The Shemwell Family

Anna Louise SmithAge: 95 years18591955

Name
Anna Louise Smith
Given names
Anna Louise
Surname
Smith
Married name
Anna Louise Macom
Birth January 18, 1859
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 7 years)
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 (Age 7 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 9 years)

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
MarriageWilliam V MacomView this family
November 28, 1875 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#1
John Nicholas Macom
March 8, 1878 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 18 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 daughter
#2
Eva C Macom
January 31, 1880 (Age 21 years)
Census June 7, 1880 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Henry Herman Macom
August 27, 1881 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Emma Marie Macom
March 9, 1883 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Clara Alfa Macom
December 31, 1884 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Fred M Macom
December 10, 1888 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Allye E Macom
March 15, 1895 (Age 36 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam V Macom
March 12, 1897 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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 13, 1900 (Age 41 years)
Census April 19, 1910 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 56 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 57 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 58 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 28, 1920 (Age 61 years)
Death of a sonFred M Macom
June 18, 1921 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 70 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 1930 (Age 71 years)
Death of a sonJohn Nicholas Macom
June 20, 1932 (Age 73 years)
Death of a sonHenry Herman Macom
November 18, 1932 (Age 73 years)
Death of a daughterClara Alfa Macom
January 21, 1938 (Age 79 years)
Census April 4, 1940 (Age 81 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 82 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 daughterEva C Macom
January 30, 1949 (Age 90 years)
Census April 1, 1950 (Age 91 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 90 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 86 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 7, 1955 (Age 95 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Poplar Bluff City Cemetery
Family with William V Macom - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 28, 1875Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
son
John Nicholas Macom
Birth: March 8, 1878 22 19Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 20, 1932St. Louis, Missouri, United States
23 months
daughter
Eva C Macom
Birth: January 31, 1880 24 21Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: January 30, 1949Butler, Missouri, United States
19 months
son
Henry Herman Macom
Birth: August 27, 1881 26 22Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: November 18, 1932Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky, United States
18 months
daughter
Emma Marie Macom
Birth: March 9, 1883 27 24Missouri, United States
Death: April 8, 1963Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
22 months
daughter
Clara Alfa Macom
Birth: December 31, 1884 29 25Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: January 21, 1938Butler, Missouri, United States
4 years
son
Fred M Macom
Birth: December 10, 1888 33 29Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 18, 1921Butler, Missouri, United States
6 years
daughter
Allye E Macom
Birth: March 15, 1895 39 36Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 12, 1982Rockwall, Texas, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William V Macom - Household

ED 11 Black River, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Macom, WilliamWM24headMFarmerMOMOMO
Macom, LouisaWF21wifeMKeeping HouseKYBavaraBavara
Macom, JohnWM2sonSMOMOKY
Macom, EvaWF0 years 4 monthsJandaughterSMOMOKY

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Anna Louise Smith - Household

ED 17 Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Macum, Annie LheadWFJan185644Wd77OHGermanyGermanyLandlord0YesYesYesOFH
Macum, John NsonWMMar187822SMOMOOHClerk Meat Market0YesYesYes
Macum, Eva CdaughterWFJan188020SMOMOOHYesYesYes
Macum, Henry HsonWMAug188118SMOMOOHSalesman Grocery0YesYesYes
Macum, EmmadaughterWFMar188317SMOMOOH0YesYesYes
Macum, Clara SdaughterWFDec188415SMOMOOHAt School8YesYesYes
Macum, FredsonWMDec188811SMOMOOHAt School8YesYesYes
Macum, AlliedaughterWFMar18955SMOMOOH

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Anna Louise Smith - Household

ED 13 Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Macom, Anna LheadFW51Wd87OHGermanyGermanyEnglishNoneYesYesOFH
Macom, HenrysonMW28SMOMOOHEnglishMerchantDry Good and GroWNo0YesYes
Macom, EvadaughterFW30Wd20MOMOOHEnglishNoneYesYes
Macom, ClaradaughterFW25SMOMOOHEnglishNoneYesYes
Macom, FredsonMW21SMOMOOHEnglishBookkeeperBankWNo0YesYes
Macom, AlliedaughterFW15SMOMOOHEnglishNoneYesYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Anna Louise Smith - Household

ED 13 Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Macom, Anna LheadOFFW61WdYesYesOHGermanyGermanGermanyGermanYesNone
Macom, HenrysonMW38SYesYesMOMOOHYesMerchantRetail GroceryOA
Macom, AlliedaughterFW24SYesYesMOMOOHYesDept ClerkCourt HouseS
Walker, Eva CdaughterFW39WdYesYesMOMOOHYesNone
Foster, EmmadaughterFW36MYesYesMOMOOHYesSalesladyRetail StoreW

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Anna Louise Smith - Household

ED 16 Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Macom, Anna LheadO5300FW71WdNoYesOHGermanyGermanyNone
Macom, JohnsonMW52SNoYesMOMOOHProprietorRetail Grocery StoreEYes
Walker, EvadaughterFW50WdNoYesMOMOOHNone
Haster, Emma MdaughterNoFW47WdNoYesMOMOOHSalesladyRetail Grocery StoreWYes

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Anna Louise Smith - Household

Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Macom, Anna LheadO5000NoFW81WdNoOH0
Walker, EvadaughterFW60SNoMO0
Macom, EarlgrandsonMW20SYesMO0
Macom, FredgrandsonMW18SYesMO0

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Anna Louise Smith - Household

Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Macom, AnnaheadFW91WdOHU
Harris, PaulinenurseFW54WdMOWK12Practical NursePrivate HomeP