Mary Elizabeth BlackwellAge: 79 years1874–1954
- Name
- Mary Elizabeth Blackwell
- Given names
- Mary Elizabeth
- Surname
- Blackwell
- Married name
- Mary Elizabeth Shemwell
 Birth | September 14, 1874 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 3 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 sister | Laura Emily “Emma” Blackwell September 16, 1885 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 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 |
 Marriage | Samuel Anderson Shemwell — View this family November 1, 1898 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Clarice D Shemwell September 6, 1899 (Age 24 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Grace Gertrude Shemwell November 11, 1903 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Hazel O Shemwell calculated 1905 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mildred Drue Shemwell December 4, 1907 (Age 33 years) Note: memorial says 26 APR 1906 |
| Census | April 23, 1910 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 41 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a daughter | Hazel O Shemwell September 11, 1918 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 42 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 43 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 13, 1920 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Broadus Lehmon Fitzhugh — Mildred Drue Shemwell — View this family September 20, 1927 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Doyle Morris Fitzhugh May 23, 1928 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 55 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 |
| Census | April 14, 1930 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Walter Lear — Grace Gertrude Shemwell — View this family about 1935 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | April 13, 1940 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Mary Elizabeth Lear August 10, 1945 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Grace Gertrude Shemwell August 13, 1945 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 67 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 28, 1950 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 75 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 71 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 | January 14, 1954 (Age 79 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Jackson Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
George T Blackwell Birth: Tennessee, United States Death: |
| mother |
Julia J Jackson Birth: Tennessee, United States Death: |
| herself |
Mary Elizabeth Blackwell Birth: September 14, 1874 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 14, 1954 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| sister |
Private |
| younger sister |
Laura Emily “Emma” Blackwell Birth: September 16, 1885 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 21, 1965 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Samuel Anderson Shemwell |
| husband |
Samuel Anderson Shemwell Birth: May 5, 1871 40 38 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 4, 1958 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Mary Elizabeth Blackwell Birth: September 14, 1874 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 14, 1954 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 1, 1898 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months daughter |
Clarice D Shemwell Birth: September 6, 1899 28 24 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 19, 1981 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Grace Gertrude Shemwell Birth: November 11, 1903 32 29 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 13, 1945 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Hazel O Shemwell Birth: calculated 1905 33 30 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 11, 1918 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mildred Drue Shemwell Birth: December 4, 1907 36 33 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 4, 1996 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Samuel A Shemwell - Household
Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Anderson Shemwell - Household
Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Samuel A Shemwell - Household
Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Samuel A Shemwell - Household
111 Elkton Road Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Anderson Shemwell - Household
BHetween Hwy 181 & 171 Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Anderson Shemwell - Household
Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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