The Shemwell Family

Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” HoldenAge: 83 years18601944

Name
Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Holden
Given names
Elizabeth Jane
Surname
Holden
Married name
Elizabeth Jane Moore
Married name
Elizabeth Jane Henry
Nickname
Lizzie
Birth October 2, 1860
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 5 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
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
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
MarriageJohn MooreView this family
about 1878 (Age 17 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Elizabeth Moore
February 27, 1879 (Age 18 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Carroll EppsMary Elizabeth MooreView this family
October 22, 1892 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Myrtle Epps
April 28, 1894 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Emma Elizabeth Epps
March 8, 1896 (Age 35 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
MarriageJerome Cornwall HenryView this family
December 9, 1899 (Age 39 years)
Marriage of a childJoseph Tharp HenryMary Elizabeth MooreView this family
January 21, 1900 (Age 39 years)
Note: Marriage info found in Obituary
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 49 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 of a husbandJohn Moore
May 2, 1919 (Age 58 years)
Death of a husbandJerome Cornwall Henry
between 1920 and 1930 (Age 59 years)
Note: He is listed with his wife in the 1920 Census; but, in the 1930 Census his wife is listed as a "Widow".
Census February 5, 1920 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 68 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 69 years)
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 79 years)
Death January 1, 1944 (Age 83 years)
Obituary
Mrs Elizabeth Henry Obituary
January 6, 1944 (5 days after death)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 81 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: Hewitt Cemetery
Family with John Moore - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1878Texas, United States
14 months
daughter
Mary Elizabeth Moore
Birth: February 27, 1879 27 18Coryell, Texas, United States
Death: October 21, 1952Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Jerome Cornwall Henry - View this family
husband
Jerome Cornwall Henry
Adoption: 1870Oklahoma, United States
Birth: June 1860Alabama, United States
Death: between 1920 and 1930Oklahoma, United States
herself
Marriage: December 9, 1899Carter, Oklahoma, United States
Jerome Cornwall Henry + Florence Pricilla Reed - View this family
husband
Jerome Cornwall Henry
Adoption: 1870Oklahoma, United States
Birth: June 1860Alabama, United States
Death: between 1920 and 1930Oklahoma, United States
husband’s wife
Marriage: March 25, 1891Chetopa, Labette, Kansas, United States

No family available

Marriage
Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
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