The Shemwell Family

Ida Jane RushinAge: 65 years18691935

Name
Ida Jane Rushin
Given names
Ida Jane
Surname
Rushin
Married name
Ida Jane Powers
Birth December 6, 1869
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869

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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 8 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 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
MarriageAlbert Ernest PowersView this family
February 18, 1904 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Raymond Powers
November 14, 1904 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#2
John Marvin Powers
March 26, 1907 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Justin Powers
calculated 1910 (Age 40 years)
Census May 3, 1910 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 46 years)

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 47 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 48 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 15, 1920 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Raymond PowersGladys Rebecca LacyView this family
April 7, 1927 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 59 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 13, 1930 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Doris Jean “Pookey” Powers
June 28, 1930 (Age 60 years)
Death October 23, 1935 (Age 65 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cochran Cemetery
Family with Albert Ernest Powers - View this family
husband
herself
Ida Jane Rushin
Birth: December 6, 1869Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: October 23, 1935Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Marriage: February 18, 1904Butler, Missouri, United States
9 months
son
William Raymond Powers
Birth: November 14, 1904 39 34Biggers, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 1979
2 years
son
John Marvin Powers
Birth: March 26, 1907 42 37Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: April 8, 1987Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, United States
4 years
son
Justin Powers
Birth: calculated 1910 44 40Arkansas, United States
Death:
Albert Ernest Powers + Thula Ponder - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Thula Ponder
Birth: November 3, 1870Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 16, 1953Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States
Marriage: October 26, 1940Butler, Missouri, United States
Albert Ernest Powers + Ida Pennington - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: March 3, 1886Butler, Missouri, United States
4 months
step-son
3 years
step-daughter
5 years
step-son
Albert Carl Powers
Birth: September 4, 1893 28 23Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 1, 1918Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
5 years
step-daughter
Anna Lee Powers
Birth: January 1899 33 29Butler, Missouri, United States
Death:
2 years
step-son
Aubrey Ernest Powers
Birth: February 7, 1901 35 31Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: March 25, 1980Fredericktown, Madison, Missouri, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Albert Ernest Powers - Household

Current River, Randolph, AR

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Albert PowersheadMW45M26MOMOMOLaborerSaw Mill
Ida J PowerswifeFW39M2655MOMOTN
Carl S PowerssonMW16SMOMOMOLaborerSaw Mill
Raymond PowerssonMW5SMOMOMO
Marvin PowerssonMW3SMOMOMO
Justin PowerssonMW3mSARMOMO
Jake PowerssonMW23M11MOMOMOLaborerSaw Mill
Bessie Powersdaughter in lawFW17M1111MOINMO
Paul M PowersgrandsonMW2mSARMOMO

census says only married 6 yrs. license says 14.

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Albert Ernest Powers - Household

Reyno And Corning Road Nelson, Clay, AR

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Powers, AlbertheadMW55MMOMOMOFarmerGeneral Farmer
Powers, Ida JwifeFW50MMOKYTN
Powers, RaymondsonMW15SMOMOMOFarm laborerHome farm
Powers, Marvin JsonMW12SMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Albert Ernest Powers - Household

Nelson, Clay, AR

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Albert PowersheadMW65M21MOMOMOFarmerGen. Farming
Ida J PowerswifeFW60M19MOMOTN
Ruby J Kittrellgrand nieceFW14MOMOMO
Sylvester Haysfarm handMW20ARUSUSLaborerFarm

Census butchered grand niece's last name - my bet Kittrell - b