The Shemwell Family

Annie Roots GeorgeAge: 78 years18511930

Name
Annie Roots George
Given names
Annie Roots
Surname
George
Married name
Annie Roots Johnson
Birth July 18, 1851
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 9 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 15 years)
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 15 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 17 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
MarriageWilliam H JohnsonView this family
March 12, 1871 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 26 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Belle Johnson
July 22, 1891 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 46 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 8, 1900 (Age 48 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam H Johnson
1909 (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childEarl Wayne PughMary Belle JohnsonView this family
June 25, 1913 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Robert Johnson Pugh
March 23, 1914 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
William Edward Pugh
December 26, 1915 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 64 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 65 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 66 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 78 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 June 18, 1930 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Vernon IOOF Cemetery
Family with William H Johnson - View this family
husband
herself
Annie Roots George
Birth: July 18, 1851Missouri, United States
Death: June 18, 1930Denton, Denton, Texas, United States
Marriage: March 12, 1871Lawrence, Missouri, United States
20 years
daughter
Mary Belle Johnson
Birth: July 22, 1891 44 40Randolph, Missouri, United States
Death: June 9, 1967Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States

No family available

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William H Johnson - Household

Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Johnson, William HheadWMMay184654M29MOIrelandVABanker0YesYesYesOFH
Johnson, Annie RwifeWFJul185148M2965MOKYVAYesYesYes
McCanse, KatedaughterWFFeb187525M0MOMOMOYesYesYes
McCanse, William Hson-in-lawWMJun187328M00MOMOMOStock Dealer0YesYesYes
Johnson, William LsonWMOct188020SMOMOMOAt School9YesYesYes
Johnson, Jennie GeorgedaughterWFJan188119SMOMOMOAt School9YesYesYes
Johnson, Halley RsonWMJan188812SMOMOMOAt School9YesYesYes
Johnson, Mary BdaughterWFJul18918SMOMOMOAt School9YesYesYes
Johnson, Mary JanemotherWFAug181386WDVAVAVAYesYesYes
Mitchell, Emma Rhired girlWFAug187029SMOMSARHired Help Servant00YesYesYes

Name
Mary Pugh (nee Johnson) Obituary and Family Listing SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Mrs. Mary B. Pugh, 75 years old, 1010 East Loren avenue, Springfield, died at 1:40 o'clock Friday after- noon in a Springfield nursing home. She was born July 22, 1891, in Mount Vernon, Mo., and had lived in Springfield for the past 32 years. Mrs. Pugh was a re- tired schoolteacher and served for eight years as principal of the Mount Vernon elementary school. Until retirement several years ago she was the assistant to the dean of boys and girls at Springfield Central high school for 17 years. Mrs. Pugh was a member of the Eastern Star in the Springfield chapter and a member of the Westminster Presbyterian church in Spring- field. Survivors include her husband, Earl W. Pugh; a son, Col. Rob- bert Pugh, with the US. Air Force, Washington, D.C.; four grandchildren and four great- grandchildren. Funeral services will be an- nounced by the Max L. Fossett funeral home of Mount Vernon. Joplin Globe Sat. June 10, 1967 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34267919/mary-b-pugh