The Shemwell Family

Maude Lee RushinAge: 68 years18871956

Name
Maude Lee Rushin
Given names
Maude Lee
Surname
Rushin
Married name
Maude Lee Gowen
Birth August 19, 1887 26 22
Birth of a brotherJohn Roy Rushin
December 25, 1889 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherGeorge N Rushin
January 28, 1894 (Age 6 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Ann Floyd
December 3, 1895 (Age 8 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJoel Rushin
February 3, 1896 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert Benjamin “Bob” Rushin
January 17, 1898 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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 sisterMartha Mae Rushin
June 18, 1902 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a brotherArmon Lester Rushin
June 13, 1906 (Age 18 years)
MarriageWesley Darwin GowenView this family
October 19, 1907 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Eunice Eugene Gowen
June 9, 1908 (Age 20 years)
Death of a fatherJoel Rushin Jr
September 24, 1908 (Age 21 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Marjorie L Gowen
September 12, 1911 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 28 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 29 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 30 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 February 4, 1920 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Thomas Wesley Pennington
July 28, 1929 (Age 41 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Roy Rushin
September 19, 1929 (Age 42 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 42 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 10, 1930 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Flora Loretta Pennington
September 13, 1933 (Age 46 years)
Death of a brotherGeorge N Rushin
January 11, 1934 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childMartin Luther KiserMarjorie L GowenView this family
February 28, 1935 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Johnnie Lee Pennington
February 28, 1936 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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 of a motherMary Elizabeth Williams
September 11, 1945 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 62 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 58 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 May 22, 1956 (Age 68 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cochran Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 22, 1880Butler, Missouri, United States
7 years
herself
Maude Lee Rushin
Birth: August 19, 1887 26 22Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: May 22, 1956Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger brother
John Roy Rushin
Birth: December 25, 1889 28 25Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: September 19, 1929
4 years
younger brother
4 years
younger brother
4 years
younger sister
4 years
younger brother
Armon Lester Rushin
Birth: June 13, 1906 44 41Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: January 2, 1964Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Family with Wesley Darwin Gowen - View this family
husband
Wesley Darwin Gowen
Birth: July 29, 1884White, Illinois, United States
Death: January 9, 1972Butler, Missouri, United States
herself
Maude Lee Rushin
Birth: August 19, 1887 26 22Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: May 22, 1956Butler, Missouri, United States
Marriage: October 19, 1907Butler, Missouri, United States
8 months
daughter
3 years
daughter
Marjorie L Gowen
Birth: September 12, 1911 27 24Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: September 6, 1992Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

Maude Lee Rushin has 10 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Wesley Darwin Gowen - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Gowen, DarwinheadMW25M11ILTNINFarmerGeneral Farm
Gowen, MaudewifeFW23M1111MOILIL
Gowen, EunicedaughterFW1-10mSMOILMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Wesley Darwin Gowen - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Gowen, Wesley DheadMW34MILTNINFarm LaborerHome Farm
Gowen, MaudewifeFW31MMOILMO
Gowen, EunicedaughterFW11SMOILMO
Gowen, MarjoriedaughterFW8SMOILMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Wesley Darwin Gowen - Household

Country Road Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Gowen, Wesley DheadMW44M23ILUSINFasrmerGeneral Farm
Gowen, Maude LwifeFW42M19MOUSMO
Gowen, Marjorie LdaughterFW18SMOILMO