The Shemwell Family

Martha Ellen SandyAge: 86 years18751962

Name
Martha Ellen Sandy
Given names
Martha Ellen
Surname
Sandy
Married name
Martha Ellen Hartman
Birth May 30, 1875 62 43
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a half-brotherEdward Johnson Sandy
March 23, 1891 (Age 15 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam E Sandy
April 13, 1898 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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
MarriageFrank Oliver HartmanView this family
January 26, 1900 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
David Emory Whitfield Hartman
December 13, 1900 (Age 25 years)
Death of a motherCatharine Fifer
September 10, 1904 (Age 29 years)

Death of a half-brotherReuben Hoffman Sandy
February 23, 1907 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James William Hartman
February 14, 1908 (Age 32 years)
Death of a half-brotherJohn Henry Sandy
July 25, 1913 (Age 38 years)
Cause: Rheumatism End Cystitis
Burial of a half-brotherJohn Henry Sandy
July 27, 1913 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Beatrice Higgs
March 27, 1916 (Age 40 years)

Note: Beatrice Higgs was a foster daughter of Frank and Martha Hartman
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 40 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 half-brotherWilliam Jackson Sandy
July 16, 1918 (Age 43 years)
Cause: Some obscure abdominal trouble do not know just what
Burial of a half-brotherWilliam Jackson Sandy
July 20, 1918 (Age 43 years)
Death of a half-sisterElizabeth Catherine “Lizzie” Sandy
October 13, 1918 (Age 43 years)
Cause: Cardiac Ursufficiency
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 41 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 42 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/
Death of a daughterBeatrice Higgs
April 27, 1924 (Age 48 years)
Death of a half-brotherTillman Rawley Sandy
October 12, 1924 (Age 49 years)
Burial of a half-brotherTillman Rawley Sandy
October 14, 1924 (Age 49 years)
Death of a half-brotherDaniel Garber Sandy
October 17, 1927 (Age 52 years)
Cause: Uremia
Burial of a half-brotherDaniel Garber Sandy
October 19, 1927 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 54 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
Death of a half-brotherGeorge Martin Sandy
July 27, 1931 (Age 56 years)
Cause: Myocarditis
Burial of a half-brotherGeorge Martin Sandy
July 28, 1931 (Age 56 years)
Death of a half-sisterSarah Ann Sandy
November 4, 1931 (Age 56 years)
Death of a husbandFrank Oliver Hartman
February 19, 1939 (Age 63 years)
Death of a half-brotherSamuel Andrew Sandy
November 20, 1939 (Age 64 years)
Burial of a half-brotherSamuel Andrew Sandy
November 21, 1939 (Age 64 years)
Death of a half-sisterMargaret Susannah “Maggie” Sandy
July 19, 1941 (Age 66 years)
Burial of a half-sisterMargaret Susannah “Maggie” Sandy
July 21, 1941 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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
Death of a half-sisterNancy Jane “Nannie” Sandy
June 6, 1952 (Age 77 years)
Cause: Pneumonia Bronchial
Burial of a half-sisterNancy Jane “Nannie” Sandy
June 7, 1952 (Age 77 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 74 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 70 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 April 27, 1962 (Age 86 years)
Burial April 29, 1962 (2 days after death)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 30, 1874Sangersville, Augusta, Virginia, United States
9 months
herself
Martha Ellen Sandy
Birth: May 30, 1875 62 43Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: April 27, 1962Fisherville, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Father’s family with Susannah Rawley - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: November 7, 1836Rockingham, Virginia, United States
9 months
half-sister
2 years
half-brother
2 years
half-brother
2 years
half-brother
2 years
half-sister
2 years
half-brother
2 years
half-brother
2 years
half-brother
Daniel Garber Sandy
Birth: May 5, 1852 39 32Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: October 17, 1927Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
3 years
half-sister
2 years
half-sister
2 years
half-brother
George Martin Sandy
Birth: April 30, 1859 46 39Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: July 27, 1931Grape Grove, Ray, Missouri, United States
2 years
half-brother
Edward Johnson Sandy
Birth: September 30, 1861 49 42Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: March 23, 1891Ray, Missouri, United States
2 years
half-sister
Mary Frances Virginia Sandy
Birth: February 19, 1864 51 44Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: January 28, 1963Grape Grove, Ray, Missouri, United States
Family with Frank Oliver Hartman - View this family
husband
herself
Martha Ellen Sandy
Birth: May 30, 1875 62 43Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: April 27, 1962Fisherville, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Marriage: January 26, 1900New Hope, Augusta, Virginia, United States
11 months
son
David Emory Whitfield Hartman
Birth: December 13, 1900 30 25New Hope, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Death: June 7, 1994Clinton, Missouri, United States
7 years
son
James William Hartman
Birth: February 14, 1908 37 32Mount Solon, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Death: June 5, 1993Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
8 years
daughter
Beatrice Higgs
Birth: March 27, 1916 45 40
Death: April 27, 1924Augusta, Virginia, United States