The Shemwell Family

Ada GrovesAge: 77 years18851963

Name
Ada Groves
Given names
Ada
Surname
Groves
Birth December 2, 1885 22
Death of a motherAngemima J Blake
about 1889 (Age 3 years)
Marriage of a parentJacob Alexander “Jake” GrovesMartha Ellen “Mattie” CarnealView this family
December 28, 1890 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a half-sisterVadie Groves
about 1891 (Age 5 years)
Death of a half-sisterVadie Groves
about 1892 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a half-sisterOra Pearl Groves
March 31, 1894 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a half-brotherCharles Clayton “Charlie” Groves
December 25, 1896 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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
Birth of a half-sisterElva Gertrude “Elvie” Groves
February 21, 1899 (Age 13 years)
Census June 5, 1900 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a half-sisterErmine Esther Groves
February 28, 1902 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a half-brotherUlysses Simpson Groves
November 22, 1906 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a half-sisterVernie L Groves
1908 (Age 22 years)
Death of a sisterIda E Groves
March 25, 1908 (Age 22 years)

Death of a half-sisterVernie L Groves
1908 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a half-sisterOna Marie Groves
May 2, 1910 (Age 24 years)
Death of a half-sisterOra Pearl Groves
June 19, 1910 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a half-sisterNina Groves
September 12, 1912 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 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 31 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 32 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 43 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 fatherJacob Alexander “Jake” Groves
July 12, 1942 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 64 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 60 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 February 24, 1963 (Age 77 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1882
21 months
elder sister
Ida E Groves
Birth: September 29, 1883 20Kentucky, United States
Death: March 25, 1908
2 years
herself
Ada Groves
Birth: December 2, 1885 22Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 24, 1963
Father’s family with Martha Ellen “Mattie” Carneal - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: December 28, 1890Todd, Kentucky, United States
1 year
half-sister
Vadie Groves
Birth: about 1891 28 15Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: about 1892Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
half-sister
Ora Pearl Groves
Birth: March 31, 1894 31 19Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 19, 1910Kentucky, United States
3 years
half-brother
2 years
half-sister
3 years
half-sister
Ermine Esther Groves
Birth: February 28, 1902 39 27Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 21, 1994Palmyra, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
5 years
half-brother
Ulysses Simpson Groves
Birth: November 22, 1906 43 31Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 6, 1979Warren, Kentucky, United States
2 years
half-sister
Vernie L Groves
Birth: 1908 45 32Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: 1908Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
half-sister
2 years
half-sister

Ada Groves has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Alexander “Jake” Groves - Household

Clifty, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Groves, JacobheadWMDec186237M9KYKYKYFarmer
Groves, Mattie EwifeWFJan187426M943KYKYKY
Groves, Ida EdaughterWFSep188316SKYKYKY
Groves, Ada JdaughterWFDec188514SKYKYKY
Groves, Ora PdaughterWFMar18946SKYKYKY
Groves, Charlie CsonWMDec18972SKYKYKY
Groves, Elva GdaughterWFFeb18991SKYKYKY