The Shemwell Family

Nellie Myrtle JessupAge: 88 years19091998

Name
Nellie Myrtle Jessup
Given names
Nellie Myrtle
Surname
Jessup
Married name
Nellie Myrtle Slaughter
Birth November 15, 1909 36
Birth of a brotherWilliam Henry “Bill” Jessup
October 23, 1912 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 6 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 7 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 8 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 son
#1
Taylor Edward Slaughter Jr
June 6, 1928 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 19 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
Birth of a son
#2
Lindal Ray Slaughter
May 11, 1930 (Age 20 years)
Death of a half-sisterMissie Germ “Germie” Edwards
June 30, 1932 (Age 22 years)
Cause: Cancer
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 32 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
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 40 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
Death of a fatherLuther Jessup
June 17, 1960 (Age 50 years)
Death of a sonTaylor Edward Slaughter Jr
May 26, 1970 (Age 60 years)
Death of a half-sisterMarie Edwards
July 26, 1971 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 36 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 of a sisterMable Jessup
April 1987 (Age 77 years)

Death of a sonLindal Ray Slaughter
May 9, 1989 (Age 79 years)
Death of a husbandTaylor Edward Slaughter
November 21, 1990 (Age 81 years)
Death September 21, 1998 (Age 88 years)
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mother
Marriage:
elder sister
2 years
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Nellie Myrtle Jessup
Birth: November 15, 1909 36Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 21, 1998Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
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step-father
mother
Marriage: about 1893
5 years
half-sister
Marie Edwards
Birth: August 22, 1897 27
Death: July 26, 1971Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
16 months
half-sister
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husband
herself
Nellie Myrtle Jessup
Birth: November 15, 1909 36Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 21, 1998Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
son
Taylor Edward Slaughter Jr
Birth: June 6, 1928 22 18Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 26, 1970Middletown, Butler, Ohio, United States
23 months
son
Lindal Ray Slaughter
Birth: May 11, 1930 24 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 9, 1989Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, United States
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