The Shemwell Family

Winnie Lee PughAge: 88 years18901978

Name
Winnie Lee Pugh
Given names
Winnie Lee
Surname
Pugh
Birth January 9, 1890 28 25
Birth of a sisterRuth Ellen Pugh
June 9, 1892 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Jay Pugh
December 11, 1894 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterInez May Pugh
May 28, 1897 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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 grandfatherJohn Cowan
March 1, 1900 (Age 10 years)
Census June 9, 1900 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherLeon Edward Pugh
August 24, 1900 (Age 10 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAlvira Baxter
May 2, 1902 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherTravis Cowan Pugh
March 20, 1903 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a brotherGeorge Pugh
June 3, 1907 (Age 17 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 25 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 26 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 27 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 fatherEdward Alpheus Pugh
November 18, 1919 (Age 29 years)
Census January 3, 1920 (Age 29 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherNancy Minerva Potter
July 4, 1925 (Age 35 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Amon Pugh
September 28, 1928 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 39 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 brotherTravis Cowan Pugh
March 7, 1930 (Age 40 years)
Census April 10, 1930 (Age 40 years)
Census April 11, 1940 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 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
Census April 8, 1950 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 59 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 sisterRuth Ellen Pugh
March 3, 1961 (Age 71 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Jay Pugh
November 14, 1961 (Age 71 years)
Death of a motherMartha Ellen “Mattie” Cowan
April 13, 1964 (Age 74 years)
Death of a brotherEarl Wayne Pugh
November 4, 1967 (Age 77 years)
Death of a brotherGeorge Pugh
March 12, 1972 (Age 82 years)
Death of a sisterInez May Pugh
May 11, 1973 (Age 83 years)
Death of a brotherLeon Edward Pugh
October 3, 1975 (Age 85 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 55 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 January 20, 1978 (Age 88 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Vernon IOOF Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: January 26, 1887Dade, Missouri, United States
13 months
elder brother
Earl Wayne Pugh
Birth: February 19, 1888 26 23Dade, Missouri, United States
Death: November 4, 1967Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
23 months
herself
Winnie Lee Pugh
Birth: January 9, 1890 28 25Golden City, Barton, Missouri, United States
Death: January 20, 1978Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger sister
Ruth Ellen Pugh
Birth: June 9, 1892 30 28Golden City, Barton, Missouri, United States
Death: March 3, 1961Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger brother
John Jay Pugh
Birth: December 11, 1894 33 30Aldrich, Polk, Missouri, United States
Death: November 14, 1961Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
3 years
younger sister
Inez May Pugh
Birth: May 28, 1897 35 32Urich, Henry, Missouri, United States
Death: May 11, 1973Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger brother
Leon Edward Pugh
Birth: August 24, 1900 39 36Humansville, Polk, Missouri, United States
Death: October 3, 1975Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger brother
Travis Cowan Pugh
Birth: March 20, 1903 41 38Eudora, Polk, Missouri, United States
Death: March 7, 1930Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
4 years
younger brother
George Pugh
Birth: June 3, 1907 45 43Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: March 12, 1972Arizona, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Edward Alpheus Pugh - Household

Blairstown, Henry, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Pugh, Edward AheadWMJun186138M13IAINMOHardware0YesYesYesRH
Pugh, Mattie EwifeWFJun186534M1355MOTNMOYesYesYes
Pugh, Earl WsonWMFeb188812SMOIAMOAt School7YesYesYes
Pugh, Winnie DdaughterWFJan189010SMOIAMOAt School7YesYesYes
Pugh, RuthdaughterWFJun18927SMOIAMOAT School7YesYesYes
Pugh, JohnsonWMDec18945SMOIAMO
Pugh, InezdaughterWFMay18973SMOIAMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Edward Alpheus Pugh - Household

Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Pugh, Edward AheadMW49M23IAINMOEnglishBuyerWheat ElevatorWNo2YesYesRH
Pugh, Mattie EwifeFW49M2388MOTNMOEnglishNoneYesYes
Pugh, Earl WsonMW22SMOIAMOEnglishNoneYesYes
Pugh, Winnie LdaughterFW20SMOIAMOEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Pugh, Ruth CdaughterFW17SMOIAMOEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Pugh, John JsonMW15SMOIAMOEnglishJanitorSchool BuildingWNo0YesYesYes
Pugh, Inez MdaughterFW12SMOIAMOEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Pugh, Leon EsonMW10SMOIAMOEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Pugh, Travis CsonMW7SMOIAMONoneYes
Pugh, GeorgesonMW2SMOIAMONone
Pugh, John AfatherMW73Wd50INVAMOEnglishLaborerOdd JobsWYes20YesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Martha Ellen “Mattie” Cowan - Household

Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Pugh, Mattie EheadRFW55WdYesYesMOTNMOYesNone
Pugh, Winnie LdaughterFW29SYesYesMOIAMOYesTeacherHigh SchoolW
Pugh, Inez MdaughterFW22SYesYesMOIAMOYesTeacherGrade SchoolW
Pugh, Leon EsonMW19SYesYesYesMOIAMOYesNone
Pugh, Travis CsonMW16SYesYesMOIAMOYesManagerGrain ElevatorW
Pugh, GeorgesonMW12SYesYesYesMOIAMOYesNone
Pugh, John AMW83WdYesYesINUnited StatesUnited StatesYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Martha Ellen “Mattie” Cowan - Household

Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Pugh, Mattie EheadO1300NoFW65Wd22NoYesMOTNMOYesNone
Pugh, Winnie LdaughterFW40SNoYesMOIAMOYesTeacherPublic SchoolWYes
Pugh, GeorgesonMW22SNoYesMOIAMOYesLaborerMill and ElevatorWNo

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Martha Ellen “Mattie” Cowan - Household

Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Pugh, Mattie ExheadO500NoFW75WdMOHousewifeNP00
Pugh, WinniedaughterFW51SMOTeacherSchoolsPW36960
Pugh, GeorgesonMW33SMOLaborerPW12180
Pugh, Geo Edwardgrand-sonMW16SMOHS Student00

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Martha Ellen “Mattie” Cowan - Household

Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Pugh, Mattie EheadFW85WdMOOT
Pugh, Winnie LdaughterFW60NevMOWK40TeachingPublic School