The Shemwell Family

Isabelle Josephine CrouchAge: 84 years18551940

Name
Isabelle Josephine Crouch
Given names
Isabelle Josephine
Surname
Crouch
Married name
Isabelle Josephine Hatfield
Birth November 17, 1855
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 13 months)

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 5 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 11 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 11 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 13 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
MarriageLucius Albert HatfieldView this family
August 27, 1874 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 22 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 son
#1
George Milton Hatfield
August 9, 1892 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 42 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 1, 1900 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge Milton HatfieldLillie May CoxView this family
about 1916 (Age 60 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 60 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
#1
Wayne Lamoine Hatfield
December 24, 1917 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 61 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 62 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/
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Wanda Belle Hatfield
June 24, 1920 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
George Milton Hatfield Jr
October 17, 1922 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Leslie Warren Hatfield
October 8, 1924 (Age 68 years)
Death of a husbandLucius Albert Hatfield
June 25, 1927 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 73 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 grandson
#5
Lawrence Leon Hatfield
December 18, 1929 (Age 74 years)
Death March 7, 1940 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Belle Plaine Cemetery
Family with Lucius Albert Hatfield - View this family
husband
herself
Isabelle Josephine Crouch
Birth: November 17, 1855Missouri, United States
Death: March 7, 1940Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
Marriage: August 27, 1874Clay, Missouri, United States
18 years
son

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Lucius Albert Hatfield - Household

Palestine, Sumner, Kansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Hatfield, Lucius AheadWMOct184851M25ILNYILFarmerYesYesYesRF
Hatfield, Belle JwifeWFNov185844M2576MOTNKYYesYesYes
Hatfield, John CsonWMJul187629SMOILMOFarm Laborer4YesYesYes
Hatfield, Lucius AsonWMOct187821SKSILMOFarm Laborer4YesYesYes
Hatfield, Nellie FdaughterWFNov188811SKSILMO4YesYesYes
Hatfield, George MsonWMAug18936SKSILMO1YesNoNo
Hatfield, Roy EsonWMMar18955SKSILMONoNoNo

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George Milton Hatfield - Household

Palestine, Sumner, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hatfield, GeorgeheadRMW27MYesYesKSILMOYesFarmerGen FarmOA
Hatfield, LilliewifeFW21MYesYesKSILKSYesNone
Hatfield, WaynesonMW2SKSKSKSNone
Hatfield, AlbertfatherMW70MYesYesILNYILYesNone
Hatfield, BellmotherFW64MYesYesMOVAKYYesNone