Mary Susan “Susie” ShemwellAge: 72 years1873–1946
- Name
- Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell
- Given names
- Mary Susan
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Mary Susan Sights
- Married name
- Mary Susan Ross
- Nickname
- Susie
 Birth | November 6, 1873 32 28 |
 Birth of a brother | William Hedger Shemwell October 2, 1876 (Age 2 years) |
 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 sister | Lula Shemwell August 1879 (Age 5 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Green Shemwell after May 1884 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah A Ralston September 24, 1886 (Age 12 years) |
 Marriage | James Mathew Sights — View this family January 7, 1892 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Effie R Sights November 1892 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Herman Russel Sights estimated March 1896 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Blanche H Sights April 29, 1898 (Age 24 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 |
| Birth of a son #4 | Ashford Rankin Sights April 20, 1903 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a husband | James Mathew Sights September 24, 1906 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 36 years) |
| Marriage | Edward Alexander Ross — View this family August 23, 1910 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a father | Joseph A Shemwell after 1910 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Homer Alston Ross October 6, 1912 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a son | Homer Alston Ross October 1, 1913 (Age 39 years) |
| Burial of a son | Homer Alston Ross October 7, 1913 (Age 39 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Valley Cemetery |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Madge Lucille Ross October 2, 1914 (Age 40 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Jessie Hampton Brooks — Blanche H Sights — View this family December 26, 1918 (Age 45 years) |
| 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/ |
| Census | February 8, 1920 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a husband | Edward Alexander Ross January 28, 1927 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 55 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 17, 1930 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Ashford Lee Book September 12, 1936 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Charles Rayburn Book June 18, 1938 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a son | Herman Russel Sights March 2, 1939 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Henry Edward Book December 9, 1941 (Age 68 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 | 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 | September 2, 1946 (Age 72 years) |
 Burial | September 2, 1946 (on the date of death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Valley Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joseph A Shemwell Birth: June 6, 1841 22 18 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1910 |
| mother |
Sarah A Ralston Birth: 1845 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 24, 1886 — Barren, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| herself |
Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell Birth: November 6, 1873 32 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 2, 1946 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
William Hedger Shemwell Birth: October 2, 1876 35 31 — Marion, Kentucky, United States Death: December 26, 1949 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Lula Shemwell Birth: August 1879 38 34 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Family with James Mathew Sights |
| husband |
James Mathew Sights Birth: October 3, 1869 30 32 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 24, 1906 |
| herself |
Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell Birth: November 6, 1873 32 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 2, 1946 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 7, 1892 — Niagara, Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months daughter |
Effie R Sights Birth: November 1892 23 18 Death: April 24, 1980 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Herman Russel Sights Birth: estimated March 1896 26 22 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: March 2, 1939 |
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2 years daughter |
Blanche H Sights Birth: April 29, 1898 28 24 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: September 10, 1972 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years son |
Ashford Rankin Sights Birth: April 20, 1903 33 29 Death: August 11, 1985 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Edward Alexander Ross |
| husband |
Edward Alexander Ross Birth: March 9, 1867 — Illinois, United States Death: January 28, 1927 |
| herself |
Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell Birth: November 6, 1873 32 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 2, 1946 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: August 23, 1910 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Homer Alston Ross Birth: October 6, 1912 45 38 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: October 1, 1913 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Madge Lucille Ross Birth: October 2, 1914 47 40 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: October 11, 1998 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell has 45 first cousins recorded
Father's family (45)
Parents John Andrew Harris + George Ann Shemwell
Parents Samuel Vanmeter Shemwell + Mary S Troutt
Parents James Lafayette Gilliam Sr. + Columbia Jane Shemwell
Parents William Rastus “Raz” Harris + Mary Ann Shemwell
Parents William Luther Shemwell + Lucy M Gilliam
Parents William McKinley Shemwell + Sarah Permelia Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Joseph A. Shemwell - Household
Roseville, Barren, KY
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Mary Susan Shemwell - Household
Hebbardsville, Henderson, KY
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Edward Alexander Ross - Household
Niagra Rd. Hebbardsville, Henderson, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell - Household
Coraville Road Hebbardsville, Henderson, Kentucky
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