The Shemwell Family

Nannie Ellen McCrackenAge: 73 years18901963

Name
Nannie Ellen McCracken
Given names
Nannie Ellen
Surname
McCracken
Married name
Nannie Ellen Smith
Birth April 8, 1890
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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
MarriageArthur Joseph SmithView this family
October 24, 1908 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Lillian M Smith
December 19, 1910 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 25 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 26 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 27 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/
Census January 19, 1920 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 39 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 5, 1930 (Age 39 years)
Census April 6, 1940 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 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
Census April 11, 1950 (Age 60 years)
Death of a husbandArthur Joseph Smith
October 30, 1951 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 59 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 55 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, 1963 (Age 73 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Galena Cemetery
Family with Arthur Joseph Smith - View this family
husband
Arthur Joseph Smith
Birth: December 14, 1884Carrel, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 30, 1951Galena, Stone, Missouri, United States
herself
Nannie Ellen McCracken
Birth: April 8, 1890Green, Missouri, United States
Death: May 18, 1963Green, Missouri, United States
Marriage: October 24, 1908Stone, Missouri, United States
2 years
daughter
Lillian M Smith
Birth: December 19, 1910 26 20Galena, Missouri, United States
Death: October 4, 2004

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Arthur Joseph Smith - Household

Washington, Stone, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Smith, Joseph AheadOMMW35MYesYesARMOMOYesLaborerFarmOA
Smith, Nana EwifeFW29MYesYesMOARMOYesNone
Smith, Roy EsonMW10SYesYesYesMOARMOYesNone
Smith, Lillian MdaughterFW9SYesMOARMONone
Smith, John HsonMW6SYesMOARMONone
Smith, ChristiedaughterFW3 years 11 monthsSMOARMONone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Arthur Joseph Smith - Household

James, Stone, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Smith, joseph AheadNYesMW45M24NoYesMOARMOYesFarmerGen FarmOYes
Smith, Nannie EwifeFW39M18NoYesMOTNMOYesNone
Smith, Roy EsonMW21SNoYesMOMOMOYesLaborerGen FarmNPYes
Smith, Lillian NdaughterFW18DNoYesMOARMOYesNone
Smith, John HsonMW17SNoYesMOMOMOYesLaborerGen FarmNPYes
Smith, Crystal LdaughterFW14SYesYesMOMOMOYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Arthur Joseph Smith - Household

Washington, Stone, Missouri, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Smith, Arthur JxheadR6.25NoMW55MARSalesmanGasolene Filling StationOA33200
Smith, Nannie EwifeFW50MMO00

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Arthur Joseph Smith - Household

Galena, Stone, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Smith, Arthur JheadMW65MarMOOT
Smith, Nannie EwifeFW60MarMOU