The Shemwell Family

Martha Ophila BurnettAge: 37 years18931931

Name
Martha Ophila Burnett
Given names
Martha Ophila
Surname
Burnett
Married name
Martha Ophila McNutt
Birth June 2, 1893 24 25
Death of a paternal grandfatherEdward Green Burnett
August 13, 1893 (Age 2 months)

Death of a maternal grandfatherIsaac Shemwell
February 4, 1894 (Age 8 months)
Birth of a sisterRuth Burnett
May 26, 1895 (Age 23 months)
Birth of a sisterVera Ann Burnett
February 25, 1898 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 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
Death of a maternal grandmotherMartha Ann “Mattie” Feezor
February 27, 1900 (Age 6 years)
Census June 22, 1900 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Edward Burnett
September 19, 1900 (Age 7 years)

Note: or September 21, 1900
Birth of a sisterGrace Fay “Gracie” Burnett
June 28, 1904 (Age 11 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 16 years)
MarriageRollie Adkerson McNuttView this family
October 6, 1912 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Elizabeth McNutt
June 13, 1915 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 22 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 23 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 24 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 daughter
#2
Edith Cloteen McNutt
January 9, 1919 (Age 25 years)
Census January 6, 1920 (Age 26 years)
Death of a daughterEdith Cloteen McNutt
November 10, 1923 (Age 30 years)
Cause: Burned to death
Birth of a daughter
#3
Ruth Neville McNutt
May 27, 1924 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 36 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 fatherJames Paschal Burnett
November 20, 1929 (Age 36 years)
Census April 17, 1930 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Rollie Adkerson McNutt Jr.
August 16, 1930 (Age 37 years)
Death April 24, 1931 (Age 37 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 29, 1890Graves, Kentucky, United States
13 months
elder sister
Nora Alice Burnett
Birth: September 14, 1891 23 23Kentucky, United States
Death: March 14, 1968Graves, Kentucky, United States
21 months
herself
2 years
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
Vera Ann Burnett
Birth: February 25, 1898 29 29Kentucky, United States
Death: April 1, 1997Graves, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
William Edward Burnett
Birth: September 19, 1900 32 32
Death: June 9, 1959Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
4 years
younger sister
Grace Fay “Gracie” Burnett
Birth: June 28, 1904 36 36Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 16, 1962Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Family with Rollie Adkerson McNutt - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: October 6, 1912Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
3 years
daughter
Mary Elizabeth McNutt
Birth: June 13, 1915 30 22Lowes, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 16, 1994Cimarron, Colfax, New Mexico, United States
4 years
daughter
Edith Cloteen McNutt
Birth: January 9, 1919 33 25Lowes, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 10, 1923Lowes, Graves, Kentucky, United States
5 years
daughter
Ruth Neville McNutt
Birth: May 27, 1924 39 30Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 24, 2002Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States
6 years
son
Rollie Adkerson McNutt Jr.
Birth: August 16, 1930 45 37Raton, Colfax, New Mexico, United States
Death: April 8, 2005Lubbock, Texas, United States
Rollie Adkerson McNutt + Edna Grace Simpson - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Edna Grace Simpson
Birth: December 15, 1898Naperville, DuPage, Illinois, United States
Death: November 1, 1979Artesia, Eddy, New Mexico, United States
Marriage: before 1940

Martha Ophila Burnett has 26 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Paschal Burnett - Household

Graves, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Burnett, James PheadWMJun186831M10KYNCKYfarming
Burnett, Susanna M EwifeWFMar186832M1044KYNCTN
Burnett, Nora AdaughterWFSep18918SKYKYKY
Burnett, Martha OdaughterWFJun18936SKYKYKY
Burnett, RuthdaughterWFMay18955SKYKYKY
Burnett, Vera AdaughterWFFeb18982MKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Paschal Burnett - Household

Graves, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Burnett, James PheadMW41M19KYNCKYfarmer
Burnett, Susie MwifeFW42M1966KYNCTN
Burnett, Martha OdaughterFW16SKYKYKY
Burnett, RuthdaughterFW14SKYKYKY
Burnett, Vera AdaughterFW12SKYKYKY
Burnett, Willie EsonMW9MKYKYKY
Burnett, GraciedaughterFW6SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Rollie Adkerson McNutt - Household

Birmingham, Marshall, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
McNutt, Rollie AheadMW34MKYTNKYPreacher
McNutt, Martha OwifeFW26MKYKYKY
McNutt, Mary EdaughterFW4-9mSKYKYKY
McNutt, Edith ClotinedaughterFW1-3m?SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Rollie Adkerson McNutt - Household

Cimarron, Colfax, New Mexico

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
McNutt, Rollie AheadMW45M19KYTNKYPreacherChurch
McNutt, Martha OwifeFW36M19KYKYKY
McNutt, Mary EdaughterFW14SKYKYKY
McNutt, Ruth NdaughterFW5SKYKYKY