The Shemwell Family

Marie “Pid” GrahamAge: 76 years19041980

Name
Marie “Pid” Graham
Given names
Marie
Surname
Graham
Nickname
Pid
Married name
Marie Cooper
Birth December 17, 1904 32 24
Birth of a sisterJessie Mae Graham
July 8, 1908 (Age 3 years)
Census May 12, 1910 (Age 5 years)
No Children
No Known Biological Children

Note: 1940-50 Census records only Oval & Marie -b
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 11 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 12 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 13 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 7, 1920 (Age 15 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Andrew Tomerlin
July 15, 1920 (Age 15 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherRuth Ellen “Ruthie” Shemwell
February 23, 1926 (Age 21 years)
Death of a sisterJessie Mae Graham
January 17, 1927 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 24 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 15, 1930 (Age 25 years)
MarriageJohn Oval CooperView this family
May 4, 1935 (Age 30 years)
Death of a sisterRuth Mable Graham
July 15, 1940 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 36 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 45 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 fatherThomas Henry Graham
July 17, 1954 (Age 49 years)
Death of a motherMartha Bell “Mattie” Tomerlin
May 19, 1960 (Age 55 years)
Death of a husbandJohn Oval Cooper
September 3, 1963 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 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 December 21, 1980 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pond Run Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1896
16 months
elder sister
Ruth Mable Graham
Birth: April 18, 1897 24 17Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 15, 1940Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
22 months
elder brother
Durward L Graham
Birth: February 8, 1899 26 19Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 6, 1900Ohio, Kentucky, United States
4 years
elder sister
Bessie Blanche Graham
Birth: August 5, 1902 29 22Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 2, 1994Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
2 years
herself
Marie “Pid” Graham
Birth: December 17, 1904 32 24Kentucky, United States
Death: December 21, 1980Daviess, Kentucky, United States
4 years
younger sister
Jessie Mae Graham
Birth: July 8, 1908 35 28Rockport, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 17, 1927Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Family with John Oval Cooper - View this family
husband
John Oval Cooper
Birth: December 2, 1899Echols, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 3, 1963Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
herself
Marie “Pid” Graham
Birth: December 17, 1904 32 24Kentucky, United States
Death: December 21, 1980Daviess, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: May 4, 1935Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Henry Graham - Household

Rockport, Ohio, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Graham, Thomas HheadMW37M113MSMSIrelandMinerCoal Mine
Graham, Martha BwifeFW30M11354KYKYKY
Graham, RuthdaughterFW12SKYKYKY
Graham, BessiedaughterFW7SKYKYKY
Graham, MariedaughterFW5SKYKYKY
Graham, JessiedaughterFW1-9mSKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Henry Graham - Household

Rockport & Cromwell Road Rockport, Ohio, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Graham, Thomas HheadMW47MMSMSIrelandMiningCoal Mine
Graham, Martha BwifeFW40MKYKYKY
Graham, Mable RdaughterFW22SKYKYKY
Graham, Bessie BdaughterFW17SKYKYKY
Graham, MariedaughterFW15SKYKYKY
Graham, JessiedaughterFW11SKYKYKY
Graham, Ruby Ggrand daughterFW9mSKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Henry Graham - Household

1006 Hadley Avenue Davidson, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Graham, Thomas HheadMW57M23MSMSMSChecker in spinning roomRayon Mills
Graham, MattiewifeFW50M16KYKYKY
Graham, BessiedaughterFW27SKYMSKY
Graham, MariedaughterFW25SKYMSKYSip Machine OperatorRayon Mills

No Children
1940-50 Census records only Oval & Marie -b