The Shemwell Family

Marion Wilson HelmAge: 86 years18441930

Name
Marion Wilson Helm
Given names
Marion Wilson
Surname
Helm
Birth April 23, 1844
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 20 months)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 12 years)

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 16 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
MarriageMartha Jane EmersonView this family
March 1, 1866 (Age 21 years)
Note: Marriage info found at findagrave site
Birth of a daughter
#1
Rosa Ella Helm
November 24, 1866 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 22 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 22 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 24 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
Birth of a daughter
#2
Frances Elizabeth Helm
March 11, 1872 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 33 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
#3
Eldora Florence Helm
October 15, 1879 (Age 35 years)
Census June 12, 1880 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Thomas Henry Helm
March 25, 1883 (Age 38 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Joshua EppsFrances Elizabeth HelmView this family
December 26, 1889 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childStephens Alonza Conner EppsRosa Ella HelmView this family
November 23, 1890 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Asa Arthur Epps
October 2, 1891 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
William Byrd Epps
February 4, 1894 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Cloyd Rose Epps
December 19, 1894 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Chlorus Marion Epps
October 31, 1896 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Freddie Epps
about 1898 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 53 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
Death of a grandsonFreddie Epps
before 1900 (Age 55 years)
Note: In the 1900 census, Stephen and Rosa Epps were listed as have bore 4 children with 3 still living. The living children would have been Asa, William, and Chlorus. It is presumed that Freddie had died before 1900. He would have been born after Stephen/Rosa's wedding in 1890. The name "Freddie" came from a Helm family member from FamilySearch.
Census June 15, 1900 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Lawrence Carroll Epps
February 5, 1901 (Age 56 years)
Death of a wifeMartha Jane Emerson
June 7, 1903 (Age 59 years)
Marriage of a childThomas Henry HelmMaggie RogersView this family
January 26, 1904 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Walter Lee Helm
October 31, 1904 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Claude Helm
March 15, 1906 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
Claude Helm
March 15, 1906 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
Wallas Morgan Epps
January 3, 1908 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Rosa Grace Epps
June 8, 1911 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 71 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 72 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 73 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 grandsonAsa Arthur Epps
November 6, 1922 (Age 78 years)
Death of a grandsonChlorus Marion Epps
September 21, 1923 (Age 79 years)
Death of a grandsonWallas Morgan Epps
June 13, 1925 (Age 81 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 85 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 23, 1930 (Age 86 years)
Death July 16, 1930 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Black Creek Cemetery
Family with Martha Jane Emerson - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: March 1, 1866Johnson, Illinois, United States
9 months
daughter
5 years
daughter
8 years
daughter
Eldora Florence Helm
Birth: October 15, 1879 35 35Missouri, United States
Death: May 14, 1960Missouri, United States
3 years
son
Thomas Henry Helm
Birth: March 25, 1883 38 39Missouri, United States
Death: June 4, 1966Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

No family available

Marriage
Marriage info found at findagrave site
Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Marion Wilson Helm - Household

ED 13 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Helm, MarionWM35headMFarmerTNTNIL
Helm, Martha TWF36wifeMKeeping HouseILTNIL
Helm, Rosa EWF13daughterSAt HomeILTNIL
Helm, Edger DWM11SONSAt HomeILTNIL
Helm, Frances EWF9daughterSAt HomeMOTNIL
Helm, Melvina VWF5daughterSAt HomeMOTNIL
Helm, EldoraWF0 years 7 monthsOctdaughterSAt HomeMOTNIL

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Marion Wilson Helm - Household

ED 12 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Helm, Marion WheadWMApr184555M34TNTNTNLaborer0YesYesYesOFF
Helm, Martha JwifeWFDec184357M3465ILTNKYYesYesYes
Helm, Henry TsonWMMar188317SMOTNILAT SchoolYesYesYes

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Frances Elizabeth Helm - Household

ED 19 Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Epps, William JheadO2000NoMW62M23NoYesMOMOMOYesCommon LaborerHandle MillWYes
Epps, FannywifeFW58M17NoYesMOTNILYesNone
Helm, Marionfather-in-lawMW84WdNoYesTNTNTNYesNoneRetired