The Shemwell Family

Martha Jane PughAge: 85 years19172003

Name
Martha Jane Pugh
Given names
Martha Jane
Surname
Pugh
Birth August 12, 1917 22 21
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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 4 months)

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 paternal grandfatherEdward Alpheus Pugh
November 18, 1919 (Age 2 years)
Census January 5, 1920 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 12 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 12 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 maternal grandmotherNannie Jane Jones
April 21, 1948 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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 maternal grandfatherAndrew Jackson “Jack” Chandler
November 25, 1958 (Age 41 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Jay Pugh
November 14, 1961 (Age 44 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMartha Ellen “Mattie” Cowan
April 13, 1964 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 of a motherMattie Chandler
June 29, 1990 (Age 72 years)
Death February 12, 2003 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Evergreen Cemetery
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father
John Jay Pugh
Birth: December 11, 1894 33 30Aldrich, Polk, Missouri, United States
Death: November 14, 1961Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
mother
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
herself
Martha Jane Pugh
Birth: August 12, 1917 22 21Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: February 12, 2003Ontario, Malheur, Oregon, United States

Martha Jane Pugh has 4 first cousins recorded

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