Eudoxie RobersonAge: 66 years1867–1933
- Name
- Eudoxie Roberson
- Given names
- Eudoxie
- Surname
- Roberson
- Married name
- Eudoxie Shemwell
- Married name
- Eudoxie Driskill
 Birth | July 10, 1867 |
 Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867Note: 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 1867Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Birth of a brother | Lenard Alfred Roberson July 7, 1869 (Age 23 months) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 17 months)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 |
| Birth of a sister | Willie Lee Roberson April 18, 1871 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Edward Roberson December 24, 1872 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Fannie G Roberson March 29, 1874 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Milton Arvis Roberson March 29, 1874 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel Tildon Roberson November 29, 1876 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 10 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | James H Shemwell — View this family January 20, 1890 (Age 22 years) Note: or 26th |
| Birth of a son #1 | Elbert C Shemwell February 17, 1891 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Elmo Shemwell October 12, 1895 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 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 1, 1900 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a husband | James H Shemwell November 18, 1906 (Age 39 years) |
| Burial of a husband | James H Shemwell 1906 (Age 38 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Jackson Cemetery |
| Marriage | John Seymore “Johnnie” Driskill — View this family November 15, 1908 (Age 41 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Elbert C Shemwell — Lavella “Della” Tucker — View this family November 20, 1912 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Elmo Shemwell — Betty Tucker — View this family about 1913 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Edwin Neal Shemwell August 29, 1914 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | James David Shemwell June 2, 1916 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Rachel Ozella Shemwell August 7, 1916 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 48 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 grandson | James David Shemwell April 5, 1917 (Age 49 years) Cause: Measles |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Wilbur Dayton Shemwell March 22, 1918 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Lenos Shelby Shemwell July 25, 1918 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 49 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 50 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 1, 1920 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 62 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 1, 1930 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a husband | John Seymore “Johnnie” Driskill May 13, 1931 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Dorothy Mae Shemwell January 4, 1932 (Age 64 years) |
 Death | December 8, 1933 (Age 66 years) Cause of death: lobar pneumonia |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Jackson Cemetery Note: Leigh's Chapel |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Roberson Death: |
| mother |
Eudoxia Stum Death: |
|
Marriage: — |
|
| herself |
Eudoxie Roberson Birth: July 10, 1867 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 8, 1933 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
|
2 years younger brother |
Lenard Alfred Roberson Birth: July 7, 1869 Death: |
|
21 months younger sister |
Willie Lee Roberson Birth: April 18, 1871 Death: |
|
20 months younger brother |
James Edward Roberson Birth: December 24, 1872 Death: |
|
15 months younger sister |
Fannie G Roberson Birth: March 29, 1874 Death: |
| younger brother |
Milton Arvis Roberson Birth: March 29, 1874 Death: |
|
3 years younger brother |
Samuel Tildon Roberson Birth: November 29, 1876 Death: |
| Family with James H Shemwell |
| husband |
James H Shemwell Birth: February 12, 1861 30 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 18, 1906 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Eudoxie Roberson Birth: July 10, 1867 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 8, 1933 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
|
Marriage: January 20, 1890 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
|
|
13 months son |
Elbert C Shemwell Birth: February 17, 1891 30 23 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 23, 1973 — Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
|
5 years son |
Elmo Shemwell Birth: October 12, 1895 34 28 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 10, 1974 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with John Seymore “Johnnie” Driskill |
| husband |
John Seymore “Johnnie” Driskill Birth: May 3, 1862 34 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 13, 1931 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Eudoxie Roberson Birth: July 10, 1867 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 8, 1933 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
|
Marriage: November 15, 1908 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Marriage | or 26th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James H. Shemwell - Household
Paradise, Muhlenberg, Ky
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John S. Driskill - Household
Rachester & Elrton Rd. Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Ky
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John S. Driskill - Household
Skilesville, Muhlenberg, Ky
Notes: Elbert & Elmo on same census | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Elbert C. Shemwell - Household
Muhlenberg, Kentucky
Notes: Elmo next door | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Leigh's Chapel |