The Shemwell Family

Mary Emiel HenryAge: 63 years18781941

Name
Mary Emiel Henry
Given names
Mary Emiel
Surname
Henry
Birth January 1878 26 33
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a sisterMartha Arminda “Minda” Henry
January 8, 1880 (Age 2 years)
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 2 years)
Death of a fatherJohn J Henry
January 2, 1881 (Age 3 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherPermelia Emmaline Whitaker
March 12, 1881 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Savage Henry
March 2, 1895 (Age 17 years)

Birth of a son
#2
Jonah Henry
April 4, 1899 (Age 21 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherRebecca Jane Hyder
between 1880 and 1900 (Age 2 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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 15, 1900 (Age 22 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherSimeon Selby
June 19, 1900 (Age 22 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherElisha Newton Henry
May 21, 1906 (Age 28 years)
Death of a motherMilly Ann Selby
January 31, 1912 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 38 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 sisterFlora Elizabeth “Florie” Henry
July 28, 1917 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 39 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 40 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 51 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-sisterRebecca J “Beckie” Wyatt
July 14, 1936 (Age 58 years)
Death of a brotherLoyd Jefferson Henry
April 14, 1938 (Age 60 years)
Burial of a brotherLoyd Jefferson Henry
April 15, 1938 (Age 60 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wanette Cemetery
Never marriedunknown

Death October 4, 1941 (Age 63 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Henry Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: October 12, 1871Tennessee, United States
9 months
elder sister
Flora Elizabeth “Florie” Henry
Birth: July 13, 1872 21 28Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 28, 1917Putnam, Tennessee, United States
21 months
elder brother
4 years
herself
Mary Emiel Henry
Birth: January 1878 26 33Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 4, 1941Putnam, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Martha Arminda “Minda” Henry
Birth: January 8, 1880 29 35Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 10, 1951Monterey, Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Mother’s family with Wyatt - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: about 1865
20 months
half-sister
… … + Mary Emiel Henry - View this family
herself
Mary Emiel Henry
Birth: January 1878 26 33Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 4, 1941Putnam, Tennessee, United States
son
4 years
son
Jonah Henry
Birth: April 4, 1899 21Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 10, 1976Putnam, Tennessee, United States

Mary Emiel Henry has 44 first cousins recorded

Mother's family (40)

Parents Samuel Wilson Tollett + Sarah H Selby
Parents James Sampson Wyatt + Mary Catherine Selby
2Rebecca Jane Wyatt18651890
5Millie C Wyatt18711923
7Sarah J Wyatt18761948
10Riley C Wyatt18851967
Parents Lloyd Shaw Selby + Sarah Celina Bennett
2T H B Selby18721900
3S B Selby18741900
6Lily V Selby18811923
7Pearl M Selby18881986
Parents Benjamin Franklin Selby + Sarah “Sallie” Fisk
1Fred Stanley Selby18921962
2Polly Selby18971979
3Amanda Selby18991910
Parents Benjamin Franklin Selby + Elizabeth Ann Sherrill
1Mary Angela Selby18721950
2Jesse F Selby18731900
3Sarah J Selby18751910
4Sein C Selby1878
5William Lee Selby18821925
Parents Alfred Simeon Selby + Mary A Miller
2Laura Lou Selby18881972
3Minnie Bell Selby18911940
Parents Alfred Simeon Selby + Sarah Elizabeth Mabe
1Clyde M Selby19131999
2Martha Ella Selby19152014
3Della Mae Selby19182000
4Ann Mabe Selby19212008
5Alfred Semon Selby19281994
Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John J Henry - Household

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Henry, JohnWM29headMFarmerTNTNTN
Henry, Milly AWF35wifeMKeeping HouseTNTNTN
Wyatt, Rebecca JWF13daughterSTNTNTN
Henry, F EWF7daughterSTNTNTN
Henry, L JWM6sonSTNTNTN
Henry, M EWF2daughterSTNTNTN
Henry, Mary JWF3/12JandaughterSTNTNTN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Milly Ann Selby - Household

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Henry, Milley AheadWFMar184456WD65TNALTN
Henry, Flory AdaughterWFJul187227STNTNTN
Henry, Mary EdaughterWFJan187822STNTNTN
Henry, Martha AdaughterWFFeb188020STNTNTN
Henry, John LG sonWMSep18927STNTN
Henry, Saint LG sonWMJun18981STNTN
Henry, SavageG sonWMMar18955STN
Henry, JonasG sonWMApr18991STNTN