The Shemwell Family

Mary Estell HarrisAge: 75 years19181994

Name
Mary Estell Harris
Given names
Mary Estell
Surname
Harris
Married name
Mary Estell Fish
Birth May 23, 1918
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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

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 11 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
MarriageOtis Ray FishView this family
about 1938 (Age 19 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Oler Joan Fish
February 18, 1939 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Terry Len Fish
February 14, 1945 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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 10, 1950 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 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 27 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
MarriageOtis Ray FishView this family
October 14, 1982 (Age 64 years)
Death January 4, 1994 (Age 75 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairview Cemetery
Family with Otis Ray Fish - View this family
husband
Otis Ray Fish
Birth: September 5, 1918 37 37Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 27, 1994Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, United States
herself
Mary Estell Harris
Birth: May 23, 1918Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 4, 1994Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: about 1938
Marriage: October 14, 1982Logan, Kentucky, United States
14 months
daughter
Oler Joan Fish
Birth: February 18, 1939 20 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 3, 2019Charlestown, Clark, Indiana, United States
6 years
son
Terry Len Fish
Birth: February 14, 1945 26 26Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 2, 2013Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, United States

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Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Otis Ray Fish - Household

Proceeding North On The Bluehole Rd Allegre, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Fish, OtisheadMW31MarKYFarmingFarm
Fish, MarywifeFW31MarKY
Fish, JoandaughterFW11NevKY
Fish, TerrysonMW5NevKY