The Shemwell Family

Gillie V SneadAge: 83 years18771961

Name
Gillie V Snead
Given names
Gillie V
Surname
Snead
Married name
Gillie V Christian
Birth June 27, 1877
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 6 months)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriagePenick P ChristianView this family
1893 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Euba “Minnie” Christian
January 24, 1894 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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
Birth of a daughter
#2
Ladie Lou Christian
January 1900 (Age 22 years)
Census June 5, 1900 (Age 22 years)
Census April 27, 1910 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Douglas Clark Foster
August 26, 1912 (Age 35 years)
Marriage of a childHarvey Benjamin FosterEuba “Minnie” ChristianView this family
about 1912 (Age 34 years)

Birth of a grandson
#2
Harvey Hugh Foster
June 15, 1916 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 38 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a grandson
#3
Edmond Dorris “Dobby” Foster
September 3, 1917 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 39 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 40 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 6, 1920 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
James Madison “Matt” Foster
February 15, 1921 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Roberta Tomerlin
January 27, 1923 (Age 45 years)
Death of a granddaughterRoberta Tomerlin
January 28, 1923 (Age 45 years)
Death of a daughterLadie Lou Christian
January 31, 1923 (Age 45 years)
Cause: Influenza
Birth of a grandson
#6
Delma Durwood Foster
July 28, 1923 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Mary Virginia Foster
May 26, 1924 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Wallace Waddell Scott Foster
March 17, 1928 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 52 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 7, 1930 (Age 52 years)
Death of a husbandPenick P Christian
September 27, 1937 (Age 60 years)
Cause: chronic myocarditis
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 62 years)
Death of a daughterEuba “Minnie” Christian
September 13, 1941 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 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 72 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 68 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 May 6, 1961 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Family with Penick P Christian - View this family
husband
Penick P Christian
Birth: February 1867 32 29Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 27, 1937Christian, Kentucky, United States
herself
Marriage: 1893Todd, Kentucky, United States
13 months
daughter
6 years
daughter
Ladie Lou Christian
Birth: January 1900 32 22Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 31, 1923Todd, Kentucky, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Penick P Christian - Household

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Christian, Penick PheadWMFeb186733M7KYKYKYFarmer
Christian, Gillie VwifeWFJun187722M732KYKYKY
Christian, Minnie EdaughterWFJan18946MKYKYKY
Christian, Ladie LdaughterWFJan19004mSKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Penick P Christian - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Christian, Penick PheadMW43M117KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farming
Christian, Gillie VwifeFW32M1732KYKYKY
Christian, Ladie LdaughterFW10SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Penick P Christian - Household

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Christian, PenickheadMW52MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Christian, GilliewifeFW42MKYKYKY
Christian, LadydaughterFW19SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Penick P Christian - Household

Elkton & Sharon Grove Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Christian, Penick PheadMW63M26KYKYKYFarmingGeneral Farm
Christian, Gillie VwifeFW52M16KYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Harvey Benjamin Foster - Household

US 107 Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Foster, Harvey BXheadMW52MKYSame HouseOperatorFarm
Foster, EubawifeFW46MKYSame House
Foster, Edmond DorrissonMW21SKYSame HouseHelperFlorist?
Foster, James MadisonsonMW19SKYSame HouseLaborerFarming
Foster, Delma DurwoodsonMW16SKYSame HouseLaborerFarming
Foster, Mary VirginiadaughterFW14SKYSame House
Foster, Wallace WaddellsonMW12SKYSame House
Christian, Gilliemother in lawFW62WdKYSame House