The Shemwell Family

Charles “Charley” ReedAge: 63 years18721935

Name
Charles “Charley” Reed
Given names
Charles
Surname
Reed
Nickname
Charley
Birth September 18, 1872 45 37
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 5 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Shemwell
February 22, 1879 (Age 6 years)
Note: Newspaper Abstracts of Graves County, Kentucky
Death of a half-sisterRebecca E Reed
October 1879 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterMilie Reed
February 1880 (Age 7 years)
Census June 11, 1880 (Age 7 years)
Death of a half-brotherWilliam Robert Reed
January 28, 1888 (Age 15 years)

Death of a half-sisterMary E “Polly” Reed
March 11, 1889 (Age 16 years)
Death of a fatherMilus G Reed
May 15, 1890 (Age 17 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Reed
after May 1890 (Age 17 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 25 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 5, 1900 (Age 27 years)
MarriageBrintie A BurkhartView this family
September 13, 1905 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ethel Reed
July 17, 1906 (Age 33 years)
Death of a daughterEthel Reed
July 7, 1908 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Latha Amelia Reed
February 23, 1910 (Age 37 years)
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mary Elizabeth Reed
April 15, 1916 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 43 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 44 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 45 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 half-brotherJames Winfred Reed
May 23, 1919 (Age 46 years)
Census January 13, 1920 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 57 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 2, 1930 (Age 57 years)
Death of a half-sisterAlmira Reed
July 12, 1930 (Age 57 years)
Death of a half-sisterIzora Reed
July 12, 1933 (Age 60 years)
Death October 26, 1935 (Age 63 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Clarks River Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: May 12, 1865Marshall, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder sister
2 years
elder sister
Sarah Reed
Birth: 1869 41 34Kentucky, United States
Death: after May 1890
21 months
elder sister
Amelia Reed
Birth: September 22, 1870 43 35Kentucky, United States
Death: September 8, 1940Graves, Kentucky, United States
2 years
himself
Charles “Charley” Reed
Birth: September 18, 1872 45 37Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 26, 1935Graves, Kentucky, United States
7 years
younger sister
Milie Reed
Birth: February 1880 52 45Kentucky, United States
Death: October 9, 1967Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Owens - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: November 13, 1849Marshall, Kentucky, United States
11 months
half-sister
Izora Reed
Birth: October 18, 1850 23 16Kentucky, United States
Death: July 12, 1933Marshall, Kentucky, United States
20 months
half-brother
4 years
half-sister
13 months
half-sister
Rebecca E Reed
Birth: about 1856 28 22Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 1879Marshall, Kentucky, United States
3 years
half-brother
2 years
half-brother
John N Reed
Birth: February 1, 1861 33 27Kentucky, United States
Death:
23 months
half-sister
Almira Reed
Birth: January 1, 1863 35 29Kentucky, United States
Death: July 12, 1930Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Family with Brintie A Burkhart - View this family
himself
Charles “Charley” Reed
Birth: September 18, 1872 45 37Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 26, 1935Graves, Kentucky, United States
wife
Marriage: September 13, 1905Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
10 months
daughter
Ethel Reed
Birth: July 17, 1906 33 25Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 7, 1908Graves, Kentucky, United States
4 years
daughter
Latha Amelia Reed
Birth: February 23, 1910 37 28Kentucky, United States
Death: August 7, 1969Kaler, Graves, Kentucky, United States
6 years
daughter
Mary Elizabeth Reed
Birth: April 15, 1916 43 34Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 27, 1999Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States

Charles “Charley” Reed has 26 first cousins recorded

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Milus G Reed - Household

Smiths, Marshall, Kentucky

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Reed, Milus GWM53headMFarmerNCNCNC
Reed, MaryWF46wifeMKeeping houseKYTNTN
Reed, Mary EWF24daughterSAt homeKYNCKY
Reed, William RWM21sonSWorks on farmKYNCKY
Reed, John NWM19sonSWorks on farmKYNCKY
Reed, AlmiraWF16daughterSAt homeKYNCKY
Reed, DolyWF11daughterSKYNCTN
Reed, SarahWF9daughterSKYNCTN
Reed, MeeleyWF8daughterSKYNCTN
Reed, CharleyWM7sonSKYNCTN
Reed, MileyWF4mFebdaughterSKYNCTN
Smith, James AWM30son in lawWdWorks on farmKYTNTN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James A. Bohannon - Household

Marshall, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Bohannon, JamesheadWMDec187128M5KYKYKYFarmer
Bohannon, DoleywifeWFAug186732M521KYNCTN
Bohannon, CarriedaughterWFOct18981SKYKYKY
Reed, Charlesbrother in lawWMSep187227SKYNCTNDay laborer

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles “Charley” Reed - Household

Graves, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Reed, CharlieheadMW37M14KYNCKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Reed, BrintiewifeFW28M1421KYKYKY
Reed, LathadaughterFW2mSKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles “Charley” Reed - Household

Kaler Mill and Symsonia Road Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Reed, CharlieheadMW47MKYNCKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Reed, Brintie AwifeFW38MKYKYKY
Reed, Latha AdaughterFW9SKYKYKY
Reed, Mary EdaughterFW3-8mSKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles “Charley” Reed - Household

Rayler Symsonia Road Graves, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Reed, CharlieheadMW57M33KYUSAUSAFarmerGeneral Farm
Reed, Brintie AwifeFW48M24KYKYKY
Reed, Mary EdaughterFW13SKYKYKY