The Shemwell Family

Fannie L ReadAge: 75 years18681943

Name
Fannie L Read
Given names
Fannie L
Surname
Read
Married name
Fannie L Daugherty
Married name
Fannie L Mullikin
Birth 1868
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 12 months)

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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 10 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageBenjamin M DaughertyView this family
about 1883 (Age 15 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Birth of a son
#1
Clarence White Daugherty
December 23, 1884 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Ernest Daugherty
July 11, 1885 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Lena Daugherty
January 26, 1890 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 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 husbandBenjamin M Daugherty
before 1900 (Age 32 years)
Note: In the 1900 Census, his wife (Fannie) is listed as a Widow
Census June 4, 1900 (Age 32 years)
MarriageHardy F MullikinView this family
November 20, 1901 (Age 33 years)
Marriage of a childClarence White DaughertyGlen Dora McGeeView this family
January 28, 1908 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Myrtle Mabel Daugherty
June 8, 1908 (Age 40 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Fannie Elizabeth Daugherty
March 18, 1911 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Martha Jean “Tootsie” Daugherty
January 1, 1913 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 48 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Ruth Neglena Daugherty
April 1, 1917 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 49 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 50 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 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Jean B “Jennie” Daugherty
May 16, 1920 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Virginia Claudine Daugherty
September 9, 1923 (Age 55 years)
Marriage of a childErnest DaughertyReba L KeebleView this family
about 1923 (Age 55 years)

Birth of a grandson
#7
Clarence White “Bud” Daugherty Jr
December 1, 1925 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 61 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 12, 1930 (Age 62 years)
Census April 4, 1940 (Age 72 years)
Marriage of a childClarence White DaughertyMyrtle Mae HillView this family
February 7, 1942 (Age 74 years)
Death of a husbandHardy F Mullikin
March 25, 1942 (Age 74 years)
Death January 1, 1943 (Age 75 years)
Obituary
Fannie L Read Obituary
January 2, 1943 (1 day after death)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 73 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
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Metairie Cemetery
Family with Benjamin M Daugherty - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1883Texas, United States
2 years
son
7 months
son
Ernest Daugherty
Birth: July 11, 1885 22 17Texas, United States
Death: June 11, 1959Santa Cruz, California, United States
5 years
daughter
Lena Daugherty
Birth: January 26, 1890 27 22Texas, United States
Death: July 24, 1979Louisiana, United States
Family with Hardy F Mullikin - View this family
husband
Hardy F Mullikin
Birth: 1867Mississippi, United States
Death: March 25, 1942Orleans, Louisiana, United States
herself
Marriage: November 20, 1901Lincoln, Mississippi, United States

Marriage
Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Fannie L Read - Household

ED 94 Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Daugherty, FannieheadWFMar186332Wd33MSMSMSHead Private Boarding0YesYesYesRH
Mullikin, HarryboarderWMFeb186736SALGASCOffice Clerk CC0YesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Hardy F Mullikin - Household

ED 70 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Mullikin, HeardyheadMW46M1MSMSALEnglishMerchantFurnitureOAYesYesRH
Milliken, FannywifeFW40M133MSMSMSEnglishNoneYesYes
Milliken, DaughtydaughterFW19SLAMSMSEnglishNoneYesYes
Milliken, ERnestsonMW22SLAMSALEnglishBookkeeperDepartment StoreWYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Fannie L Read - Household

ED 75 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Mullikin, Hardy FheadRMW51MYesYesMSTNALYesMerchantRetail FurnitureEm
Mullikin, FannywifeFW50MYesYesMSMSMSYesNone
Daugherty, LenastepdaughterFW27SYesYesTXTXMSYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Fannie L Read - Household

ED 237 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Mullikin, HardyheadO10000RNoMW63M37MSNCMSYesProprietorSchool FurnitureEYes
Mullikin, FanniewifeFW62M16MSMSMsYesNone
Daugherty, LenastepdaughterFW36STXTXMSYesSecretarySchool FurnitureWYes

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Fannie L Read - Household

New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Mullikin, H FheadR48NoMW73MNoMS00
Mullikin, FannywifeFW72MNoMS00
Daugherty, LenaboarderFW40SNoTXProprietor + ManagerSchool FurnitureE520