Grace Fay “Gracie” BurnettAge: 58 years1904–1962
- Name
- Grace Fay “Gracie” Burnett
- Given names
- Grace Fay
- Surname
- Burnett
- Married name
- Grace Fay Mathis
- Nickname
- Gracie
 Birth | June 28, 1904 36 36 |
 Census | April 18, 1910 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 11 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 12 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 13 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/ |
| Census | March 27, 1920 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 25 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 father | James Paschal Burnett November 20, 1929 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Ophila Burnett April 24, 1931 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Coleman Burnett Mathis April 29, 1931 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Bennie Mathis July 6, 1937 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a mother | Susanna Melissa Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell October 18, 1942 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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 45 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Cindie L Mathis September 19, 1955 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Edward Burnett June 9, 1959 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 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 | September 16, 1962 (Age 58 years) |
 Burial | September 18, 1962 (2 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Spence Chapel Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Paschal Burnett Birth: June 21, 1868 26 25 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: November 20, 1929 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Susanna Melissa Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell Birth: March 4, 1868 49 39 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: October 18, 1942 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: August 29, 1890 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months elder sister |
Nora Alice Burnett Birth: September 14, 1891 23 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 14, 1968 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Martha Ophila Burnett Birth: June 2, 1893 24 25 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: April 24, 1931 — New Mexico, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Ruth Burnett Birth: May 26, 1895 26 27 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: July 24, 1983 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Vera Ann Burnett Birth: February 25, 1898 29 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 1, 1997 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
William Edward Burnett Birth: September 19, 1900 32 32 Death: June 9, 1959 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years herself |
Grace Fay “Gracie” Burnett Birth: June 28, 1904 36 36 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: September 16, 1962 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Twyman Hazel Mathis |
| husband |
Twyman Hazel Mathis Birth: August 25, 1902 — Calloway, Kentucky, United States Death: February 27, 1998 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Grace Fay “Gracie” Burnett Birth: June 28, 1904 36 36 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: September 16, 1962 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
Coleman Burnett Mathis Birth: April 29, 1931 28 26 — Graves, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: October 18, 2018 — Calvert City, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
Private |
| son |
Bennie Mathis Birth: July 6, 1937 34 33 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: April 17, 2011 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
Grace Fay “Gracie” Burnett has 26 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (26)
Parents George Washington Shemwell + Mary Elizabeth Crowell
Parents Isaac Newton Shemwell + Nannie Bola Pryor
Parents Isaac Newton Shemwell + Florence Wood Wilkerson
Parents Thomas Alonzo Shemwell + Hettie Louise Hathcock
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Paschal Burnett - Household
Graves, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Paschal Burnett - Household
Graves, Kentucky, United States
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