The Shemwell Family

Ruth JacksonAge: 75 years18551931

Name
Ruth Jackson
Given names
Ruth
Surname
Jackson
Married name
Ruth Crockett
Birth October 29, 1855
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 14 months)

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 5 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 11 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 11 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 13 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 22 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Religious marriageJohn P CrockettView this family
October 1, 1882 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Lester Crockett
February 1885 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mabel Crockett
June 1889 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 42 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 44 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 60 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 61 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 62 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 64 years)
Death of a husbandJohn P Crockett
June 7, 1929 (Age 73 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 73 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 March 22, 1931 (Age 75 years)
Family with John P Crockett - View this family
husband
herself
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:
John P Crockett + Alice Cramer - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: 1873Missouri, United States
2 years
step-daughter
Mary Belle “Mollie” Crockett
Birth: 1874 22 17Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: November 14, 1955Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
16 months
step-son
3 years
step-daughter
Cornelia N Crockett
Birth: April 24, 1878 26 21Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: April 11, 1963Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States
21 months
step-daughter
Stella J Crockett
Birth: February 3, 1880 28 23Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: August 25, 1881Cooper, Missouri, United States

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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