The Shemwell Family

Mattie Susan ThurmanAge: 65 years19041969

Name
Mattie Susan Thurman
Given names
Mattie Susan
Surname
Thurman
Birth February 23, 1904 30 19
Birth of a brotherJacob V Thurman
March 18, 1905 (Age 12 months)
Death of a brotherJacob V Thurman
June 22, 1905 (Age 15 months)
Birth of a sisterLucy M Thurman
June 11, 1906 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherGregory A Thurman
October 20, 1907 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterHazel Thurman
March 28, 1908 (Age 4 years)
Death of a sisterLucy M Thurman
October 6, 1908 (Age 4 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherThomas Turner Thurman
August 29, 1912 (Age 8 years)
Death of a sisterHazel Thurman
August 29, 1912 (Age 8 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherRobert Houston Thurman
June 14, 1913 (Age 9 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 11 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 sisterElla Roberts Thurman
1917 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterEdna Pearl Thurman
January 29, 1918 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 12 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 13 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/
Birth of a brotherDelmar Lee Thurman
October 23, 1919 (Age 15 years)
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 15 years)
Death of a brotherEarl R Thurman
1922 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 25 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
Death of a brotherThomas Turner Thurman
January 1, 1933 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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
Death of a fatherEzekiel Edwin Thurman
November 4, 1953 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 45 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
Death of a brotherDelmar Lee Thurman
October 3, 1968 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 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
Death June 28, 1969 (Age 65 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bay Springs Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: November 30, 1900Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years
elder brother
Earl R Thurman
Birth: 1903 28 18Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: 1922Butler, Missouri, United States
14 months
herself
Mattie Susan Thurman
Birth: February 23, 1904 30 19Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 28, 1969Missouri, United States
13 months
younger brother
Jacob V Thurman
Birth: March 18, 1905 31 20Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 22, 1905Butler, Missouri, United States
15 months
younger sister
Lucy M Thurman
Birth: June 11, 1906 32 22Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: October 6, 1908Butler, Missouri, United States
16 months
younger brother
Gregory A Thurman
Birth: October 20, 1907 33 23Missouri, United States
Death: April 9, 1976Missouri, United States
5 months
younger sister
Hazel Thurman
Birth: March 28, 1908 34 23Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: August 29, 1912Butler, Missouri, United States
4 years
younger brother
Thomas Turner Thurman
Birth: August 29, 1912 38 28Missouri, United States
Death: January 1, 1933Missouri, United States
5 years
younger sister
13 months
younger sister
Edna Pearl Thurman
Birth: January 29, 1918 43 33Missouri, United States
Death: June 7, 1991Missouri, United States
21 months
younger brother
Delmar Lee Thurman
Birth: October 23, 1919 45 35Missouri, United States
Death: October 3, 1968Washington, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Ezekiel Edwin Thurman - Household

ED 3 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Thurman, EzekielheadMW36M19MOUnited StatesMOEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmEmpYesYesOMF
Thurman, Emma PwifeFW25M1964MOMOMOEnglishNoneYesYes
Thurman, Earl RsonMW7SMOMOMOEnglishNoneYes
Thurman, Mattie SdaughterFW4SMOMOMONone
Thurman, Gregory AsonMW3SMOMOMONone
Thurman, HazeldaughterFW0SMOMOMONone

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Ezekiel Edwin Thurman - Household

ED 4 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Thurman, E EheadOFMW45MYesYesMOGAMOYesFarmerFarmOA
Thurman, Emma PwifeFW35MYesYesMOMOMOYesHousewife
Thurman, MattiedaughterFW15SYesYesMOMOMOYesNone
Thurman, Gregory AsonMW13SYesYesMOMOMOYesNone
Thurman, Thomas TsonMW7SMOMOMOYesNone
Thurman, Ella RobertadaughterFW3 years 8 monthsSMOMOMOYesNone
Thurman, Edna PearldaughterFW1 year 11 monthsSMOMOMONoNone
Thurman, Delmar LsonMW0 years 2 monthsSMOMOMONoNone
Willcut, Catharine(step) motherFW59MILINKYYesNone