The Shemwell Family

Lillie Catherine “Kate” KoontzAge: 95 years18731968

Name
Lillie Catherine “Kate” Koontz
Given names
Lillie Catherine
Surname
Koontz
Nickname
Kate
Married name
Lillie Catherine Jordan
Birth September 12, 1873 32 22
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 4 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 brotherJohn W Koontz
about 1880 (Age 6 years)
Marriage of a parentEdward PerkinsMary Elizabeth “Lizzie” FrostView this family
May 24, 1884 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a half-sisterMyrtle Lena Massey
September 15, 1885 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a half-sisterMyrtle Lena Massey
September 15, 1885 (Age 12 years)
Marriage of a parentJames Kindred MasseyMary Elizabeth “Lizzie” FrostView this family
July 3, 1890 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a half-sisterIvy Maude Massey
November 17, 1890 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a half-brotherSamuel Edward Massey
August 25, 1894 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 24 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
Death of a brotherJohn W Koontz
before 1900 (Age 26 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 42 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 43 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 44 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/
Death of a fatherAdam P Koontz
January 29, 1926 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 56 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 of a motherMary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Frost
November 30, 1929 (Age 56 years)
Cause: Elremia
Death of a half-sisterMyrtle Lena Massey
July 13, 1939 (Age 65 years)
Death of a half-sisterMyrtle Lena Massey
July 13, 1939 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 68 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 76 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
Death of a sisterRosa Alice Koontz
October 7, 1954 (Age 81 years)
Burial of a sisterRosa Alice Koontz
October 9, 1954 (Age 81 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Salem Cemetery
Death of a half-brotherSamuel Edward Massey
November 19, 1957 (Age 84 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 72 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 November 5, 1968 (Age 95 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Roselawn Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
Adam P Koontz
Birth: September 13, 1840Bremen, Marshall, Indiana, United States
Death: January 29, 1926Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
mother
Marriage: before 1870
9 months
elder sister
Rosa Alice Koontz
Birth: September 25, 1870 30 19Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 7, 1954Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
3 years
herself
Lillie Catherine “Kate” Koontz
Birth: September 12, 1873 32 22Bremen, Marshall, Indiana, United States
Death: November 5, 1968Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
7 years
younger brother
John W Koontz
Birth: about 1880 39 28Marion, Tennessee, United States
Death: before 1900
Mother’s family with Edward Perkins - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: May 24, 1884Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
16 months
half-sister
Myrtle Lena Massey
Adoption:
Birth: September 15, 1885Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 13, 1939Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Mother’s family with James Kindred Massey - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: July 3, 1890Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
-5 years
half-sister
Myrtle Lena Massey
Adoption:
Birth: September 15, 1885Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 13, 1939Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
5 years
half-sister
Ivy Maude Massey
Birth: November 17, 1890 45 39Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 17, 1973Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
4 years
half-brother
Samuel Edward Massey
Birth: August 25, 1894 49 42Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 19, 1957San Diego, San Diego, California, United States

Lillie Catherine “Kate” Koontz has 9 first cousins recorded