The Shemwell Family

Mary Lee “Molly” BallardAge: 72 years18731946

Name
Mary Lee “Molly” Ballard
Given names
Mary Lee
Surname
Ballard
Married name
Mary Lee Tabb
Nickname
Molly
Birth August 29, 1873
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 4 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageJohn William “J W” TabbView this family
August 20, 1893 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Herbert Tabb
March 7, 1895 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 24 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
Birth of a son
#2
Thonie Tabb
August 5, 1899 (Age 25 years)
Census June 6, 1900 (Age 26 years)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 36 years)
Marriage of a childHerbert TabbVeva Irene ShemwellView this family
December 24, 1914 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Velma Lenore Tabb
November 1, 1915 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 42 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
William Caldwell “Bill” Tabb
May 17, 1918 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 43 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 44 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
Violet Elizabeth Tabb
April 5, 1920 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Rev. Adrian Shemwell Tabb
December 29, 1924 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Iva Modella Tabb
December 20, 1927 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 56 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
#6
Roland Chrittenden Tabb
September 22, 1930 (Age 57 years)
Death of a husbandJohn William “J W” Tabb
April 13, 1936 (Age 62 years)
Death of a grandsonRoland Chrittenden Tabb
December 17, 1944 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 68 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
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 72 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 July 7, 1946 (Age 72 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Family with John William “J W” Tabb - View this family
husband
John William “J W” Tabb
Birth: December 17, 1870 23 27Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 13, 1936Todd, Kentucky, United States
herself
Marriage: August 20, 1893Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
19 months
son
4 years
son
Thonie Tabb
Birth: August 5, 1899 28 25Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 20, 1971Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John William Tabb - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Tabb, John WheadWMDec187029M6KYKYKYSawmiller
Tabb, Mary LwifeWFAug187425M622KYKYKY
Tabb, HerbersonWMMar18955SKYKYKY
Tabb, ThonysonWMAug18990SKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John William Tabb - Household

Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Tabb, J WheadMW39M116KYKYKYSawmilling& Farming
Tabb, Mary LwifeFW36M11632KYKYKYHouse Keeper
Tabb, HerbertsonMW15SKYKYKY
Tabb, ThoniesonMW10SKYKYKY