The Shemwell Family

Mary Frances “Dink” DialAge: 57 years18601918

Name
Mary Frances “Dink” Dial
Given names
Mary Frances
Surname
Dial
Married name
Mary Frances McKee
Nickname
Dink
Birth December 23, 1860 29 26
Birth of a brotherWilliam R Dial
December 31, 1861 (Age 12 months)
Birth of a sisterNancy Belle “Nannie” Dial
August 13, 1864 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 months)

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 sisterAlice Dial
August 22, 1866 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 6 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 6 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterIda Dial
December 21, 1868 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 8 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 October 6, 1870 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterElla Dial
December 8, 1870 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherSamuel Montgomery Dial
March 27, 1873 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherWillie Lee Dial
April 30, 1875 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a brotherWalter Malcomb Dial
June 16, 1878 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 17 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 5, 1880 (Age 19 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherDrucilla Selby
June 7, 1884 (Age 23 years)
MarriageJ B McKeeView this family
October 1, 1891 (Age 30 years)
Death of a sisterIda Dial
February 6, 1897 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sisterAlice Dial
January 26, 1898 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 37 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 April 18, 1910 (Age 49 years)
Death of a motherMary Parham
1911 (Age 50 years)
Death of a sisterAnnie Louisa Dial
October 3, 1914 (Age 53 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Andrew Dial
June 30, 1916 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 55 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 56 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 57 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 April 13, 1918 (Age 57 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 1852
11 months
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
2 years
herself
Mary Frances “Dink” Dial
Birth: December 23, 1860 29 26Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: April 13, 1918Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States
1 year
younger brother
William R Dial
Birth: December 31, 1861 30 27Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
Death:
3 years
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
Alice Dial
Birth: August 22, 1866 34 31Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: January 26, 1898Fannin, Texas, United States
2 years
younger sister
Ida Dial
Birth: December 21, 1868 37 34Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: February 6, 1897Fannin, Texas, United States
2 years
younger sister
Ella Dial
Birth: December 8, 1870 38 35Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: March 15, 1969Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
2 years
younger brother
Samuel Montgomery Dial
Birth: March 27, 1873 41 38Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: February 6, 1941
2 years
younger brother
Willie Lee Dial
Birth: April 30, 1875 43 40Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: December 11, 1965Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
3 years
younger brother
Walter Malcomb Dial
Birth: June 16, 1878 46 43Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: September 9, 1954Austin, Travis, Texas, United States
Family with J B McKee - View this family
husband
herself
Mary Frances “Dink” Dial
Birth: December 23, 1860 29 26Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: April 13, 1918Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States
Marriage: October 1, 1891Fannin, Texas, United States

Mary Frances “Dink” Dial has 52 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (52)

Parents William J Rector + Elizabeth Parham
2James A Rector18411860
3Martha Ann Rector18431915
4Mary C Rector18461925
5Isaac E Rector18481900
Parents Johnson Parham Jr + Elizabeth Betsy Brown
1Sarah Jane Parham18421893
6John W Parham18521931
Parents Willaim Taylor Orme + Martha Ann “Patsy” Parham
2James Isaac Orme18511875
3Mary Tennesse Orme18531934
5Thomas Allen Orme18581948
Parents William “Bill” Parham + Sarah Brown
1Johnson M Parham18511936
2Martha Jane Parham18521935
6Sarah Jane Parham18601940
7Lucy A Parham18621911
10Alice Parham18681868
11Lafayette Parham18681868
12James Emmett Parham18691944
Parents Isaac Parham + Stacy Emma Taylor
3Stacy L Parham18591917
Parents James Washington Parham + Martha Elizabeth Stephens
3James Edwin Parham18611894
Parents Allen Parham + Mary Elizabeth Jones
1Mary Haret Parham18561940
Parents Allen Parham + Nancy Ashley
2William A Parham18661935
3Allen Parham Jr.18721943
Census1870 United States - Census transcript - William Andrew Dial - Household

Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Dial, Williamhead38MWFarmerTN
Dial, Marywife36FWKeeping HouseTN
Dial, Jamesson17MWWorks on FarmTN
Dial, Marthadaughter14FWTX
Dial, Louidadaughter12FWTX
Dial, Mary Fdaughter9FWTX
Dial, Williamson8MWTX
Dial, Nannie Bdaughter5FWTX
Dial, Alicedaughter3FWTX
Dial, Idadaughter1FWTX

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William Andrew Dial - Household

Fannin, Texas

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Dial, W AWM49headMFarmingGANC
Dial, MaryWF45wifeMKeep HposeTNGAKY
Dial, Dinky ?WF20daughterSAt HomeTXGATN
Dial, N BWF15daughterWdAt HomeTXGATN
Dial, AllieWF13daughterSAt SchoolTXGATN
Dial, IdaWF11daughterSAt SchoolTXGATN
Dial, EllaWF9daughterSAt SchoolTXGATN
Dial, SamuelWM7sonSAt SchoolTXGATN
Dial, W LWM5sonSTXGATN
Dial, W MWM2sonMTXGATN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Andrew Dial - Household

Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Dial, Will AheadMW77M57GASCNCOwn Income
Dial, MarywifeFW74M57129TNTNTN
Dial, ElladaughterFW40STXGATN
Dial, WillsonMW36STXGATNPlumberOwn Shop
McKee, DinkdaughterFW50WdTXGATNOwn Income