The Shemwell Family

Nellie Wilmarth1889

Name
Nellie Wilmarth
Given names
Nellie
Surname
Wilmarth
Birth February 1889 30 41
Birth of a sisterNora May Wilmarth
January 5, 1891 (Age 23 months)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 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 12, 1900 (Age 11 years)
Census April 21, 1910 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 26 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 maternal grandmotherEliza F Valdenar
October 12, 1917 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 27 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 28 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 motherMinerva Martin
June 2, 1924 (Age 35 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 40 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 fatherLuman A Wilmarth
February 20, 1941 (Age 52 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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
Death of a sisterNora May Wilmarth
August 29, 1953 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 60 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 56 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
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Marriage: October 24, 1882Harris, Texas, United States
21 months
elder brother
5 years
herself
23 months
younger sister
Nora May Wilmarth
Birth: January 5, 1891 32 43Missouri, United States
Death: August 29, 1953Cooper, Missouri, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Luman A Wilmarth - Household

Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Wilmarth, Luman AheadWMAug185841M28MOVTNYfarmer
Wilmarth, MinervawifeWFDec184851M2833MOMOMD
Wilmarth, FranksonWMJul188415STXMOMOfarm laborer
Wilmarth, NelliedaughterWFFeb188911SMOMOMO
Wilmarth, NoradaughterWFJan18919SMOMOMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Luman A Wilmarth - Household

Cooper, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Wilmarth, Luman AheadMW51M27MOVTNYfarmer
Wilmarth, MinervawifeFW61M2733MOMOMD
Wilmarth, NelliedaughterFW21SMOMOMO
Wilmarth, NoradaughterFW19SMOMOMO