The Shemwell Family

Marion Brown Rhodes SandyAge: 67 years18811949

Name
Marion Brown Rhodes Sandy
Given names
Marion Brown Rhodes
Surname
Sandy
Birth November 16, 1881 40 40
Birth of a brotherJames Melvin Karicofe Sandy
November 16, 1881
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam E Sandy
April 13, 1898 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 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
Death of a fatherJohn Henry Sandy
July 25, 1913 (Age 31 years)
Cause: Rheumatism End Cystitis
Death of a motherMariam Frances Kiracofe
July 7, 1914 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 34 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 35 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 36 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 brotherCharles Stewart Sandy
April 17, 1928 (Age 46 years)
Burial of a brotherCharles Stewart Sandy
April 20, 1928 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 47 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 sisterMary Lillie Belle Sandy
March 12, 1932 (Age 50 years)
Burial of a sisterMary Lillie Belle Sandy
March 15, 1932 (Age 50 years)
Death of a brotherReuben Samuel Henry Sandy
July 18, 1933 (Age 51 years)
Burial of a brotherReuben Samuel Henry Sandy
July 21, 1933 (Age 51 years)
Death of a sisterEldora Frances Sandy
April 26, 1936 (Age 54 years)
Burial of a sisterEldora Frances Sandy
April 28, 1936 (Age 54 years)
Death of a brotherHoward Bernard Edward Sandy
September 8, 1936 (Age 54 years)
Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Burial of a brotherHoward Bernard Edward Sandy
September 10, 1936 (Age 54 years)
Death of a sisterLucy Susan Virginia Sandy
January 7, 1938 (Age 56 years)
Burial of a sisterLucy Susan Virginia Sandy
January 9, 1938 (Age 56 years)
Death of a brotherDaniel Martin Trevie Sandy
June 29, 1940 (Age 58 years)
Cause: Myocardial Failure
Burial of a brotherDaniel Martin Trevie Sandy
July 2, 1940 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 60 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 sisterMinnie Annie Byrd Sandy
November 29, 1945 (Age 64 years)
Burial of a sisterMinnie Annie Byrd Sandy
December 3, 1945 (Age 64 years)
Death of a brotherJohn G William Sandy
July 28, 1946 (Age 64 years)
Burial of a brotherJohn G William Sandy
August 1, 1946 (Age 64 years)
Death of a brotherJames Melvin Karicofe Sandy
October 5, 1947 (Age 65 years)
Cause: Apoplexy
Burial of a brotherJames Melvin Karicofe Sandy
October 8, 1947 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 64 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 November 11, 1949 (Age 67 years)
Cause of death: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Burial November 13, 1949 (2 days after death)
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father
mother
Marriage: November 15, 1866Rockingham, Virginia, United States
9 months
elder sister
Mary Lillie Belle Sandy
Birth: August 7, 1867 25 25Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: March 12, 1932Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
13 months
elder brother
Charles Stewart Sandy
Birth: August 30, 1868 26 26Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: April 17, 1928Homestead, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
20 months
elder sister
Eldora Frances Sandy
Birth: April 19, 1870 28 28Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: April 26, 1936Plains, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
14 months
elder sister
Lucy Susan Virginia Sandy
Birth: July 4, 1871 29 29Mount Crawford, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: January 7, 1938Centreville, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
15 months
elder brother
John G William Sandy
Birth: September 18, 1872 31 31Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: July 28, 1946Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
16 months
elder brother
Howard Bernard Edward Sandy
Birth: February 1, 1874 32 32Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: September 8, 1936Staunton, Virginia, United States
20 months
elder sister
Minnie Annie Byrd Sandy
Birth: September 25, 1875 34 34Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: November 29, 1945Stephens City, Frederick, Virginia, United States
17 months
elder brother
Reuben Samuel Henry Sandy
Birth: March 8, 1877 35 35Cooks Creek, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: July 18, 1933Annville, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
2 years
elder brother
Daniel Martin Trevie Sandy
Birth: April 29, 1879 37 37Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: June 29, 1940Palmyra, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
3 years
twin brother
James Melvin Karicofe Sandy
Birth: November 16, 1881 40 40Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: October 5, 1947Stephens City, Frederick, Virginia, United States
himself
Marion Brown Rhodes Sandy
Birth: November 16, 1881 40 40Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: November 11, 1949Broadway, Rockingham, Virginia, United States