The Shemwell Family

Mary Elizabeth ReedAge: 82 years19161999

Name
Mary Elizabeth Reed
Given names
Mary Elizabeth
Surname
Reed
Birth April 15, 1916 43 34
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916

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 8 months)

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 20 months)

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/
Census January 13, 1920 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 13 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
Census April 2, 1930 (Age 13 years)
Death of a fatherCharles “Charley” Reed
October 26, 1935 (Age 19 years)
Census April 20, 1940 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 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 motherBrintie A Burkhart
July 5, 1953 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 33 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 sisterLatha Amelia Reed
August 7, 1969 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 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 January 27, 1999 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Clarks River Cemetery
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father
Charles “Charley” Reed
Birth: September 18, 1872 45 37Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 26, 1935Graves, Kentucky, United States
mother
Marriage: September 13, 1905Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
10 months
elder sister
Ethel Reed
Birth: July 17, 1906 33 25Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 7, 1908Graves, Kentucky, United States
4 years
elder sister
Latha Amelia Reed
Birth: February 23, 1910 37 28Kentucky, United States
Death: August 7, 1969Kaler, Graves, Kentucky, United States
6 years
herself
Mary Elizabeth Reed
Birth: April 15, 1916 43 34Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 27, 1999Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States

Mary Elizabeth Reed has 7 first cousins recorded

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles “Charley” Reed - Household

Kaler Mill and Symsonia Road Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Reed, CharlieheadMW47MKYNCKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Reed, Brintie AwifeFW38MKYKYKY
Reed, Latha AdaughterFW9SKYKYKY
Reed, Mary EdaughterFW3-8mSKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles “Charley” Reed - Household

Rayler Symsonia Road Graves, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Reed, CharlieheadMW57M33KYUSAUSAFarmerGeneral Farm
Reed, Brintie AwifeFW48M24KYKYKY
Reed, Mary EdaughterFW13SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Brintie A Burkhart - Household

KY 131 Graves, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Reed, BrintieXheadFW58WdKYSame House
Reed, MarydaughterFW24SKYSame HouseSkiverShoe Factory