The Shemwell Family

Mary Elizabeth ChurchmanAge: 78 years19161994

Name
Mary Elizabeth Churchman
Given names
Mary Elizabeth
Surname
Churchman
Married name
Mary Elizabeth Taylor
Birth February 9, 1916 40 33
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 10 months)

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 22 months)

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 3 years)
Birth of a brotherFrederick Keith Churchman
February 22, 1924 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 13 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 1930 (Age 14 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJacob Troutman
April 14, 1932 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Michael Allen Taylor
September 26, 1937 (Age 21 years)
Death of a fatherOtto Henry Churchman
February 22, 1940 (Age 24 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 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 1950 (Age 34 years)
Death of a motherNora Maize Troutman
June 21, 1950 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 33 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
Death of a brotherRoscoe Sylvan Churchman
December 3, 1954 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 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 of a sisterJuanita Ellen Churchman
May 25, 1979 (Age 63 years)
Death of a brotherFrederick Keith Churchman
October 12, 1984 (Age 68 years)
Death of a sisterEvelyn Virginia Churchman
February 1989 (Age 72 years)
Death of a husbandCharles Allen Taylor
November 29, 1989 (Age 73 years)
Death of a brotherRalph Leroy Churchman
April 28, 1993 (Age 77 years)
Death September 5, 1994 (Age 78 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: about 1900Illinois, United States
18 months
elder sister
Juanita Ellen Churchman
Birth: July 14, 1901 26 19Illinois, United States
Death: May 25, 1979San Diego, California, United States
2 years
elder brother
8 years
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
Evelyn Virginia Churchman
Birth: December 3, 1913 38 31Illinois, United States
Death: February 1989San Diego, California, United States
2 years
herself
Mary Elizabeth Churchman
Birth: February 9, 1916 40 33Illinois, United States
Death: September 5, 1994San Diego, California, United States
8 years
younger brother
Frederick Keith Churchman
Birth: February 22, 1924 48 41Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: October 12, 1984Livonia, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Family with Charles Allen Taylor - View this family
husband
Charles Allen Taylor
Birth: May 22, 1915 18 20Niantic, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: November 29, 1989Seminole, Florida, United States
herself
Mary Elizabeth Churchman
Birth: February 9, 1916 40 33Illinois, United States
Death: September 5, 1994San Diego, California, United States
son
Michael Allen Taylor
Birth: September 26, 1937 22 21Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: October 4, 1995San Diego, California, United States
daughter
Private

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Otto Henry Churchman - Household

Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Churchman, O HheadMW44MYesYesILOHOHYesMillerFlour MillW
Churchman, NorawifeFW32MYesYesILININYesNone
Churchman, RoscoesonMW17SNoYesYesILILILYesTeamsterBisquit CoW
Churchman, JuanitadaughterFW19SNoYesYesILILILYesNone
Churchman, RalphsonMW9SYesILILILYesNone
Churchman, EvelyndaughterFW6SILILILYesNone
Churchman, Mary EdaughterFW3 years 10 monthsSILILILNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Otto Henry Churchman - Household

Cerro Gordo, Piatt, Illinois, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Churchman, Otto HheadO8500RNoMW53M27NoILILOHYesPipe FitterLead and Brass FactoryWYes
Churchman, Nora MwifeFW48M18NoILINPAYesNone
Churchman, Ralph LsonMW19SNoILILILYesLaborerSteel Construction CoWYes
Churchman, Evelyn VdaughterFW17SYesILILILYesNone
Churchman, Mary EdaughterFW15SYesILILILYesNone
Churchman, Frederick K KsonMW6SNoILILILNone