The Shemwell Family

Mattie ChandlerAge: 93 years18961990

Name
Mattie Chandler
Given names
Mattie
Surname
Chandler
Married name
Mattie Pugh
Birth August 6, 1896 26 22
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 months)
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 27, 1900 (Age 3 years)
MarriageJohn Jay PughView this family
December 23, 1916 (Age 20 years)
Note: Marriage info found on FAG site
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a daughter
#1
Martha Jane Pugh
August 12, 1917 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 20 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 21 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 January 5, 1920 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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
Census April 17, 1930 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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
Death of a motherNannie Jane Jones
April 21, 1948 (Age 51 years)
Census April 10, 1950 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 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 fatherAndrew Jackson “Jack” Chandler
November 25, 1958 (Age 62 years)
Death of a husbandJohn Jay Pugh
November 14, 1961 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 June 29, 1990 (Age 93 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Springfield National Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Andrew Jackson “Jack” Chandler
Birth: January 24, 1870Missouri, United States
Death: November 25, 1958Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
mother
Nannie Jane Jones
Birth: February 10, 1874Mt. Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: April 21, 1948Mt. Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Marriage: November 2, 1893Missouri, United States
3 years
herself
Mattie Chandler
Birth: August 6, 1896 26 22Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: June 29, 1990Ontario, Malheur, Oregon, United States
Family with John Jay Pugh - View this family
husband
John Jay Pugh
Birth: December 11, 1894 33 30Aldrich, Polk, Missouri, United States
Death: November 14, 1961Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
herself
Mattie Chandler
Birth: August 6, 1896 26 22Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: June 29, 1990Ontario, Malheur, Oregon, United States
Marriage: December 23, 1916Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
8 months
daughter
Martha Jane Pugh
Birth: August 12, 1917 22 21Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: February 12, 2003Ontario, Malheur, Oregon, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Jackson “Jack” Chandler - Household

Turnback, Lawrence, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Chandler, A JheadWMJan186931M6MOUnknownTNFarmerYesYesYesOMF
Chandler, Nannie JwifeWFFeb187426M633MOKYTNYesYesYes
Chandler, MattiedaughterWFAug18963SMOMOTN
Chandler, HattiedaughterWFAug18963SMOMOMO
Chandler, AlbertadaughterWFAug18981SMOMOMO

Marriage
Marriage info found on FAG site
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Jay Pugh - Household

Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Pugh, John JheadRMW25MYesYesMOIAMOYesManagerGrain ElevatorW
Pugh, Mattie cwifeFW23MYesYesMOUnited StatesMOYesNone
Pugh, Martha JdaughterFW2 years 5 monthsSMOMOMONone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Jay Pugh - Household

Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Pugh, John JheadR75RNoMW35M21NoYesMOIAMOYesProprietorHotelOYes
Pugh, Mattie CwifeFW33M19NoYesMOMOMOYesProprietoressHotelOYes
Pugh, Martha JdaughterFW12SYesYesMOMOMOYesNone

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - John Jay Pugh - Household

Cairo, Malheur, Oregon, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Pugh, John JheadMW55MarMOWK60Irrigated Farm HandFarmP
Pugh, Mattie CwifeFW53MarMOH