The Shemwell Family

Martha HizerAge: 91 years18741965

Name
Martha Hizer
Given names
Martha
Surname
Hizer
Married name
Martha Diveley
Birth August 27, 1874
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 3 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageWilliam Fletcher DiveleyView this family
September 21, 1894 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Florence Hazel Diveley
September 23, 1897 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 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
Census June 8, 1900 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 41 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 42 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 43 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/
Marriage of a childLawrence RouchFlorence Hazel DiveleyView this family
February 25, 1920 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Cyril E Rouch
1921 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Frances Eloise Rouch
November 4, 1923 (Age 49 years)
Death of a grandsonCyril E Rouch
April 16, 1924 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
George Richard “Bud” Rouch
November 27, 1925 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Evelyn Janet Rouch
December 16, 1927 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 55 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Joan Elizabeth Rouch
September 28, 1938 (Age 64 years)
Death of a granddaughterJoan Elizabeth Rouch
September 28, 1938 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 67 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 husbandWilliam Fletcher Diveley
August 22, 1949 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 75 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 71 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 October 5, 1965 (Age 91 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Grass Creek Cemetery
Family with William Fletcher Diveley - View this family
husband
William Fletcher Diveley
Birth: July 3, 1868Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: August 22, 1949Fulton, Indiana, United States
herself
Martha Hizer
Birth: August 27, 1874Wayne Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: October 5, 1965Fulton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: September 21, 1894Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
3 years
daughter
Florence Hazel Diveley
Birth: September 23, 1897 29 23Grass Creek, Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: February 15, 1978Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Fletcher Diveley - Household

Wayne Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Diveley, William FheadWMJul186831M5OHPAPAFarmer0YesYesYesOMR
Diveley, MarthawifeWFAug187425M522INININYesYesYes
Diveley, D RusselsonWMMar18955SINININ
Diveley, Florence HdaughterWFSep18963SINININ