The Shemwell Family

Pauline Ann “Polly” FordAge: 94 years18691964

Name
Pauline Ann “Polly” Ford
Given names
Pauline Ann
Surname
Ford
Married name
Pauline Ann Redwine
Nickname
Polly
Birth May 10, 1869
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869

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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 8 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriagePleasant Monroe RedwineView this family
March 3, 1887 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Aaron Monroe Redwine
November 30, 1888 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Norman Clint Redwine
August 11, 1890 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Walter Amos Redwine
January 8, 1896 (Age 26 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 19, 1900 (Age 31 years)
Marriage of a childAaron Monroe RedwineIda Francis StarkeyView this family
December 25, 1909 (Age 40 years)
Census April 29, 1910 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Phoebia Irene Redwine
October 30, 1910 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 46 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a husbandPleasant Monroe Redwine
January 14, 1918 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 47 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 48 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
#2
Mary Lois Redwine
April 11, 1919 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childNorman Clint RedwineLula Elizabeth KnoxView this family
August 12, 1919 (Age 50 years)
Census January 15, 1920 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Pleasant Ray Redwine
April 23, 1920 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Rita LaVaughn Redwine
September 14, 1922 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childWalter Amos RedwineOnagene Yvonne PopplewellView this family
December 4, 1922 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Juanita Gene Redwine
May 5, 1923 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
William Oliver Redwine
November 7, 1923 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Gerald Walter Redwine
July 27, 1925 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Burnice Norma Redwine
April 13, 1926 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Mary Lela Redwine
August 29, 1927 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 60 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 12, 1930 (Age 60 years)
Note: Arkansas State Hospital for Nervous Diseases
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 70 years)
Note: State Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Benton Unit
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 72 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
Census April 15, 1950 (Age 80 years)
Note: Inmate Benton State Hospital
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 80 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 76 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 January 17, 1964 (Age 94 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Union Chapel Cemetery
Family with Pleasant Monroe Redwine - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: March 3, 1887Benton, Arkansas, United States
21 months
son
Aaron Monroe Redwine
Birth: November 30, 1888 35 19Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 7, 1966Sacramento, California, United States
20 months
son
5 years
son
Walter Amos Redwine
Birth: January 8, 1896 42 26Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 21, 1983Meadow Vista, Placer, California, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Pleasant Monroe Redwine - Household

Carroll, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Redwine, Pleasant MheadWMApr185644M13NCNCNCfarmer
Redwine, Pollie AwifeWFMay187030M1343ARVATN
Redwine, MonroesonWMNov188811SARNCAR
Redwine, Norman RsonWMAug18918SARNCAR
Redwine, WaltersonWMJan18964SARNCAR

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Pleasant Monroe Redwine - Household

Cedar, Carroll, Arkansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Redwine, PleasantheadMW54M124NCNCNCFarmerGeneral Farm
Redwine, Polly AwifeFW40M12443ARVATN
Redwine, Aaron MsonMW22M17mARNCARLaborerHome Farm
Redwine, NormansonMW19SARNCARLaborerHome Farm
Redwine, WaltersonMW14SARNCAR
Redwine, Ida Fdaughter in lawFW18M17mARIAAR

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Pauline Ann “Polly” Ford - Household

Cedar, Carroll, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Redwine, Pauline AheadFW50WdARVATN
Redwine, Walter AsonMW24SARNCARFarmerStock Farm

Census
Arkansas State Hospital for Nervous Diseases
Census
State Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Benton Unit
Census
Inmate Benton State Hospital