrick, Indiana, United States
Death: June 25, 1986Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
2 years
son
Edward Ernest Adam Fritz
Birth: November 21, 1908 33 30Indiana, United States
Death: April 18, 2000Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States

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