The Shemwell Family

Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” SandyAge: 65 years18811947

Name
Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” Sandy
Given names
Sarah Elizabeth
Surname
Sandy
Nickname
Sallie
Married name
Sarah Elizabeth Newham
Birth April 23, 1881 33 23
Birth of a sisterCora Alice Sandy
March 2, 1883 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a sisterMittie Florence Sandy
January 1, 1885 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterKathryn Marqarite Sandy
May 22, 1889 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherRawley Samuel Sandy
March 1, 1893 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterGrace May Sandy
October 3, 1896 (Age 15 years)
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
Birth of a sisterLois Mary Sandy
October 1, 1898 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a sisterEunice S Sandy
July 28, 1904 (Age 23 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 sisterGrace May Sandy
September 27, 1923 (Age 42 years)
Burial of a sisterGrace May Sandy
September 29, 1923 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 48 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 motherMary Catherine “Minnie” Rhodes
April 19, 1932 (Age 50 years)
Death of a fatherSamuel Andrew Sandy
November 20, 1939 (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
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 March 21, 1947 (Age 65 years)
Burial March 23, 1947 (2 days after death)
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father
mother
Marriage: December 22, 1874Ray, Missouri, United States
1 year
elder brother
Charles Edward Sandy
Birth: December 10, 1875 27 18Norborne, Carroll, Missouri, United States
Death: October 15, 1968Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
2 years
elder brother
David William Sandy
Birth: January 9, 1878 29 20Ray, Missouri, United States
Death: February 25, 1974Kidder, Caldwell, Missouri, United States
20 months
elder sister
Susan Virginia Sandy
Birth: September 8, 1879 31 21Missouri, United States
Death: April 5, 1974Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
19 months
herself
Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” Sandy
Birth: April 23, 1881 33 23Ray, Missouri, United States
Death: March 21, 1947Grape Grove, Ray, Missouri, United States
22 months
younger sister
Cora Alice Sandy
Birth: March 2, 1883 35 25Norborne, Carroll, Missouri, United States
Death: November 19, 1979Batavia, Genesee, New York, United States
22 months
younger sister
Mittie Florence Sandy
Birth: January 1, 1885 36 27Grape Grove, Ray, Missouri, United States
Death: September 3, 1974Nickerson, Reno, Kansas, United States
4 years
younger sister
Kathryn Marqarite Sandy
Birth: May 22, 1889 41 31Grape Grove, Ray, Missouri, United States
Death: August 2, 1985Richmond, Ray, Missouri, United States
4 years
younger brother
Rawley Samuel Sandy
Birth: March 1, 1893 45 35Norborne, Carroll, Missouri, United States
Death: August 25, 1985Hardin, Ray, Missouri, United States
4 years
younger sister
Grace May Sandy
Birth: October 3, 1896 48 39Ray, Missouri, United States
Death: September 27, 1923Carroll, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger sister
Lois Mary Sandy
Birth: October 1, 1898 50 41Ray, Missouri, United States
Death: August 17, 1994Richmond, Ray, Missouri, United States
6 years
younger sister
Eunice S Sandy
Birth: July 28, 1904 56 46Ray, Missouri, United States
Death: December 15, 1999Moberly, Randolph, Missouri, United States