Bessie Marguerite McMahanAge: 59 years1894–1954
- Name
- Bessie Marguerite McMahan
- Given names
- Bessie Marguerite
- Surname
- McMahan
- Married name
- Bessie Marguerite Reed
- Married name
- Bessie Marguerite McFarland
 Birth | November 14, 1894 47 35 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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 |
 Death of a sister | Annie McMahan before 1900 (Age 5 years) |
 Census | June 5, 1900 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a father | William Nicholas McMahan April 19, 1902 (Age 7 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Greenberry “Doc” Turner — Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell — View this family August 1902 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | George Morton Shemwell July 29, 1904 (Age 9 years) |
 Marriage | John B Reed — View this family 1909 (Age 14 years) |
| Census | May 9, 1910 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Frank Oliver Reed August 6, 1910 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 21 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 22 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 23 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 10, 1920 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Iteele Margaret Reed April 30, 1920 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Anna Pearl Reed February 6, 1924 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Helen Fern Reed May 31, 1925 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a husband | John B Reed April 2, 1926 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 34 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 30, 1930 (Age 35 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Frank Oliver Reed — Effie Gilliam — View this family November 11, 1932 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a mother | Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell October 22, 1934 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | April 6, 1940 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage | William Columbus McFarland — View this family after 1940 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elzira “Ella” McMahan April 27, 1943 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a husband | William Columbus McFarland April 18, 1944 (Age 49 years) |
| Burial of a husband | William Columbus McFarland April 20, 1944 (Age 49 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Barnett Cemetery |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Reed Mason Lillard March 24, 1946 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a brother | Charles Nicholas “Charlie” McMahan April 12, 1948 (Age 53 years) Cause: Heart |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Danny Monroe Mallonee January 19, 1950 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 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 51 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 | June 4, 1954 (Age 59 years) Cause of death: Lung cancer |
 Burial | June 5, 1954 (1 day after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Barnett Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Nicholas McMahan Birth: June 1847 — Missouri, United States Death: April 19, 1902 — Howell, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell Birth: August 30, 1859 35 29 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: October 22, 1934 — Howell, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: March 31, 1878 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Mamie McMahan Birth: about 1879 31 19 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: |
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4 years elder sister |
Elzira “Ella” McMahan Birth: September 10, 1882 35 23 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 27, 1943 — West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Charles Nicholas “Charlie” McMahan Birth: February 28, 1885 37 25 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 12, 1948 — Pomona, Howell, Missouri, United States |
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7 years elder sister |
Annie McMahan Birth: October 17, 1891 44 32 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: before 1900 — Missouri, United States |
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3 years herself |
Bessie Marguerite McMahan Birth: November 14, 1894 47 35 — Howell, Missouri, United States Death: June 4, 1954 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
| Mother’s family with Greenberry “Doc” Turner |
| step-father |
Greenberry “Doc” Turner Birth: September 24, 1852 — Cherokee, Georgia, United States Death: October 1, 1943 — Pomona, Howell, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell Birth: August 30, 1859 35 29 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: October 22, 1934 — Howell, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: August 1902 — |
| Family with John B Reed |
| husband |
John B Reed Birth: December 23, 1891 30 28 — Missouri, United States Death: April 2, 1926 |
| herself |
Bessie Marguerite McMahan Birth: November 14, 1894 47 35 — Howell, Missouri, United States Death: June 4, 1954 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: 1909 — Missouri, United States |
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19 months son |
Frank Oliver Reed Birth: August 6, 1910 18 15 — Howell, Missouri, United States Death: September 21, 1994 — Howell, Missouri, United States |
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10 years daughter |
Iteele Margaret Reed Birth: April 30, 1920 28 25 — West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States Death: November 25, 2002 |
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4 years daughter |
Anna Pearl Reed Birth: February 6, 1924 32 29 — Howell, Missouri, United States Death: March 6, 1995 — Covina, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| son |
… Reed Death: |
| daughter |
Helen Fern Reed Birth: May 31, 1925 33 30 — Howell, Missouri, United States Death: November 5, 1985 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Family with William Columbus McFarland |
| husband |
William Columbus McFarland Birth: March 27, 1885 — Pomona, Howell, Missouri, United States Death: April 18, 1944 — West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Bessie Marguerite McMahan Birth: November 14, 1894 47 35 — Howell, Missouri, United States Death: June 4, 1954 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: after 1940 — |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Nicholas McMahan - Household
Siloam Springs Howell, Missouri
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James M Reed - Household
North Howell, Howell, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John B Reed - Household
Sisson, Howell, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Bessie McMahan - Household
Country Road Sisson, Howell, Missouri
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Bessie McMahan - Household
Sisson, Howell, Missouri
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