The Shemwell Family

Charles Nicholas “Charlie” McMahanAge: 63 years18851948

Name
Charles Nicholas “Charlie” McMahan
Given names
Charles Nicholas
Nickname
Charlie
Surname
McMahan
Birth February 28, 1885 37 25
Death of a maternal grandmotherLouisa M Lee
October 28, 1886 (Age 20 months)
Birth of a sisterAnnie McMahan
October 17, 1891 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterBessie Marguerite McMahan
November 14, 1894 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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
Death of a sisterAnnie McMahan
before 1900 (Age 14 years)
Census June 5, 1900 (Age 15 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Nicholas McMahan
April 19, 1902 (Age 17 years)
Marriage of a parentGreenberry “Doc” TurnerAnna Elizabeth “Annie” ShemwellView this family
August 1902 (Age 17 years)

Death of a maternal grandfatherGeorge Morton Shemwell
July 29, 1904 (Age 19 years)
Census May 5, 1910 (Age 25 years)
Civil marriageJulia HaganView this family
March 8, 1911 (Age 26 years)
Address: Gainesville, Ozark, Missouri, United States
Birth of a son
#1
Charles Nicholas “Nick” McMahan
June 22, 1913 (Age 28 years)
Death of a wifeJulia Hagan
April 16, 1915 (Age 30 years)
Cause: Puerperal eclampsia
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Military
WWI Draft Registration
September 12, 1918 (Age 33 years)
Note: Says Birth: Feb. 28 1884
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 31 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 32 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/
Birth of a daughter
#2
Ruby McMahan
calculated 1919 (Age 33 years)
Census January 12, 1920 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Lillian McMahan
February 24, 1920 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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 5, 1930 (Age 45 years)
Death of a daughterRuby McMahan
1931 (Age 45 years)

Death of a motherAnna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell
October 22, 1934 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
McMahan
October 7, 1937 (Age 52 years)
Death of a grandsonMcMahan
October 7, 1937 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Billy Wayne Fine
December 1, 1937 (Age 52 years)
Census April 2, 1940 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Margaret Ann McMahan
June 25, 1940 (Age 55 years)
Death of a sisterElzira “Ella” McMahan
April 27, 1943 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Gary Leon McMahan
August 29, 1943 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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 60 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 April 12, 1948 (Age 63 years)
Cause of death: Heart
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Zion Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 31, 1878Cooper, Missouri, United States
21 months
elder sister
Mamie McMahan
Birth: about 1879 31 19Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death:
4 years
elder sister
Elzira “Ella” McMahan
Birth: September 10, 1882 35 23Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: April 27, 1943West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States
3 years
himself
7 years
younger sister
Annie McMahan
Birth: October 17, 1891 44 32Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: before 1900Missouri, United States
3 years
younger sister
Mother’s family with Greenberry “Doc” Turner - View this family
step-father
Greenberry “Doc” Turner
Birth: September 24, 1852Cherokee, Georgia, United States
Death: October 1, 1943Pomona, Howell, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: August 1902
Family with Julia Hagan - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: March 8, 1911Ozark, Missouri, United States
2 years
son
Family with Fassie M Christopher - View this family
himself
wife
daughter
Ruby McMahan
Birth: calculated 1919 33 20Missouri, United States
Death: 1931
14 months
daughter
Lillian McMahan
Birth: February 24, 1920 34 21Missouri, United States
Death: October 13, 1997Pomona, Howell, Missouri, United States
son
Private
Benjamin Hiram Summers + Fassie M Christopher - View this family
wife’s husband
Benjamin Hiram Summers
Birth: September 16, 1892Rich Hill, Bates, Missouri, United States
Death: April 4, 1976West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States
wife
Marriage: April 8, 1957Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States

Charles Nicholas “Charlie” McMahan has 36 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (36)

Parents William David Shemwell + Lucy Elizabeth Platt
2Ida Mae Shemwell18691959
10Infant Shemwell18871887
Parents Alexander Taylor Shemwell + Melvina Pamelia Thompson
1Gertrude Shemwell18901908
2Alta M Shemwell18921996
4Ruth Shemwell18961969
Parents John William Shemwell + Madora Cramer
Parents Sylvester Penic Shemwell + Eva Ann Cramer
2Ella J Shemwell18811964
Parents Ishamel Higdon Whitlow + Sarah M “Sallie” Shemwell
1Flora Dell Whitlow18801959
2Nellie Whitlow18821902
5Nettie Whitlow18891927
6Orpha Whitlow18921901
7Henry Clay Whitlow18941972
8John Whitlow18981983
Parents James Finley Burris + Mary Louisa Shemwell
1Burris1883
2Dorval Burris18851963
3Ora Raymond Burris18871954
4Etta Lee Burris18911979
Parents George William Brady + Louella “Lula” Carrie Shemwell
3Andrew Louis Brady18951942
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Nicholas McMahan - Household

Siloam Springs Howell, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
William McMahanheadWMJun184753M22MOKYKYFarmer
Ada McMahanwifeWFAug185940M2263MOKYKY
Elzira McMahandaughterWFSep188217SMOMOMO
Charles N McMahansonWMFeb188515SMOMOMO
Bessie McMahandaughterWFNov18945SMOMOMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Greenberry Turner - Household

Sisson, Howell, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Turner, Dock GheadMW57M7GAUSUSProprietorGrist Mill
Turner, AnniewifeFW50M763MOKYKY
Turner, StelladaughterFW18SMOGAMO
Turner, Robert LsonMW12SMOGAMOLaborerOdd Jobs
MacMahan, Charles Nstep sonMW24SMOMOMOLaborerOdd Jobs

Military
Says Birth: Feb. 28 1884
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles Nicholas “Charlie” McMahan - Household

Dry Creek, Howell, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPFBPMBPOccupationIndEmp
Charles McMahanheadMW37MMOMOMOBarnLivery
Fassie McMahanwifeFW22MMOMDAK
Nicholas McMahansonMW6SMOMOMO
Ruby McMahandaughterFW1-6moSMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles Nicholas “Charlie” McMahan - Household

E. 6th St. Galena, Cherokee, Kansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Charlie McMahanheadMW45M34MON ScotlandMOTractor DriverLead Smelter
Fassie McMahanwifeFW32M18MOMOAK
Ruby McMahandaughterFW11SMOMOMO
Lillian McMahandaughterFW10SMOMOMO