The Shemwell Family

Mary Ann GeilAge: 88 years18571945

Name
Mary Ann Geil
Given names
Mary Ann
Surname
Geil
Married name
Mary Ann Beery
Birth February 22, 1857
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 9 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 9 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 11 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
MarriageBenoni BeeryView this family
September 29, 1877 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 20 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ella May Beery
February 20, 1882 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 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 16, 1900 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a childBertram Eugene SnyderElla May BeeryView this family
December 24, 1902 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Harold Henry Snyder
July 5, 1904 (Age 47 years)
Death of a husbandBenoni Beery
June 10, 1909 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Margaret E Snyder
April 15, 1914 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 58 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 59 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 60 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 72 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 84 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 August 18, 1945 (Age 88 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Teegarden Congregational Christian Church Cemetery
Note: "Daughter of: Daniel & Sarah Geil.
Family with Benoni Beery - View this family
husband
Benoni Beery
Birth: October 14, 1838Fairfield, Ohio, United States
Death: June 10, 1909Greenville, Darke, Ohio, United States
herself
Mary Ann Geil
Birth: February 22, 1857Fairfield, Ohio, United States
Death: August 18, 1945Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States
Marriage: September 29, 1877Darke, Ohio, United States
4 years
daughter
Ella May Beery
Birth: February 20, 1882 43 24Greenville, Darke, Ohio, United States
Death: December 24, 1977Illinois, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Benoni Beery - Household

Jackson, Darke, Ohio, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Beery, BenoniheadWMOct183861M22OHOHOHFarmer0YesYesYesOFF
Beery, Mary HwifeWFFeb185743M2277OHOHOHYesYesYes
Beery, David FsonWMAug188019SOHOHOHFarm Laborer0YesYesYes
Beery, Ella MdaughterWFFeb188218SOHOHOHYesYesYes
Beery, Charles AsonWMNov188316SOHOHOHAt School2YesYesYes
Beery, Bessie AdaughterWFOct188514SOHOHOHAt School8YesYesYes
Beery, Ira CsonWMJune188811SOHOHOHAt School8YesYesYes
Beery, Chaney BsonWMMar18928SOHOHOHAt School7

Burial
"Daughter of: Daniel & Sarah Geil. Second Wife of: Benoni Beery, married September 29, 1877. (Niece of Mary Ann (Geil) Beery, first wife of Benoni Beery). Mother of: Almeda Alice, David F., Ella May, Charles Albert, Bessie A., Ira C. & Chauncey B. Beery."