The Shemwell Family

Mildred M “Millie” MeredithAge: 84 years18961980

Name
Mildred M “Millie” Meredith
Given names
Mildred M
Surname
Meredith
Nickname
Millie
Also known as
Lily M Meredith
Married name
Mildred M Richards
Birth March 7, 1896 34 21
MarriageJessie Lawrence RichardsView this family
unknown

Birth of a brotherRalph Meredith
March 11, 1898 (Age 2 years)
Death of a brotherRalph Meredith
March 27, 1898 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 4 years)
Marriage of a parentJessie L Grant AbbottIda Nola HollandView this family
calculated 1903 (Age 6 years)

Birth of a half-brotherCecil Earl Abbott
February 14, 1904 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a half-brotherEverett Guy Abbott
September 18, 1908 (Age 12 years)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 14 years)
Death of a motherIda Nola Holland
February 24, 1911 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Leo Franklin Richards
September 20, 1915 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a husbandJessie Lawrence Richards
January 3, 1918 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 20 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 21 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 sisterLula Pearl Meredith
November 13, 1922 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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 maternal grandfatherJohn Walker Holland
January 13, 1931 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Leo Franklin Richards Jr
November 20, 1934 (Age 38 years)
Death of a half-brotherEverett Guy Abbott
February 14, 1938 (Age 41 years)
Cause: Suicide - Shot gun wound of the left chest
Death of a fatherFranklin Green Meredith
March 26, 1938 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 53 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 half-brotherCecil Earl Abbott
October 25, 1969 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 of a brotherCharles Lester “Red” Meredith
April 19, 1977 (Age 81 years)
Note: Confirms Charles changed his last name to Johnson - obit also confirms Millie's last name is Richards. -b
Death December 1980 (Age 84 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: May 7, 1891Marion, Illinois, United States
17 months
elder sister
Lula Pearl Meredith
Birth: September 25, 1892 30 17Odin, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: November 13, 1922Sandoval, Marion, Illinois, United States
22 months
elder brother
Charles Lester “Red” Meredith
Birth: July 19, 1894 32 19Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: April 19, 1977DeWitt, Illinois, United States
20 months
herself
Mildred M “Millie” Meredith
Birth: March 7, 1896 34 21Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: December 1980Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
2 years
younger brother
Ralph Meredith
Birth: March 11, 1898 36 23Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: March 27, 1898Marion, Illinois, United States
Mother’s family with Jessie L Grant Abbott - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: calculated 1903
13 months
half-brother
Cecil Earl Abbott
Birth: February 14, 1904 31 28Missouri, United States
Death: October 25, 1969Anderson, Madison, Indiana, United States
5 years
half-brother
Everett Guy Abbott
Birth: September 18, 1908 36 33Indiana, United States
Death: February 14, 1938Van Buren, Clay, Indiana, United States
Family with Jessie Lawrence Richards - View this family
husband
Jessie Lawrence Richards
Birth: September 4, 1894Annapolis, Crawford, Illinois, United States
Death: January 3, 1918Effingham, Effingham, Illinois, United States
herself
Mildred M “Millie” Meredith
Birth: March 7, 1896 34 21Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: December 1980Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
Marriage:
son
Leo Franklin Richards
Birth: September 20, 1915 21 19Sangamon, Illinois, United States
Death: December 28, 1990Barstow, San Bernardino, California, United States

Mildred M “Millie” Meredith has 4 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Franklin Green Meredith - Household

Carrigan, Marion, Illinois

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Meredith, Franklin GheadWMOct186138M9ILOHINFarmer
Meredith, Ida NwifeWFMar187525M954ILILOH
Meredith, Lula PdaughterWFSep18927SILILIL
Meredith, Charles LsonWMJul18945SILILIL
Meredith, Millie MdaughterWFMar18964SILILIL

Says 5 Children born - 4 Living

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Franklin Green Meredith - Household

Carrigan, Marion, Illinois

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Meredith, Frank GheadMW48DILOHINFarmerGeneral Farm
Meredith, Lula PdaughterFW17SILILIL
Meredith, Charles LsonMW15SILILIL
Meredith, Lilly MdaughterFW14SILILIL

Note
Brother Charles changed his last name to Johnson - obit confirms Millie's last name is Richards. -b