The Shemwell Family

Mary Elizabeth WilliamsAge: 80 years18641945

Name
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Given names
Mary Elizabeth
Surname
Williams
Married name
Mary Elizabeth Rushin
Birth September 19, 1864 30 17
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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 2 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 2 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterMartha Elander “Mattie” Williams
March 24, 1868 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 4 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
Death of a fatherJames L Williams
January 7, 1870 (Age 5 years)

Census June 25, 1870 (Age 5 years)
Marriage of a parentCornelius LewisEmalissa E KittrellView this family
September 1, 1870 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 13 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 half-brotherDaniel Joel Lewis
August 1879 (Age 14 years)
Census June 11, 1880 (Age 15 years)
MarriageJoel Rushin JrView this family
August 22, 1880 (Age 15 years)
Death of a motherEmalissa E Kittrell
February 13, 1883 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Maude Lee Rushin
August 19, 1887 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
John Roy Rushin
December 25, 1889 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#3
George N Rushin
January 28, 1894 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Robert Benjamin “Bob” Rushin
January 17, 1898 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 33 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
Birth of a daughter
#5
Martha Mae Rushin
June 18, 1902 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Armon Lester Rushin
June 13, 1906 (Age 41 years)
Marriage of a childWesley Darwin GowenMaude Lee RushinView this family
October 19, 1907 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Eunice Eugene Gowen
June 9, 1908 (Age 43 years)
Death of a husbandJoel Rushin Jr
September 24, 1908 (Age 44 years)
Census April 23, 1910 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Marjorie L Gowen
September 12, 1911 (Age 46 years)
Death of a sisterMartha Elander “Mattie” Williams
October 10, 1912 (Age 48 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge N RushinSarah Leona AutryView this family
May 6, 1913 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Frank Luin Rushin Sr.
December 23, 1914 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 51 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 granddaughter
#4
Freda Evelyn Rushin
March 28, 1917 (Age 52 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge Arthur AudMartha Mae RushinView this family
April 14, 1917 (Age 52 years)
Marriage of a childRobert Benjamin “Bob” RushinMildred E “Millie” RiceView this family
June 27, 1917 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Mary Jewel Aud
December 11, 1917 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 52 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 53 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/
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Alta Mildred Rushin
January 29, 1919 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Joel Newton Rushin
February 3, 1919 (Age 54 years)
Death of a grandsonJoel Newton Rushin
April 2, 1919 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
James Joel Aud
December 30, 1919 (Age 55 years)
Census January 10, 1920 (Age 55 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Roy RushinLeoda Irene McCallumView this family
May 5, 1920 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Katherine Marie Rushin
July 8, 1920 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Lillian Alvern Rushin
June 14, 1921 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
James Roy Rushin
August 12, 1921 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Allie Marie “Tommie” Aud
October 13, 1921 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#13
Robert Richard “Bud” Rushin
October 28, 1922 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#14
Georgia Imogene “Jean” Aud
April 17, 1924 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#15
Virgil Benjamin Rushin
July 22, 1924 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#16
Dorothy Ruth Aud
February 15, 1925 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#17
Billie Donald Rushin
July 3, 1926 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#18
Mary Ella Rushin
August 15, 1928 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#19
Ralph Allen Rushin
October 28, 1928 (Age 64 years)
Death of a sonJohn Roy Rushin
September 19, 1929 (Age 65 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 65 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 2, 1930 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a grandson
#20
Paul Ray Rushin
January 2, 1931 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a grandson
#21
Robert Wylie Rushin
December 7, 1931 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a grandson
#22
Joe Arthur Aud
February 11, 1933 (Age 68 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#23
Annamae Elane Rushin
February 14, 1933 (Age 68 years)
Death of a sonGeorge N Rushin
January 11, 1934 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a grandson
#24
Jackie Doyle Rushin
June 25, 1935 (Age 70 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#25
Martha Lawana Aud
about 1935 (Age 70 years)
Birth of a grandson
#26
Kenneth Joe Rushin
July 5, 1938 (Age 73 years)
Census May 2, 1940 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 77 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
Death September 11, 1945 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cochran Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1863Missouri, United States
21 months
herself
4 years
younger sister
Mother’s family with Cornelius Lewis - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: September 1, 1870Butler, Missouri, United States
9 years
half-brother
Daniel Joel Lewis
Birth: August 1879 49 32Butler, Missouri, United States
Death:
Family with Joel Rushin Jr - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: August 22, 1880Butler, Missouri, United States
7 years
daughter
Maude Lee Rushin
Birth: August 19, 1887 26 22Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: May 22, 1956Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
son
John Roy Rushin
Birth: December 25, 1889 28 25Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: September 19, 1929
4 years
son
4 years
son
4 years
daughter
4 years
son
Armon Lester Rushin
Birth: June 13, 1906 44 41Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: January 2, 1964Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Emalissa E Kittrell - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Williams, Emma Ehead23FWMO
Williams, Marydaughter5FWMO
Williams, Marthadaughter2FWMO

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Cornelius Lewis - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Lewis, CorneliusWM50headMFarmerMONCKY
Lewis, EmalissyWF33wifeMKeeping HouseMOMOTN
Lewis, BenjminWM25sonSWorks on farmMOMOTN
Lewis, James MWM17sonSWorks on farmMOMOMO
Lewis, Daniel JoelWM10mAugsonSMOMOMO
Williams, Mary WF15wifes daughterSAt homeMOTNMO
Williams, Martha WF12wifes daughterSAt homeMOMOMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Mary Elizabeth Williams - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Rushin, MaryheadFW45Wd126MOMOMOWash womanIn City
Rushin, Johnie RsonMW20SMOMOMONight WatchmanFactory
Rushin, GeorgesonMW16SMOMOMOLaborerIn Lumber Mill
Rushin, Robert BsonMW12SMOMOMO
Rushin, Martha MdaughterFW7SMOMOMO
Rushin, Armon LsonMW4SMOMOMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Mary Elizabeth Williams - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Rushin, Mary EheadFW55WdMOMoMOLaborerGeneral Home ?
Rushin, LestersonMW13SMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Mary Elizabeth Williams - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Rushin, Mary EheadFW65WdMOUSUS
Rushin, Armon LsonMW23SMOMOMOSalesmanGeneral Store

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Mary Elizabeth Williams - Household

Harviell, Butler, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Rushin, Mary EheadFW75WdMOHarviellButlerMO
Ponder, Leonadaughter in lawFW46MMOSame HouseButlerMo
Rushin, Mary Egarnd daughterMW11SMOSame HouseButlerMO
Rushin, Robert Wgrand sonMW8SMOSame HouseButlerMO