The Shemwell Family

Stella May ShortAge: 41 years18701912

Name
Stella May Short
Given names
Stella May
Surname
Short
Married name
Stella May Herndon
Birth September 24, 1870
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 7 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Religious marriageBenjamin Thomas HerndonView this family
December 26, 1888 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Amy Gladys Herndon
February 1890 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Lester Morgan Herndon
January 1893 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 27 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 June 14, 1900 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mildred L Herndon
March 11, 1901 (Age 30 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 39 years)
Death January 24, 1912 (Age 41 years)
Burial January 25, 1912 (1 day after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mt. Olive Cemetery
Family with Benjamin Thomas Herndon - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 26, 1888Saline, Missouri, United States
14 months
daughter
Amy Gladys Herndon
Birth: February 1890 30 19Saline, Missouri, United States
Death:
3 years
son
8 years
daughter
Mildred L Herndon
Birth: March 11, 1901 41 30Saline, Missouri, United States
Death:
Benjamin Thomas Herndon + Rozetta Call - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: October 20, 1913Saline, Missouri, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Thomas Herndon - Household

Saline, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Herndon, Benjamin TheadWMJul185940M11MOMOMOfarmer
Herndon, Stella MwifeWFSEP187029M1132MOKYMO
Herndon, Annie GdaughterWFFeb189010SMOMOMO
Herndon, Lester MsonWMJan18937SMOMOMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Thomas Herndon - Household

Saline, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Herndon, Benjamin TheadMW50MMOMOKYfarmer
Herndon, Stella MaywifeFW39M43MOKYMO
Herndon, Amy GladysdaughterFW20SMOMOMO
Herndon, Lester MorgansonMW19SMOMOMO
Herndon, Mildred LdaughterFW9SMOMOMO