Vera Ann BurnettAge: 99 years1898–1997
- Name
- Vera Ann Burnett
- Given names
- Vera Ann
- Surname
- Burnett
- Married name
- Vera Ann Arnett
 Birth | February 25, 1898 29 29 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 days)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 2 years) |
 Census | June 22, 1900 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Edward Burnett September 19, 1900 (Age 2 years) Note: or September 21, 1900 |
| Birth of a sister | Grace Fay “Gracie” Burnett June 28, 1904 (Age 6 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1910 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 17 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 18 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 19 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 | March 27, 1920 (Age 22 years) |
 Marriage | Robert Harry Arnett — View this family 1922 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 31 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 31 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1930 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Ophila Burnett April 24, 1931 (Age 33 years) |
| Census | April 20, 1940 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a mother | Susanna Melissa Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell October 18, 1942 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 43 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 51 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 61 years) |
| Death of a sister | Grace Fay “Gracie” Burnett September 16, 1962 (Age 64 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Grace Fay “Gracie” Burnett September 18, 1962 (Age 64 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Spence Chapel Cemetery |
| Death of a sister | Nora Alice Burnett March 14, 1968 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 47 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 husband | Robert Harry Arnett June 16, 1980 (Age 82 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ruth Burnett July 24, 1983 (Age 85 years) |
 Death | April 1, 1997 (Age 99 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 elder sister |
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 herself |
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 Robert Harry Arnett |
| husband |
Robert Harry Arnett Birth: February 22, 1897 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: June 16, 1980 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Vera Ann Burnett Birth: February 25, 1898 29 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 1, 1997 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: 1922 — Massac, Illinois, United States |
Vera Ann 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 Burnett - Household
Graves, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Robert Harry Arnett - Household
Bill Crocket Road Graves, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Robert Harry Arnett - Household
Graves, Kentucky
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