Mary Catherine ShemwellAge: 70 years1897–1968
- Name
- Mary Catherine Shemwell
- Given names
- Mary Catherine
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Mary Catherine Horton
 Birth | March 14, 1897 32 23 |
 Birth of a sister | Helen Rebecca Shemwell August 18, 1898 (Age 17 months) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 months)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 sister | Ruth Shemwell May 31, 1900 (Age 3 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ruth Shemwell June 15, 1901 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Adeline Olivia Shemwell May 1902 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Laura Bell Shemwell January 15, 1904 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | David Alexander Shemwell May 24, 1904 (Age 7 years) Cause: Heart Trouble |
| Death of a sister | Laura Bell Shemwell June 20, 1904 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Julia Clark Shemwell March 17, 1905 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Lee Shemwell Jr. December 27, 1906 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Dorothy Eleanor Shemwell August 20, 1908 (Age 11 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Rev. James Albert Shemwell Sr. November 17, 1910 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Margaret Wayne Shemwell January 12, 1913 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a sister | Margaret Wayne Shemwell January 8, 1914 (Age 16 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 18 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 sister | Elizabeth Randolph Shemwell April 12, 1918 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 19 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 20 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 | Judge Robert Lee Shemwell April 5, 1919 (Age 22 years) |
| Census | January 9, 1920 (Age 22 years) |
 Marriage | John Anderson Ross Horton — View this family June 16, 1923 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Elizabeth Diuguid November 29, 1923 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary “Little Mary” Horton May 27, 1928 (Age 31 years) twin: Margaret “Marty” Horton
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| Birth of a daughter #2 | Margaret “Marty” Horton May 27, 1928 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | John Robert Horton July 18, 1929 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 32 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 1, 1930 (Age 33 years) |
| Census | April 9, 1940 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 52 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 mother | Wilhelmina Queen “Willie” Bourland August 9, 1959 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a brother | Robert Lee Shemwell Jr. February 18, 1963 (Age 65 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Robert Lee Shemwell Jr. February 22, 1963 (Age 65 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fort Lincoln Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 | 1968 (Age 70 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Judge Robert Lee Shemwell Birth: March 14, 1865 45 43 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: April 5, 1919 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Wilhelmina Queen “Willie” Bourland Birth: March 10, 1874 30 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 9, 1959 — Fairfax, Virginia, United States |
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Marriage: June 2, 1896 — Calloway, Kentucky, United States |
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9 months herself |
Mary Catherine Shemwell Birth: March 14, 1897 32 23 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: 1968 — Arlington, Virginia, United States |
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17 months younger sister |
Helen Rebecca Shemwell Birth: August 18, 1898 33 24 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 28, 1975 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months younger sister |
Ruth Shemwell Birth: May 31, 1900 35 26 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: June 15, 1901 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Adeline Olivia Shemwell Birth: May 1902 37 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 22, 1973 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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21 months younger sister |
Laura Bell Shemwell Birth: January 15, 1904 38 29 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: June 20, 1904 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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14 months younger sister |
Julia Clark Shemwell Birth: March 17, 1905 40 31 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 26, 1987 — Delray Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
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21 months younger brother |
Robert Lee Shemwell Jr. Birth: December 27, 1906 41 32 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: February 18, 1963 — Riverdale, Prince George's, Maryland, United States |
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20 months younger sister |
Dorothy Eleanor Shemwell Birth: August 20, 1908 43 34 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 27, 2006 — Dixon, Webster, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Rev. James Albert Shemwell Sr. Birth: November 17, 1910 45 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 27, 1994 — Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Margaret Wayne Shemwell Birth: January 12, 1913 47 38 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 8, 1914 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Elizabeth Randolph Shemwell Birth: April 12, 1918 53 44 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: November 17, 2011 — Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States |
| Family with John Anderson Ross Horton |
| husband |
John Anderson Ross Horton Birth: July 9, 1896 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: August 15, 1972 — Falls Church, Arlington, Virginia, United States |
| herself |
Mary Catherine Shemwell Birth: March 14, 1897 32 23 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: 1968 — Arlington, Virginia, United States |
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Marriage: June 16, 1923 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Mary “Little Mary” Horton Birth: May 27, 1928 31 31 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: October 6, 2001 |
| daughter |
Margaret “Marty” Horton Birth: May 27, 1928 31 31 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: February 15, 1992 — Vienna, Fairfax, Virginia, United States |
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14 months son |
John Robert Horton Birth: July 18, 1929 33 32 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: December 14, 1987 — Arlington, Virginia, United States |
Mary Catherine Shemwell has 24 first cousins recorded
Father's family (22)
Parents Pleasant Greenberry Shemwell + Martha Angeline Lyles
Parents Joseph Brooks “Boots” Lyles + Nancy Adeline Shemwell
Parents Dr. James Buchanan Shemwell + Luella Bell
Parents Alexander Lee Riley + Madora E “Dora” Shemwell
Parents Peter Pinkney Shemwell + Veronica Ann “Kittie” Nance
Mother's family (2)
Parents Thomas Erwin “Tom” Garland + Effie Bernice Bourland
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Robert Lee Shemwell - Household
Benton, Marshall, Ky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Robert Lee Shemwell - Household
Maiden Alley Benton, Marshall, Ky
Notes: Census says 8 chlidren born 6 living | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Willie Queen Bourland - Household
Maiden Lane Benton Marshall Ky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John Anderson Horton - Household
Washington DC
Notes: Tunlaw Rd. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - John Anderson Horton - Household
Arlington Virginia Apartments Arlington, Virginia
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