The Shemwell Family

Bonnie Hestall MaxwellAge: 72 years18861959

Name
Bonnie Hestall Maxwell
Given names
Bonnie Hestall
Surname
Maxwell
Birth July 30, 1886 24 25
Birth of a brotherAlfred A Maxwell
June 26, 1888 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a sisterIcie Belle Maxwell
January 15, 1890 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterMyrtle Florence Maxwell
November 15, 1892 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterLovie A Maxwell
September 12, 1894 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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 paternal grandmotherBelfame “Bell” Johnson
1900 (Age 13 years)
Census June 9, 1900 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Orville “Arvel” Maxwell
August 4, 1901 (Age 15 years)
Death of a brotherAlfred A Maxwell
March 20, 1908 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 29 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 30 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 31 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 fatherThomas Jefferson “Tom Jack” Maxwell
February 1, 1927 (Age 40 years)
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 sisterLillie I Maxwell
June 24, 1937 (Age 50 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
Death of a motherMary E Harris
March 6, 1949 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sisterMyrtle Florence Maxwell
August 26, 1952 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 63 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 59 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 May 18, 1959 (Age 72 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kilgore Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: October 27, 1881Conway, Arkansas, United States
15 months
elder sister
Minnie A Maxwell
Birth: January 21, 1883 20 21Arkansas, United States
Death: January 1974Conway, Arkansas, United States
21 months
elder sister
Lillie I Maxwell
Birth: October 1884 22 23Arkansas, United States
Death: June 24, 1937Arkansas, United States
22 months
herself
Bonnie Hestall Maxwell
Birth: July 30, 1886 24 25Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 18, 1959Birdtown, Conway, Arkansas, United States
23 months
younger brother
Alfred A Maxwell
Birth: June 26, 1888 26 27Arkansas, United States
Death: March 20, 1908Birdtown, Conway, Arkansas, United States
19 months
younger sister
Icie Belle Maxwell
Birth: January 15, 1890 27 28Arkansas, United States
Death: August 27, 1968Arkansas, United States
3 years
younger sister
Myrtle Florence Maxwell
Birth: November 15, 1892 30 31Arkansas, United States
Death: August 26, 1952Birdtown, Conway, Arkansas, United States
22 months
younger sister
Lovie A Maxwell
Birth: September 12, 1894 32 33Arkansas, United States
Death: November 1981Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
7 years
younger brother

Bonnie Hestall Maxwell has 5 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Jefferson “Tom Jack” Maxwell - Household

ED 11 Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Maxwell, T JheadWMJun186138M19ARUnknownARFarmer2YesYesYesOFF
Maxwell, MarywifeWFMay186238M1997ARARALYesYesYes
Maxwell, MinniedaughterWFJan188416SARARARFarm Laborer40YesYesYes
Maxwell, LillydaughterWFOct188514SARARARFarm Laborer40YesYesYes
Maxwell, BonniedaughterWFMay188713SARARARFarm Laborer40YesYesYes
Maxwell, AlfordsonWMJun188910SARARARFarm Laborer60YesYesYes
Maxwell, IcydaughterWFMay18919SARARAR
Maxwell, MyrtledaughterWFApr18928SARARAR
Maxwell, LoviedaughterWFMay18937SARARAR