The Shemwell Family

George Ann Hall1871

Name
George Ann Hall
Given names
George Ann
Surname
Hall
Birth September 13, 1871 46 21

Death of a paternal grandmotherMary “Polly” Shemwell
March 18, 1876 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterMatilda Bell Hall
March 16, 1878 (Age 6 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Hall
December 8, 1878 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 6 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 21, 1880 (Age 8 years)
Death of a fatherMicajah Merriman “Cage” Hall
after 1880 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterRosie Hall
about 1882 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 26 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 half-brotherWilliam J “Billy” Hall
March 1, 1912 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 44 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 45 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 46 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 58 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 motherMartha Jane Sherrell
May 17, 1930 (Age 58 years)
Death of a half-sisterMary Ellen Hall
May 21, 1930 (Age 58 years)
Death of a half-brotherFranklin Leander “Tobe” Hall
April 1, 1941 (Age 69 years)
Death of a half-brotherJohn Henry Hall
March 7, 1943 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 70 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 sisterMatilda Bell Hall
August 26, 1950 (Age 78 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 78 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 74 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
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 14, 1869Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
23 months
herself
7 years
younger sister
Matilda Bell Hall
Birth: March 16, 1878 53 28Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 26, 1950Todd, Kentucky, United States
5 years
younger sister
Rosie Hall
Birth: about 1882 57 32Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death:
Father’s family with Martha E Tatum - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: May 7, 1849Todd, Kentucky, United States
11 months
half-brother
9 years
half-brother
-7 years
half-brother
23 months
half-brother
7 years
half-sister
Mary Ellen Hall
Birth: August 13, 1860 35 31Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 21, 1930Todd, Kentucky, United States

George Ann Hall has 28 first cousins recorded

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Micajah M “Cage” Hall - Household

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NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Micajah HallWM55headMFarmerKYNCNC
Martha J HallWF29wifeWKeeping HouseTNKYKY
James S HallWM26sonSLaborerKYKYTN
Mary E HallWF18daughterSAt HomeKYKYTN
George A HallWF8daughterSKYKYKY
Matilda B HallWF2daughterSKYKYKY