Mary Elizabeth Marguerite WebbAge: 88 years1832–1921
- Name
- Mary Elizabeth Marguerite Webb
- Given names
- Mary Elizabeth Marguerite
- Surname
- Webb
- Married name
- Mary Elizabeth Marguerite Clark
- Married name
- Mary Elizabeth Marguerite Platte
 Birth | October 5, 1832 24 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
 Birth of a brother | James J Webb 1833 (Age 2 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Cornelia Webb 1835 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 2 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a brother | Benjamin Webb 1840 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lucy Reddish 1842 (Age 9 years) |
 Religious marriage | Merrit B Platte — View this family December 12, 1847 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 13 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Marriage of a parent | Stanard Webb — Jane Posh — View this family Type: Religious marriage May 17, 1849 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Lucy Elizabeth Platt August 17, 1849 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Ewing Madison Webb March 27, 1850 (Age 17 years) |
 Census | September 26, 1850 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Henry Stanard Webb November 1852 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Albert T Webb March 1856 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 24 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | August 27, 1860 (Age 27 years) |
| Religious marriage | Rev. John Fox Clark — View this family December 31, 1863 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a husband | Merrit B Platte 1864 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 28 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary W Clark 1867 (Age 34 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William David Shemwell — Lucy Elizabeth Platt — View this family Type: Religious marriage October 8, 1867 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 34 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 34 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William Standard Shemwell September 7, 1868 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Ida Mae Shemwell November 29, 1869 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 36 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 |
| Census | July 5, 1870 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Solon Underwood Shemwell June 12, 1871 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Edward Lee Shemwell February 15, 1873 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Elma Medora Shemwell June 5, 1875 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Elma Medora Shemwell April 30, 1876 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Anna Margaret “Maggie” Shemwell June 3, 1878 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 45 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 grandson #7 | John Morton “Jack” Shemwell March 5, 1880 (Age 47 years) |
| Census | June 3, 1880 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Dovie Myrtle Shemwell July 26, 1882 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Henry Andrew “Boss” Shemwell September 30, 1884 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Infant Shemwell August 4, 1887 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Lee Cunningham — Mary W Clark — View this family 1887 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Infant Shemwell August 4, 1887 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Infant Son Cunningham January 10, 1888 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Infant Son Cunningham January 10, 1888 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Bessie Lee Cunningham March 3, 1889 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Robert Carter Shemwell July 7, 1891 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Beulah May Cunningham December 4, 1891 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Robert Carter Shemwell January 2, 1892 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Solon Underwood Shemwell December 29, 1892 (Age 60 years) Cause: Consumption |
| Death of a half-brother | Ewing Madison Webb January 13, 1895 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Edward Lee Shemwell December 7, 1896 (Age 64 years) Cause: Consumption |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 65 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 granddaughter | Anna Margaret “Maggie” Shemwell October 13, 1898 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a husband | Rev. John Fox Clark February 9, 1899 (Age 66 years) |
| Census | June 19, 1900 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Dovie Myrtle Shemwell March 29, 1902 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a sister | Cornelia Webb 1906 (Age 73 years) |
| Census | April 29, 1910 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Henry Andrew “Boss” Shemwell September 26, 1911 (Age 78 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Burial of a grandson | Henry Andrew “Boss” Shemwell September 28, 1911 (Age 78 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arrow Rock Cemetery |
| Death of a granddaughter | Bessie Lee Cunningham June 11, 1913 (Age 80 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Keyport Dorsey — Lucy Elizabeth Platt — View this family Type: Religious marriage June 17, 1915 (Age 82 years)Address: CSA Home |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 83 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 84 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 85 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 19, 1920 (Age 87 years) |
 Death | July 15, 1921 (Age 88 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Peninsula Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Stanard Webb Birth: 1808 — Virginia, United States Death: |
| mother |
Lucy Reddish Birth: Virginia, United States Death: 1842 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: January 26, 1830 — Madison, Virginia, United States |
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3 years herself |
Mary Elizabeth Marguerite Webb Birth: October 5, 1832 24 — Virginia, United States Death: July 15, 1921 |
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15 months younger brother |
James J Webb Birth: 1833 25 — Virginia, United States Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Cornelia Webb Birth: 1835 27 — Virginia, United States Death: 1906 — Missouri, United States |
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6 years younger brother |
Benjamin Webb Birth: 1840 32 Death: |
| Father’s family with Jane Posh |
| father |
Stanard Webb Birth: 1808 — Virginia, United States Death: |
| step-mother |
Jane Posh Birth: 1816 Death: |
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Marriage: May 17, 1849 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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7 years half-brother |
Albert T Webb Birth: March 1856 48 40 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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-6 years half-brother |
Ewing Madison Webb Birth: March 27, 1850 42 34 — Missouri, United States Death: January 13, 1895 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
Henry Stanard Webb Birth: November 1852 44 36 Death: |
| Family with Merrit B Platte |
| husband |
Merrit B Platte Birth: about 1814 — Connecticut, United States Death: 1864 — Clatsop, Oregon, United States |
| herself |
Mary Elizabeth Marguerite Webb Birth: October 5, 1832 24 — Virginia, United States Death: July 15, 1921 |
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Marriage: December 12, 1847 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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20 months daughter |
Lucy Elizabeth Platt Birth: August 17, 1849 35 16 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 11, 1929 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Rev. John Fox Clark |
| husband |
Rev. John Fox Clark Birth: January 10, 1822 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 9, 1899 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Mary Elizabeth Marguerite Webb Birth: October 5, 1832 24 — Virginia, United States Death: July 15, 1921 |
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Marriage: December 31, 1863 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Mary W Clark Birth: 1867 44 34 — Missouri, United States Death: October 27, 1926 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| Rev. John Fox Clark + Francis “Nancy” Tomlinson |
| husband |
Rev. John Fox Clark Birth: January 10, 1822 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 9, 1899 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Francis “Nancy” Tomlinson Birth: June 16, 1821 Death: May 4, 1855 |
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Marriage: estimated 1851 — |
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11 months step-son |
Robert Benjamin Clark Birth: December 11, 1851 29 30 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 20, 1913 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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-3 years step-daughter |
Susan F Clark Birth: December 11, 1848 26 27 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: November 29, 1929 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Lucy Elizabeth Platte - Household
District 23 Cooper, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - J M Cramer - Household
Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Rev. John Fox Clark - Household
Blackwater Twp, Cooper, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Rev. John Fox Clark - Household
Blackwater Twp, Cooper, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Lee Cunningham - Household
Cooper, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Lee Cunningham - Household
Cooper, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - George Curtis McClary - Household
Cooper, Missouri, United States
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