The Shemwell Family

Gracie May SmithAge: 78 years18871965

Name
Gracie May Smith
Given names
Gracie May
Surname
Smith
Birth November 2, 1887 45 38
Birth of a brotherJoey Smith
May 16, 1890 (Age 2 years)
Note: Joey and Johnnie Smith were twins
Birth of a brotherJonnnie Smith
May 16, 1890 (Age 2 years)
Note: Joey and Johnnie Smith were twins
Death of a brotherJoey Smith
June 28, 1890 (Age 2 years)
Death of a brotherJonnnie Smith
September 11, 1890 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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
Death of a brotherWilliam Arthur Smith
December 11, 1899 (Age 12 years)
Census June 14, 1900 (Age 12 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Rance Smith
January 9, 1902 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 28 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 29 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 30 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 motherHenrietta Jane Denham
August 26, 1919 (Age 31 years)
Death of a sisterEmma Emanda Smith
June 19, 1929 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 41 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 sisterMalinda Olive Smith
May 7, 1933 (Age 45 years)
Death of a sisterRena Belle Smith
June 4, 1937 (Age 49 years)
Death of a sisterMary Evangeline Smith
June 8, 1939 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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 62 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 sisterSarah Ann Smith
September 15, 1956 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 58 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 November 16, 1965 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery
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elder sister
Mary Evangeline Smith
Birth: August 13, 1866 24 17Victoria, Knox, Illinois, United States
Death: June 8, 1939Arcadia, Crawford, Kansas, United States
2 years
elder brother
William Arthur Smith
Birth: October 7, 1868 26 19Greene, Illinois, United States
Death: December 11, 1899Barton, Missouri, United States
3 years
elder brother
Henry H Smith
Birth: April 26, 1871 28 21Greene, Illinois, United States
Death: February 20, 1872Greene, Illinois, United States
11 months
elder sister
Sarah Ann Smith
Birth: April 1, 1872 29 22Greene, Illinois, United States
Death: September 15, 1956Vernon, Missouri, United States
3 years
elder sister
Jeina Smith
Birth: January 11, 1875 32 25Greene, Illinois, United States
Death: June 25, 1875Greene, Illinois, United States
elder sister
Rena Belle Smith
Birth: January 11, 1875 32 25Greene, Illinois, United States
Death: June 4, 1937Seattle, King, Washington, United States
20 months
elder brother
Infant Smith
Birth: September 4, 1876 34 27Macoupin, Illinois, United States
Death: September 4, 1876Macoupin, Illinois, United States
16 months
elder sister
Martha Jane Smith
Birth: January 9, 1878 35 28Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois, United States
Death: February 4, 1972Vallejo, Solano, California, United States
23 months
elder sister
4 years
elder sister
Emma Emanda Smith
Birth: June 8, 1883 41 33Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois, United States
Death: June 19, 1929Arcadia, Crawford, Kansas, United States
4 years
herself
Gracie May Smith
Birth: November 2, 1887 45 38Lamar, Barton, Missouri, United States
Death: November 16, 1965Chetopa, Labette, Kansas, United States
3 years
younger brother
Joey Smith
Birth: May 16, 1890 48 40Doylesport, Barton, Missouri, United States
Death: June 28, 1890Missouri, United States
younger brother
Jonnnie Smith
Birth: May 16, 1890 48 40Doylesport Township, Barton, Missouri, United States
Death: September 11, 1890Barton, Missouri, United States

Gracie May Smith has 25 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Henrietta Jane Denham - Household

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Smith, William RhusbandWMMay184258M35ILNCMOFarmerYesYesYesOMF
Denham, Henrietta JheadWFAug185049M3511KYKYKYYesYesYes
Smith, Grace MdaughterWFNov188712SMOILKYAt SchoolYesYesYes