The Shemwell Family

Susan Jane “Susie” BreezeelAge: 76 years18561932

Name
Susan Jane “Susie” Breezeel
Given names
Susan Jane
Nickname
Susie
Surname
Breezeel
Married name
Susan Jane Collie
Married name
Susan Jane McGuire
Birth May 24, 1856 33 24
Birth of a sisterAmanda Louvena Breezeel
March 28, 1858 (Age 22 months)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 months)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a brotherJamie Lee Breezeel
August 10, 1860 (Age 4 years)
Death of a brotherJamie Lee Breezeel
1860 (Age 3 years)
Census July 24, 1860 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherGeorge Milas Breezeel
October 6, 1862 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterDora Laura Breezeel
May 10, 1865 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 10 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 10 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a brotherHenry Lee Breezeel
June 23, 1868 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 12 years)

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
Birth of a brotherWilliam Pinkney Breezeel
December 1870 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 21 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 5, 1880 (Age 24 years)
Death of a motherNancy Shemwell
1892 (Age 35 years)
MarriageDavid Holloway CollieView this family
June 10, 1896 (Age 40 years)
Death of a fatherWillis Washington Breezeel
July 1897 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Van Buren Collie
January 25, 1898 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 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
Census June 9, 1900 (Age 44 years)
Death of a husbandDavid Holloway Collie
December 1, 1908 (Age 52 years)
Cause: Suicide
Death of a half-sisterNancy Rebecca Breezeel
December 19, 1908 (Age 52 years)
Address: Near Oak Level
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 53 years)
Death of a brotherGeorge Milas Breezeel
January 31, 1911 (Age 54 years)
Cause: Killed while felling a tree
MarriageRichard H McGuireView this family
February 22, 1911 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 59 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Marriage of a childVan Buren CollieVilla B OgilvieView this family
before September 12, 1918 (Age 62 years)

Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 60 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 61 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/
Birth of a grandson
#1
Finnis Lee Collie
December 12, 1919 (Age 63 years)
Death of a sisterDora Laura Breezeel
August 11, 1924 (Age 68 years)
Marriage of a childVan Buren CollieViola Lillian MillikenView this family
December 24, 1925 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 73 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 sisterAmanda Louvena Breezeel
October 12, 1932 (on the date of death)
Death October 12, 1932 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ford Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: July 20, 1855Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
10 months
herself
Susan Jane “Susie” Breezeel
Birth: May 24, 1856 33 24Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 12, 1932Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
22 months
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
Jamie Lee Breezeel
Birth: August 10, 1860 37 29Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: 1860Marshall, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
William Pinkney Breezeel
Birth: December 1870 47 39Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 11, 1959Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Ursula Morgan Pearson - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: 1845
7 years
half-sister
Nancy Rebecca Breezeel
Birth: October 1851 28 24Kentucky, United States
Death: December 19, 1908Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
-5 years
half-sister
4 years
half-brother
Family with Richard H McGuire - View this family
husband
herself
Susan Jane “Susie” Breezeel
Birth: May 24, 1856 33 24Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 12, 1932Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: February 22, 1911Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Family with David Holloway Collie - View this family
husband
herself
Susan Jane “Susie” Breezeel
Birth: May 24, 1856 33 24Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 12, 1932Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: June 10, 1896Marshall, Kentucky, United States
20 months
son
Richard H McGuire + Nancy G - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage:
step-daughter
Prudie V McGuire
Birth: May 5, 1892 34Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 11, 1934McCracken, Kentucky, United States
David Holloway Collie + Rosa Bannister - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: December 17, 1867Lyon, Kentucky, United States
10 months
step-son
Winfrey Daniel Collie
Birth: October 13, 1868 18 16Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 24, 1948Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
15 years
step-daughter
Corda Collie
Birth: April 1883 32 31Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death:
5 years
step-daughter
Floy Collie
Birth: May 1888 37 36Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death:
David Holloway Collie + - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage:
step-son
Buren Edward Collie
Birth: July 19, 1894 43Kentucky, United States
Death: August 8, 1984Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Willis Washington Breezeel - Household

Marshall, Kentucky

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
W W Breezeelhead37MWFarmerTN
N Breezeelwife29FWHouse wifeNC
U E Breezeeldaughter13FWKY
T T Breezeelson11MWKY
N B A Breezeeldaughter8FWKY
S J Breezeeldaughter4FWKY
A L Breezeeldaughter2FWKY

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Willis Washington Breezeel - Household

Benton, Marshall, Kentucky

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Willis W BreezeelWM57headMFarmerTNNCNC
Nancy BreezeelWF48wifeMKeeping HouseNCNCNC
Nancy R A BreezeelWF29daughterSAt homeKYTNTN
Susannah Jane BreezeelWF24daughterSAt homeKYTNNC
George Milas BreezeelWM18sonSWorks on farmKYTNNC
Laura D S T BreezeelWF15daughterSAt homeKYTNNC
Henry Lee BreezeelWM11sonSKYTNNC
William P W BreezeelWM9sonSKYTNNC

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - David Holloway Collie - Household

Oak Level, Benton, Marshall, Ky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
David H CollieheadMSep185049M4KYVAMD
Susan J ColliewifeFMay185644M411KYTNNC
Corda ColliedaughterFApr188317SKYKYKY
Floy ColliedaughterFMay188812SKYKYKY
Buren ColliesonMJuly18945SKYKYKY
Van ColliesonMJan18982SKYKYKY

Note: There is a Van and a Buren... Van's tombstone says Buren?. -b

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Susan Jane Breezeel - Household

Graves KY

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Susie J CollieheadFW53Wd11KYTNNCFarmerGeneral Farm
Van B ColliesonMW12SKYKYKYFarm LaborerHome Farm