The Shemwell Family

John P CrockettAge: 77 years18511929

Name
John P Crockett
Given names
John P
Surname
Crockett
Birth December 17, 1851
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 9 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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 15 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 15 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 17 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
MarriageAlice CramerView this family
1873 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Belle “Mollie” Crockett
1874 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Robert Milton Crockett
May 17, 1875 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Cornelia N Crockett
April 24, 1878 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 26 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 daughter
#4
Stella J Crockett
February 3, 1880 (Age 28 years)
Census June 18, 1880 (Age 28 years)
Death of a wifeAlice Cramer
March 17, 1881 (Age 29 years)
Death of a daughterStella J Crockett
August 25, 1881 (Age 29 years)
Religious marriageRuth JacksonView this family
October 1, 1882 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Lester Crockett
February 1885 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Mabel Crockett
June 1889 (Age 37 years)
Marriage of a childEdward Lee O'NealMary Belle “Mollie” CrockettView this family
Type: Religious marriage
April 8, 1896 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 46 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 5, 1900 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Robert Lee O'Neal
December 22, 1902 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childRobert Milton CrockettLola V “Lady V” WassellView this family
Type: Religious marriage
June 16, 1903 (Age 51 years)
Address: City Hotel, Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Birth of a grandson
#2
Col. John Wassell Crockett
June 5, 1907 (Age 55 years)
Marriage of a childEugene Richard TaylorCornelia N CrockettView this family
April 8, 1909 (Age 57 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Sadie Melvina Crockett
December 12, 1910 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Frank Crockett Taylor
1911 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Charles VanBuren Crockett
December 13, 1913 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Walter Taylor
1913 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Alice Belle Taylor
February 1915 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 64 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 65 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 66 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 7, 1920 (Age 68 years)
Death of a sonRobert Milton Crockett
July 25, 1925 (Age 73 years)
Cause: Tuberculosis
Death June 7, 1929 (Age 77 years)

Family with Alice Cramer - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: 1873Missouri, United States
2 years
daughter
Mary Belle “Mollie” Crockett
Birth: 1874 22 17Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: November 14, 1955Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
16 months
son
3 years
daughter
Cornelia N Crockett
Birth: April 24, 1878 26 21Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: April 11, 1963Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States
21 months
daughter
Stella J Crockett
Birth: February 3, 1880 28 23Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: August 25, 1881Cooper, Missouri, United States
Family with Ruth Jackson - View this family
himself
wife
Ruth Jackson
Birth: October 29, 1855Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: March 22, 1931Jackson, Missouri, United States
Marriage: October 1, 1882Saline, Missouri, United States
2 years
son
4 years
daughter
Mabel Crockett
Birth: June 1889 37 33Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death:

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John P Crockett - Household

Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Crockett, John PWM28headMfarmerMOMOKY
Crockett, AliceWF22wifeMMOMOKY
Crockett, Mollie BWF6daughterSMOMOMO
Crockett, Robert MWM5sonSMOMOMO
Crockett, Cornelia NWF2daughterSMOMOMO
Crockett, Stella JWF4 monthsFebdaughterSMOMOMO

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John P Crockett - Household

Cooper, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Crockett, John PheadWMDec185148M17MOMOKYfarmer
Crockett, Ruth JwifeWFOct185742M1732MOEnglandMO
Crockett, LestersonWMFeb188515SMOMOMO
Crockett, MabeldaughterWFJun188911SMOMOMO
Crockett, NeliadaughterWFApr187822SMOMOMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John P Crockett - Household

Henry, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Crockett, John PheadMW58M228MOMOMOfarmer
Crockett, RuthwifeFW55M2822MOEnglandMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John P Crockett - Household

Cooper, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Crockett, John PheadMW68MMOMOKYretired
Crockett, Ruth JwifeFW63MMOEnglandMO