The Shemwell Family

Mary O KemmerAge: 97 years18961994

Name
Mary O Kemmer
Given names
Mary O
Surname
Kemmer
Married name
Mary O Jewett
Married name
Mary O Porter
Birth August 1896 28 25
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 months)
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
Birth of a sisterElizabeth “Lizzie” Kemmer
January 5, 1900 (Age 3 years)
Census June 27, 1900 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterJennie O Kemmer
July 10, 1902 (Age 5 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth Lowe “Lizzie” Crook
November 3, 1904 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Litton Kemmer Sr.
April 5, 1905 (Age 8 years)
Death of a brotherRanie Clyde Kemmer
July 21, 1907 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterAva Lee Kemmer
May 21, 1909 (Age 12 years)
Census April 30, 1910 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterCleo Kemmer
December 25, 1911 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert Emmett Kemmer Jr
December 7, 1914 (Age 18 years)
MarriageBrainard Earl JewettView this family
September 3, 1915 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Rainey Olan Jewett
August 8, 1916 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 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 20 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 21 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/
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Johnson Parham
June 7, 1919 (Age 22 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Elizabeth Ford
March 17, 1927 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Maxine Agnes Jewett
October 13, 1928 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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 son
#3
Robert Franklin “Bob” Jewett
June 2, 1932 (Age 35 years)
Census May 27, 1940 (Age 43 years)
Death of a husbandBrainard Earl Jewett
February 2, 1942 (Age 45 years)
MarriageHumphreys Alonza PorterView this family
after 1943 (Age 46 years)

Death of a motherEva Lesta Parham
July 25, 1944 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 53 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 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 fatherRobert E Kemmer
December 17, 1954 (Age 58 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Oscar Kemmer
July 23, 1975 (Age 78 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 of a sisterJennie O Kemmer
February 15, 1976 (Age 79 years)
Death of a sisterElizabeth “Lizzie” Kemmer
September 6, 1976 (Age 80 years)
Death of a daughterMaxine Agnes Jewett
March 1978 (Age 81 years)
Death 1994 (Age 97 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Spring City Memorial Gardens
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1892
2 years
elder brother
Ranie Clyde Kemmer
Birth: December 22, 1893 25 22Tennessee, United States
Death: July 21, 1907Tennessee, United States
9 months
elder brother
Charles Oscar Kemmer
Birth: September 29, 1894 26 23Tennessee, United States
Death: July 23, 1975Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
23 months
herself
3 years
younger sister
Elizabeth “Lizzie” Kemmer
Birth: January 5, 1900 31 28Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 6, 1976Rhea, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Jennie O Kemmer
Birth: July 10, 1902 34 31Tennessee, United States
Death: February 15, 1976Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
John Litton Kemmer Sr.
Birth: April 5, 1905 36 34Grassy Cove, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 20, 2004Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
4 years
younger sister
Ava Lee Kemmer
Birth: May 21, 1909 41 38Grassy Cove, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 6, 2007
3 years
younger sister
Cleo Kemmer
Birth: December 25, 1911 43 40Tennessee, United States
Death: December 16, 2011Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
Robert Emmett Kemmer Jr
Birth: December 7, 1914 46 43Grassy Cove, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 20, 2014Grassy Cove, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Family with Brainard Earl Jewett - View this family
husband
Brainard Earl Jewett
Birth: May 14, 1894Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 2, 1942Grandview, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
herself
Marriage: September 3, 1915Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
11 months
son
Rainey Olan Jewett
Birth: August 8, 1916 22 20Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 20, 2006Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
12 years
daughter
Maxine Agnes Jewett
Birth: October 13, 1928 34 32Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 1978Spring City, Rhea, Tennessee, United States
4 years
son
Robert Franklin “Bob” Jewett
Birth: June 2, 1932 38 35Grandview Terrace, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 12, 2015Ohio, United States
Family with Humphreys Alonza Porter - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: after 1943

Mary O Kemmer has 22 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Robert E Kemmer - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Kemmer, Robert EheadWMApr186835M8TNTNTNFarmer
Kemmer, Eva LwifeWFMar187128M844TNTNTN
Kemmer, Clyde RsonWMDec18936STNTNTNAt School
Kemmer, Oscar CsonWMAug18945STNTNTN
Kemmer, Mary OdaughterWFAug18962STNTNTN
Kemmer, LizziedaughterWFFeb19003mSTNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Robert E Kemmer - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Kemmer, Robert EheadMW43M18TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Kemmer, EvawifeFW39M1876TNTNTN
Kemmer, OscarsonMW14STNTNTNFarm LaborerHome Farm
Kemmer, MarydaughterFW12STNTNTN
Kemmer, LizziedaughterFW10STNTNTN
Kemmer, JenniedaughterFW8STNTNTN
Kemmer, LittonsonMW4STNTNTN
Kemmer, Ava LeedaughterFW11mSTNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Brainard Earl Jewett - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Jewett, EarlheadMW46MTNSame HouseFarmerFarm
Jewett, MaryXwifeFW42MTNSame House
Jewett, OlansonMW22STNSame HouseLaborerFarm
Jewett, MaxinedaughterFW11STNSame House
Jewett, BobbysonMW7STNSame House

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Humphreys Alonza Porter - Household

Rhea, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Porter, Humphreys AheadMW68MarTNFarmingFarm
Porter, MarywifeFW52MarTN
Jewett, Bobbiestep sonMW17MarTN