The Shemwell Family

Mary Elizabeth MooreAge: 73 years18791952

Name
Mary Elizabeth Moore
Given names
Mary Elizabeth
Surname
Moore
Married name
Mary Elizabeth Epps
Married name
Mary Elizabeth Henry
Birth February 27, 1879 27 18
MarriageWilliam Carroll EppsView this family
October 22, 1892 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Myrtle Epps
April 28, 1894 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Emma Elizabeth Epps
March 8, 1896 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 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
Marriage of a parentJerome Cornwall HenryElizabeth Jane “Lizzie” HoldenView this family
December 9, 1899 (Age 20 years)
MarriageJoseph Tharp HenryView this family
January 21, 1900 (Age 20 years)
Note: Marriage info found in Obituary
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 36 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 37 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 38 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 fatherJohn Moore
May 2, 1919 (Age 40 years)
Census February 5, 1920 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 50 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 4, 1930 (Age 51 years)
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 61 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Carroll Epps
April 16, 1940 (Age 61 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Holden
January 1, 1944 (Age 64 years)
Death of a husbandJoseph Tharp Henry
January 22, 1945 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 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
Event
Joseph Tharp Henry
January 29, 1945 (Age 65 years)
Census April 11, 1950 (Age 71 years)
Death of a daughterEmma Elizabeth Epps
June 21, 1950 (Age 71 years)
Death October 21, 1952 (Age 73 years)
Obituary
Mary E Henry Obituary
October 23, 1952 (2 days after death)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 70 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 66 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
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hewitt Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1878Texas, United States
14 months
herself
Mary Elizabeth Moore
Birth: February 27, 1879 27 18Coryell, Texas, United States
Death: October 21, 1952Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Mother’s family with Jerome Cornwall Henry - View this family
step-father
Jerome Cornwall Henry
Adoption: 1870Oklahoma, United States
Birth: June 1860Alabama, United States
Death: between 1920 and 1930Oklahoma, United States
mother
Marriage: December 9, 1899Carter, Oklahoma, United States
Family with William Carroll Epps - View this family
husband
herself
Mary Elizabeth Moore
Birth: February 27, 1879 27 18Coryell, Texas, United States
Death: October 21, 1952Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: October 22, 1892Cooke, Texas, United States
18 months
daughter
Myrtle Epps
Birth: April 28, 1894 32 15Brock, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
Death: August 17, 1957Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
22 months
daughter
Emma Elizabeth Epps
Birth: March 8, 1896 33 17Oklahoma, United States
Death: June 21, 1950Oklahoma, United States
Family with Joseph Tharp Henry - View this family
husband
Joseph Tharp Henry
Birth: November 6, 1869 51 32Missouri, United States
Death: January 22, 1945Wilson, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
herself
Mary Elizabeth Moore
Birth: February 27, 1879 27 18Coryell, Texas, United States
Death: October 21, 1952Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: January 21, 1900Oklahoma, United States
William Carroll Epps + Josephine Bessie - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: about 1904Texas, United States

Marriage
Marriage info found in Obituary
Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Tharp Henry - Household

ED 52 Lone Grove, Carter, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Henery, JoeheadMW40M111MOMOKYEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmEmpYesYesRF
Henery, MarywifeFW31M21165TXMSOKEnglishNoneYesYes
Epps, Myrtle(step) daughterFW15STXMOTXEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Epps, Emma(step) daughterFW14STXMOTXEnglishNoneYesYesNo
Henry, Tonnie FsonMW9STXMOTXEnglishNoneYesYes
Henry, Johnnie EsonMW7STXMOTXEnglishNoneYes
Henry, Mabel LavadadaughterFW1STXMOTXNone
Henry, Elizabeth Janesister (in-law)FW49M21051TXMSGermanyEnglishNone
Henry, J CbrotherMW50M110MOMOKYEnglishNone

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Tharp Henry - Household

ED 57 Morgan, Carter, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Henry, Joseph TheadRMW49MYesYesMOMOTXYesFarmGeneral FarmEmp
Henry, Mary EwifeFW40MYesYesTXMSTXYesNone
Henry, Tom FsonMW19SNoNoNoOKMOTXYesLaborerHome Farm
Henry, John EsonMW17SYesYesYesOKMOTXYesLaborerHome Farm
Henry, Mable LdaughterFW11SYesYesYesOKMOTXYesNone
Henry, Lillian CdaughterFW8SYesNoNoOKMOTXYes
Henry, Goldie FdaughterFW3 years 4 monthsSOKMOTXYes
Henry, Annie CdaughterFW0 years 7 monthsSOKMOTX
Epps, Emma Estep-daughterFW23SNoNoOKMOTXNoNone
Henry, John CbrotherMW57MNoNoMOMOKYYes
Henry, Elizabeth Jmother-in-lawFW57MNoNoOKMSGermany

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Tharp Henry - Household

ED 29 Morgan, Carter, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Henry, Joe TheadRYesMW60M30NoYesKSKSKYYesFarmerGeneral FarmOYes
Henry, Mary EwifeFW51M13NoYesTXMSOKYesNone
Henry, CalliedaughterFW18SYesYesOKKSTXYesNone
Henry, Golda FdaughterFW13SYesYesOKKSTXYesNone
Henry, Annie CdaughterFW10SYesYesOKKSTXYesNone
Epps, Lizzie EstepdaughterFW34SNoYesOKMOTXYesNone
Henry, Lizzie Jmother-in-lawFW69WdNoYesOKMixed BloodCherokeeYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Tharp Henry - Household

Wilson, Carter, Oklahoma, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Henry, Joe TXheadO100NoMW70MNoKS0
Henry, MarywifeFW61MNoTX0
Henry, TommiesonMW39DNoOKLaborerOdd Jobs18268
Epps, Lizzie(step) daughterFW44SNoOK0
Pruitt, ClydedaughterFW28DNoOK0
Henry, Elizabeth Janemother-in-lawFW79WdNoOK0

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Mary Elizabeth Moore - Household

Wilson, Carter, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Henry, MaryheadFW71WdTXH
Epps, Emma EdaughterFW54NevOKU
Pruitt, ClydeDaughterFW38DivOKH