The Shemwell Family

Name
Harriet Lear “Hattie” Power
Given names
Harriet Lear
Surname
Power
Married name
Harriet Lear Burch
Nickname
Hattie
Birth February 2, 1870 48 40
Census July 16, 1870 (Age 5 months)
Death of a sisterMary Elizabeth Power
before 1871 (Age 10 months)
Death of a fatherJohn Wesley Power
April 21, 1871 (Age 14 months)
Birth of a sisterAlice Power
1872 (Age 22 months)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 7 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 3, 1880 (Age 10 years)
Death of a sisterLouisa L Power
after 1886 (Age 15 years)
MarriageAugustus Turner BurchView this family
September 1, 1889 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Rena Aita Burch
September 5, 1891 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Elmer Augustus Burch
December 18, 1892 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#3
John Robert Burch
July 13, 1895 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Alvin Sylvester “Dewey” Burch
December 22, 1897 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 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 14, 1900 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Elva Elizabeth Burch
March 19, 1901 (Age 31 years)
Associate: Mary Olive Burch
Birth of a daughter
#6
Mary Olive Burch
March 19, 1901 (Age 31 years)
Associate: Elva Elizabeth Burch
Birth of a son
#7
Loyd Llewellyn Burch
January 28, 1904 (Age 33 years)
Death of a motherMary Anna Lear
September 27, 1908 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Martha Leona Burch
July 17, 1909 (Age 39 years)
Census May 3, 1910 (Age 40 years)
Marriage of a childLloyd William MorrisonRena Aita BurchView this family
June 12, 1912 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Evelyn Lorene Morrison
January 18, 1914 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 45 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 grandson
#2
Milton Lloyd Morrison
September 23, 1917 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 46 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 47 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/
Marriage of a childJohn Robert BurchIda M HumphreyView this family
about 1919 (Age 48 years)

Marriage of a childAlvin Sylvester “Dewey” BurchEstella Violet VanBuskirkView this family
about 1919 (Age 48 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Franklin Power
April 20, 1919 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childJames Carlyle AndersonElva Elizabeth BurchView this family
October 22, 1919 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childEdward Bufford TolleMary Olive BurchView this family
October 22, 1919 (Age 49 years)
Census January 10, 1920 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Mildred Mae “Mickey” Morrison
January 24, 1920 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Mary Elizabeth Burch
March 31, 1920 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Harold Warren Anderson
November 7, 1920 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Kenneth Leroy Morrison
February 8, 1921 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Marcell Alvin Burch
March 12, 1921 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Dorothy Doreen Tolle
November 18, 1921 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Audrey Louise Anderson
December 23, 1922 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
Donald Augustus Burch
April 20, 1923 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
Dale LeRoy Burch
September 14, 1925 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#12
Lloyd Dewayne Burch
February 6, 1926 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#13
Loren Elmer Burch
June 1, 1926 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childLoyd Llewellyn BurchPauline E FergusonView this family
about 1926 (Age 55 years)

Birth of a grandson
#14
Edward Thayne Tolle
January 8, 1927 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#15
Lois Marie Burch
July 11, 1927 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#16
Marjie La Rose Burch
January 15, 1928 (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childAlvin Sylvester “Dewey” BurchMae Agnus SmartView this family
August 20, 1928 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 59 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
Birth of a grandson
#17
Willard Robert “Billie” Tolle
December 10, 1929 (Age 59 years)
Census April 13, 1930 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#18
Robert Lee “Bob” Burch
July 26, 1932 (Age 62 years)
Death of a brotherHenry Clay Power
October 4, 1932 (Age 62 years)
Death of a husbandAugustus Turner Burch
December 31, 1937 (Age 67 years)
Census April 15, 1940 (Age 70 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Lear Power
June 16, 1942 (Age 72 years)
Death of a grandsonHarold Warren Anderson
February 2, 1944 (Age 74 years)
Death of a sonElmer Augustus Burch
December 19, 1944 (Age 74 years)
Death of a sonAlvin Sylvester “Dewey” Burch
August 28, 1945 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 71 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
Marriage of a childLoyd Llewellyn BurchBeatrice J NordstrumView this family
about 1946 (Age 75 years)

Birth of a grandson
#19
Ronald Dean Burch
March 17, 1947 (Age 77 years)
Census April 7, 1950 (Age 80 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 79 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 75 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 October 27, 1959 (Age 89 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Valley View Memorial Cemetery
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