The Shemwell Family

Penick P ChristianAge: 70 years18671937

Name
Penick P Christian
Given names
Penick P
Surname
Christian
Birth February 1867 32 29
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterLillie Floyd Christian
July 18, 1869 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 23 months)

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
Census October 8, 1870 (Age 3 years)
Death of a sisterLillie Floyd Christian
February 4, 1871 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherNicholas Christian
March 15, 1872 (Age 5 years)
Note: Obituary
Birth of a sisterMinnie Bett Christian
January 13, 1874 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterHassie John Christian
May 15, 1877 (Age 10 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah “Sally” Shemwell
October 1877 (Age 10 years)
Cause: Died of Dropsy
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 10 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 sisterMinnie Bett Christian
July 20, 1879 (Age 12 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Samuel Christian
January 25, 1880 (Age 12 years)
Census June 13, 1880 (Age 13 years)
MarriageGillie V SneadView this family
1893 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Euba “Minnie” Christian
January 24, 1894 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 31 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 daughter
#2
Ladie Lou Christian
January 1900 (Age 32 years)
Census June 5, 1900 (Age 33 years)
Census April 27, 1910 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Douglas Clark Foster
August 26, 1912 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childHarvey Benjamin FosterEuba “Minnie” ChristianView this family
about 1912 (Age 44 years)

Death of a motherElizabeth Ann Floyd
October 14, 1914 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Harvey Hugh Foster
June 15, 1916 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 48 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
#3
Edmond Dorris “Dobby” Foster
September 3, 1917 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 49 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 50 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 January 6, 1920 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
James Madison “Matt” Foster
February 15, 1921 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Roberta Tomerlin
January 27, 1923 (Age 55 years)
Death of a granddaughterRoberta Tomerlin
January 28, 1923 (Age 55 years)
Death of a daughterLadie Lou Christian
January 31, 1923 (Age 55 years)
Cause: Influenza
Birth of a grandson
#6
Delma Durwood Foster
July 28, 1923 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Mary Virginia Foster
May 26, 1924 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Wallace Waddell Scott Foster
March 17, 1928 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 62 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 7, 1930 (Age 63 years)
Death of a brotherKennelly Kevil “Kenny” Christian
April 19, 1932 (Age 65 years)
Death of a sisterCora Lee Christian
April 14, 1935 (Age 68 years)
Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Death September 27, 1937 (Age 70 years)
Cause of death: chronic myocarditis
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 10, 1857Todd, Kentucky, United States
19 months
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
Sally Lue Christian
Birth: March 25, 1861 26 23Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 26, 1861Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
17 months
elder brother
Samuel Wiley Christian
Birth: August 1862 28 24Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 15, 1940Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder sister
3 years
himself
Penick P Christian
Birth: February 1867 32 29Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 27, 1937Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger sister
Lillie Floyd Christian
Birth: July 18, 1869 35 31Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 4, 1871Todd, Kentucky, United States
5 years
younger sister
Minnie Bett Christian
Birth: January 13, 1874 39 36Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 20, 1879Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger sister
Family with Gillie V Snead - View this family
himself
Penick P Christian
Birth: February 1867 32 29Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 27, 1937Christian, Kentucky, United States
wife
Marriage: 1893Todd, Kentucky, United States
13 months
daughter
6 years
daughter
Ladie Lou Christian
Birth: January 1900 32 22Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 31, 1923Todd, Kentucky, United States

Penick P Christian has 18 first cousins recorded

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - John Samuel Christian - Household

Sharon, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Christian, John Shead36MWFarmerKY
Christian, Elizabeth Awife33FWKeeping HouseKY
Christian, Kinnyson11MWFarm LaborerKY
Christian, Samuel Wson8MWKY
Christian, Cora Ldaughter6FWKY
Christian, Penick Pson3MWKY
Christian, Lillie Fdaughter1FWKY

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth Ann Floyd - Household

Sharon, Todd, Kentucky

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Christian, Elizabeth AWF43headWdKeeping HouseKY
Christian, Kenney KWM21sonSFarmerKYKYKY
Christian, Samuel WWM18sonSLaborerKYKYKY
Christian, Cora LWF16daughterSAt HomeKYKYKY
Christian, Penick PWM14sonSLaborerKYKYKY
Christian, HassieWF3daughterSKYKYKY

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Penick P Christian - Household

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Christian, Penick PheadWMFeb186733M7KYKYKYFarmer
Christian, Gillie VwifeWFJun187722M732KYKYKY
Christian, Minnie EdaughterWFJan18946MKYKYKY
Christian, Ladie LdaughterWFJan19004mSKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Penick P Christian - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Christian, Penick PheadMW43M117KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farming
Christian, Gillie VwifeFW32M1732KYKYKY
Christian, Ladie LdaughterFW10SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Penick P Christian - Household

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Christian, PenickheadMW52MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Christian, GilliewifeFW42MKYKYKY
Christian, LadydaughterFW19SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Penick P Christian - Household

Elkton & Sharon Grove Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Christian, Penick PheadMW63M26KYKYKYFarmingGeneral Farm
Christian, Gillie VwifeFW52M16KYKYKY