The Shemwell Family

Addie May ChildersAge: 83 years18691953

Name
Addie May Childers
Given names
Addie May
Surname
Childers
Married name
Addie May Gardner
Birth December 12, 1869
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869

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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 8 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageBenjamin Edgar GardnerView this family
December 25, 1887 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Edris Ruth Gardner
November 22, 1896 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 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 7, 1900 (Age 30 years)
Marriage of a childHarry E TroutmanEdris Ruth GardnerView this family
about 1914 (Age 44 years)
Note: Marriage year based on birth of eldest child, Lawrence, in 1915.
Birth of a grandson
#1
Lawrence E Troutman
May 5, 1915 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 46 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a grandson
#2
Glen Elvin Troutman
April 9, 1917 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 47 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 48 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/
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Winona Marcel Troutman
December 22, 1921 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Arlis Lloyd Troutman
November 30, 1923 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 59 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 husbandBenjamin Edgar Gardner
May 11, 1943 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 71 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 80 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 76 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 1953 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Family with Benjamin Edgar Gardner - View this family
husband
Benjamin Edgar Gardner
Birth: December 10, 1864Putnam, Putnam, Illinois, United States
Death: May 11, 1943South Haven, Sumner, Kansas, United States
herself
Marriage: December 25, 1887Lucas, Lucas, Iowa, United States
9 years
daughter

No family available

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Edgar Gardner - Household

Genoa, Nance, Nebraska, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Gardner, Edward BheadWMDec186534M12ILPAILLivery ManYesYesYesRH
Gardner, Addie MwifeWFDec186930M1255IAOHINYesYesYes
Gardner, Clarence LsonWMFeb188911SIAILIAAt School9YesYesYes
Gardner, EthlyndaughterWFFeb18919SIAILIA
Gardner, Murrel MdaughterWFJan18957SNEILIA
Gardner, EdrisdaughterWFNov18963SNEILIA
Gardner, JohnsonWMNov18991SNEILIA