Ruth BurnettAge: 88 years1895–1983
- Name
- Ruth Burnett
- Given names
- Ruth
- Surname
- Burnett
- Married name
- Ruth Arnett
 Birth | May 26, 1895 26 27 |
 Birth of a sister | Vera Ann Burnett February 25, 1898 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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 grandmother | Martha Ann “Mattie” Feezor February 27, 1900 (Age 4 years) |
 Census | June 22, 1900 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Edward Burnett September 19, 1900 (Age 5 years) Note: or September 21, 1900 |
| Birth of a sister | Grace Fay “Gracie” Burnett June 28, 1904 (Age 9 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1910 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Alonzo Burnett Arnett May 30, 1916 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 20 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a son | Alonzo Burnett Arnett November 6, 1917 (Age 22 years) Cause: accidental drowning |
| Birth of a son #2 | James Phillip Arnett September 3, 1918 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 21 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 22 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 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Susie Nelle “Sue” Arnett June 6, 1921 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | George Calvin Arnett August 20, 1924 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 34 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 father | James Paschal Burnett November 20, 1929 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Ophila Burnett April 24, 1931 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Martha Alice Arnett January 18, 1936 (Age 40 years) |
| Census | May 2, 1940 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a mother | Susanna Melissa Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell October 18, 1942 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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 |
| Marriage of a child | James Phillip Arnett — Mary Jo Harris — View this family about 1948 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Della Sue Arnett January 2, 1949 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a son | James Phillip Arnett February 17, 1949 (Age 53 years) Cause: Gunshot wound in head- self inflicted |
| Census | April 5, 1950 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 54 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 brother | William Edward Burnett June 9, 1959 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a sister | Grace Fay “Gracie” Burnett September 16, 1962 (Age 67 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Grace Fay “Gracie” Burnett September 18, 1962 (Age 67 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Spence Chapel Cemetery |
| Death of a sister | Nora Alice Burnett March 14, 1968 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 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 | July 24, 1983 (Age 88 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: James P Smith Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Paschal Burnett Birth: June 21, 1868 26 25 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: November 20, 1929 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Susanna Melissa Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell Birth: March 4, 1868 49 39 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: October 18, 1942 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: August 29, 1890 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months elder sister |
Nora Alice Burnett Birth: September 14, 1891 23 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 14, 1968 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Martha Ophila Burnett Birth: June 2, 1893 24 25 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: April 24, 1931 — New Mexico, United States |
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2 years herself |
Ruth Burnett Birth: May 26, 1895 26 27 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: July 24, 1983 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Vera Ann Burnett Birth: February 25, 1898 29 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 1, 1997 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
William Edward Burnett Birth: September 19, 1900 32 32 Death: June 9, 1959 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Grace Fay “Gracie” Burnett Birth: June 28, 1904 36 36 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: September 16, 1962 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with James Paschal Arnett |
| husband |
James Paschal Arnett Birth: January 26, 1891 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: April 1, 1984 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Ruth Burnett Birth: May 26, 1895 26 27 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: July 24, 1983 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
Alonzo Burnett Arnett Birth: May 30, 1916 25 21 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: November 6, 1917 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
James Phillip Arnett Birth: September 3, 1918 27 23 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: February 17, 1949 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Susie Nelle “Sue” Arnett Birth: June 6, 1921 30 26 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: January 20, 2013 — Florida, United States |
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3 years son |
George Calvin Arnett Birth: August 20, 1924 33 29 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: January 15, 1993 — Madison, Kentucky, United States |
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Martha Alice Arnett Birth: January 18, 1936 44 40 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: September 5, 2013 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
Ruth Burnett has 26 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (26)
Parents George Washington Shemwell + Mary Elizabeth Crowell
Parents Isaac Newton Shemwell + Nannie Bola Pryor
Parents Isaac Newton Shemwell + Florence Wood Wilkerson
Parents Thomas Alonzo Shemwell + Hettie Louise Hathcock
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Paschal Burnett - Household
Graves, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Paschal Burnett - Household
Graves, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Paschal Arnett - Household
Graves, Kentucky, United States
Living in Womack P Arnett household |