The Shemwell Family

Martha Rebecca WhiteAge: 83 years18441927

Name
Martha Rebecca White
Given names
Martha Rebecca
Surname
White
Married name
Martha Rebecca Daugherty
Birth March 28, 1844
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 21 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
MarriageThomas Wisdom DaughertyView this family
about 1862 (Age 17 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child and comments in Thomas' obituary
Birth of a son
#1
Benjamin M Daugherty
about 1863 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 17 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
Birth of a son
#2
Robert Lee Daugherty
July 19, 1865 (Age 21 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
Birth of a son
#3
Thomas James Daugherty
March 15, 1868 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Mary Eleanor Daugherty
June 19, 1869 (Age 25 years)
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
Census July 21, 1870 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Sammie Daugherty
June 14, 1871 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#6
William Ausburn Daugherty
July 4, 1873 (Age 29 years)
Death of a sonSammie Daugherty
June 16, 1875 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Martha Rebecca “Mattie” Daugherty
August 26, 1875 (Age 31 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
Census June 3, 1880 (Age 36 years)
Marriage of a childBenjamin M DaughertyFannie L ReadView this family
about 1883 (Age 38 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Birth of a grandson
#1
Clarence White Daugherty
December 23, 1884 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Ernest Daugherty
July 11, 1885 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Lena Daugherty
January 26, 1890 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childThomas Henderson GreenMary Eleanor DaughertyView this family
about 1895 (Age 50 years)
Note: Marriage info based on birth of first child
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Bessie Lee Green
September 23, 1896 (Age 52 years)
Marriage of a childThomas James DaughertyMartha Ann “Mattie” DenboView this family
June 2, 1897 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 54 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 granddaughter
#5
Martha Ann Daugherty
October 7, 1898 (Age 54 years)
Death of a granddaughterMartha Ann Daugherty
May 18, 1899 (Age 55 years)
Death of a sonBenjamin M Daugherty
before 1900 (Age 55 years)
Note: In the 1900 Census, his wife (Fannie) is listed as a Widow
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
James Thomas Green
January 9, 1901 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childThomas James DaughertyBelle Cleveland DenboView this family
January 16, 1901 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Thelma Louise Daugherty
April 24, 1902 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Thomas Wisdom Daugherty Sr
June 6, 1904 (Age 60 years)
Marriage of a childRobert Lee DaughertyLillie Agnes DaughertyView this family
January 9, 1905 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
Oceola Cleveland Daugherty
April 8, 1906 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Viola Dell Daugherty
July 4, 1906 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
James M Daugherty
about 1909 (Age 64 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a grandson
#12
William Thomas Daugherty
June 22, 1910 (Age 66 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge Calvin McCannMartha Rebecca “Mattie” DaughertyView this family
about 1913 (Age 68 years)
Note: Marriage info based on 1930 census
Death of a husbandThomas Wisdom Daugherty
June 19, 1914 (Age 70 years)
Event
Thomas Wisdom Daugherty
June 20, 1914 (Age 70 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/
Census January 13, 1920 (Age 75 years)
Death July 21, 1927 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Abilene Municipal Cemetery
Family with Thomas Wisdom Daugherty - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1862Texas, United States
2 years
son
3 years
son
3 years
son
15 months
daughter
2 years
son
Sammie Daugherty
Birth: June 14, 1871 35 27Denton, Texas, United States
Death: June 16, 1875Denton, Texas, United States
2 years
son
William Ausburn Daugherty
Birth: July 4, 1873 37 29Denton, Denton, Texas, United States
Death: January 30, 1958Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States
2 years
daughter
Martha Rebecca “Mattie” Daugherty
Birth: August 26, 1875 39 31Denton, Texas, United States
Death: January 20, 1970Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States

No family available

Marriage
Marriage info based on the birth of their first child and comments in Thomas' obituary
Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Wisdom Daugherty - Household

Denton, Denton, Texas, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Daugherty, Thoshead34MWRetail Dry Goods Merchant30503000MOx
Daugherty, Marthawife25FWKeeping HouseIL
Daugherty, Benj Mson7MWAttending SchoolTX
Daugherty, Robertson5MWAt HomeTXx
Daugherty, Thos Json2MWAt HomeTX
Daugherty, Mary Edaughter1FWAt HomeTX

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Wisdom Daugherty - Household

ED101 Denton, Denton, Texas, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Daugherty, Thomas WWM44headMFarmerxxMOVAVA
Daugherty, Martha RWF35wifeMKeeping HousexxILNCTN
Daugherty, Benjamin MWM17sonSLabors on FarmxxxTXMOIL
Daugherty, RobertWM14sonSLabors on FarmxxxTXMOIL
Daugherty, ThomasWM12sonSAt HomeTXMOIL
Daugherty, EllaWF10daughterSTXMOIL
Daugherty, WilliamWM6sonSTXMOIL
Daugherty, MarthaWF4daughterSTXMOIL

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Wisdom Daugherty - Household

ED 150 Justice Precinct 1 Abilene city Ward 3-4 Taylor, Texas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Daugherty, TomheadWMDec183565M38MOMOMOLawyerYesYesYesOFH
Daugherty, MarthawifeWFMar184555M3875ILILILYesYesYes
Daugherty, MattiedaughterWFAug187624STXMOILYesYesYes
Daugherty, ClarencegrandsonWMDec188416STXTXMSAt SchoolYesYesYes
Daugherty, ErnestgrandsonWMJul188614STXTXMSAt SchoolYesYesYes
Daugherty, LenagranddaughterWFJan189010STXTXMSAt SchoolYesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Wisdom Daugherty - Household

ED 266 Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Daugherty, Thomas WheadMW74M148MOVANCEnglishLawyerGeneral PracticeOAYesYesOFH
Daugherty, MarthawifeFW66M14875ILNCGAEnglishNoneYesYes
Daugherty, William AsonMW35STXILMOEnglishLawyerGeneral PracticeOAYesYes
Daugherty, MattiedaughterFW33STXILMOEnglishNoneYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Martha Rebecca White - Household

ED 259 Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Doherty, Martha RheadOFFW75WdYesYesILNCGAYesNone
McCann, Mattie RdaughterFW43MYesYesTXMOILYesNone
McCann, George Cson-in-lawMW45MYesYesARTNARYesSalesmanGroceriesW
Doherty, EarnestgrandsonMW33SYesYesTXTXMSYesStock KeeperOil WarehouseW