The Shemwell Family

Gertrude May “Gertie” TabbAge: 65 years18811946

Name
Gertrude May “Gertie” Tabb
Given names
Gertrude May
Surname
Tabb
Nickname
Gertie
Married name
Gertrude May Fish
Birth June 9, 1881 33 27
Birth of a brotherJeptha Raiman Tabb
August 17, 1885 (Age 4 years)
Death of a brotherJeptha Raiman Tabb
March 1, 1886 (Age 4 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJephthah I Harris
November 29, 1887 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherLawrence Guy Tabb
December 4, 1887 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterEtta B Tabb
January 25, 1891 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 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 18 years)
MarriageAndrew Jackson FishView this family
about 1906 (Age 24 years)
Death of a fatherThomas W Tabb
October 8, 1906 (Age 25 years)
Cause: Consumption
Death of a maternal grandmotherPhada Jane “Fadie” Christian
October 19, 1911 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Sylvester Paul Fish
December 17, 1911 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 34 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 daughter
#2
Estelle Fish
September 4, 1917 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Otis Ray Fish
September 5, 1918 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 35 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 36 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 38 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 48 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 48 years)
Death of a daughterEstelle Fish
February 25, 1931 (Age 49 years)
Death of a half-brotherJohn William “J W” Tabb
April 13, 1936 (Age 54 years)
Marriage of a childOtis Ray FishMary Estell HarrisView this family
about 1938 (Age 56 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Oler Joan Fish
February 18, 1939 (Age 57 years)
Death of a motherHenrietta Harris
December 4, 1941 (Age 60 years)
Cause: Tuberculosis
Birth of a grandson
#2
Terry Len Fish
February 14, 1945 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 60 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
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 64 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 October 27, 1946 (Age 65 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: July 30, 1872Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
3 years
herself
4 years
younger brother
Jeptha Raiman Tabb
Birth: August 17, 1885 37 31Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 1, 1886Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
Father’s family with Sarah E Clevinger - View this family
father
step-mother
Sarah E Clevinger
Birth: August 11, 1843Kentucky, United States
Death: December 31, 1870Todd, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: November 25, 1869Todd, Kentucky, United States
13 months
half-brother
John William “J W” Tabb
Birth: December 17, 1870 23 27Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 13, 1936Todd, Kentucky, United States
Family with Andrew Jackson Fish - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1906Todd, Kentucky, United States
6 years
son
Sylvester Paul Fish
Birth: December 17, 1911 31 30Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 15, 1964Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
6 years
daughter
Estelle Fish
Birth: September 4, 1917 36 36Kentucky, United States
Death: February 25, 1931Todd, Kentucky, United States
1 year
son
Otis Ray Fish
Birth: September 5, 1918 37 37Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 27, 1994Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, United States

Gertrude May “Gertie” Tabb has 40 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas W Tabb - Household

Sharon Grove Todd Ky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Thomas W TabbheadWMDec184752MKYVAVAFarmer
Henrietta TabbwifeWFMar185446M75KYKYKY
Omar E TabbsonWMMay187822SKYKYKYFarm laborer
Gerlie TabbdaughterWFJun188119SKYKYKY
Lawernce GTabbsonWMDec188712SKYKYKY
Etta B TabbdaughterWFJun18919SKYKYKY

Same census as James Hester

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Jackson Fish - Household

Greenville Road Elkton, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Fish, Andrew JheadMW42MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Fish, GertiewifeFW36MKYKYKY
Fish, Sylvester PsonMW8SKYKYKY
Fish, EstelledaughterFW2-4mSKYKYKY
Fish, Otis? RsonMW1-3mSKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Jackson Fish - Household

Walnut Street Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Fish, Andrew JheadMW50M28USUSUSLaborerState Highway
Fish, Gertie MwifeFW49M27KYKYKY
Fish, Sylvester PsonMW19SKYUSKYLinemanSouthern Telep.
Fish, EstelledaughterFW12SKYUSKY
Fish, Ray ?sonMW11SKYUSKY