The Shemwell Family

Hattie Mary BrownAge: 57 years18661923

Name
Hattie Mary Brown
Given names
Hattie Mary
Surname
Brown
Married name
Hattie Mary Fryer
Birth March 21, 1866
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 9 months)
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 9 months)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 2 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 11 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageGeorge W FryerView this family
September 18, 1881 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ola Fay Fryer
March 25, 1886 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 32 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 18, 1900 (Age 34 years)
Marriage of a childHarry Clay BarnettOla Fay FryerView this family
about 1911 (Age 44 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth first child on September 6, 1911
Birth of a grandson
#1
Infant Barnett
September 11, 1914 (Age 48 years)
Death of a grandsonInfant Barnett
September 11, 1914 (Age 48 years)
Note: Premature birth as noted in "Infant Barnett Birth Certificate". Assumed infant died shortly after birth.
Birth of a grandson
#2
William T Barnett
June 26, 1916 (Age 50 years)
Death of a grandsonWilliam T Barnett
July 15, 1916 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Robert Russell Barnett
November 25, 1916 (Age 50 years)
Note: Adopted son
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 49 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Adoption of a grandsonRobert Russell Barnett
November 25, 1916 (Age 50 years)
Adoption: Adopted by both parents
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 50 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
Birth of a grandson
#4
Glen E Barnett
1918 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 51 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 grandsonGlen E Barnett
December 5, 1921 (Age 55 years)
Death of a grandsonRobert Russell Barnett
March 2, 1922 (Age 55 years)
Death of a daughterOla Fay Fryer
December 12, 1922 (Age 56 years)
Death October 23, 1923 (Age 57 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Iola Cemetery
Family with George W Fryer - View this family
husband
George W Fryer
Birth: June 16, 1858Adams, Illinois, United States
Death: August 12, 1940Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States
herself
Hattie Mary Brown
Birth: March 21, 1866Allen, Kansas, United States
Death: October 23, 1923Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States
Marriage: September 18, 1881Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States
5 years
daughter

No family available

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - George W Fryer - Household

Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Fryer, George WheadWMJun185841M18ILILOHFarmer0YesYesYesRF
Fryer, Hattie MwifeWFMar186634M1866KSILILYesYesYes
Fryer, Myrtle DdaughterWFJun188217SKSILKSAt School8YesYesYes
Fryer, RoscoesonWMAug188415SKSILKSFarm Laborer0YesYesYes
Fryer, OladaughterWFMar188614SKSILKSAt School8YesYesYes
Fryer, AnnadaughterWFJul18954SKSILKS
Fryer, RussellsonWMAug18982SKSILKS
Fryer, --- (s/b Elmer)sonWMMay19000 years 0 monthsSKSILKS

Name
Robert Russell Barnett Obituary and Family Listing Iola Register, 3 Mar 1922, Fri, Page 3 Robert Russell Barnett, son of H C and Ola (Fryer) Barnett, was born in Yoakum, Texas, Nov 25, 1916, departed this life March 2, 1922, age 5 years, 3 months and 5 days. He leaves to mourn his loss his father and mother, three grandparents, Mr and Mrs G W Fryer and W. T. Barnett besides several aunts and cousins. His younger brother, Glen, was stricken with diptheria and passed on December 5, 1921. Little Bob contracted diptheria January 14, 1922 from which he never fully recovered until he was called to meet his three little brothers over there. Funeral services will be held from the Sleeper and Ralston chapel Saturday morning at 10 o'clock with the Rev. W. L. Harris officiating. Burial will be made in the Old cemetery. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137074977/robert_russell_barnett