Elzira “Ella” McMahanAge: 60 years1882–1943
- Name
- Elzira “Ella” McMahan
- Given names
- Elzira
- Nickname
- Ella
- Surname
- McMahan
- Married name
- Elzira Roper
 Birth | September 10, 1882 35 23 |
 Birth of a brother | Charles Nicholas “Charlie” McMahan February 28, 1885 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Louisa M Lee October 28, 1886 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Annie McMahan October 17, 1891 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Bessie Marguerite McMahan November 14, 1894 (Age 12 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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 sister | Annie McMahan before 1900 (Age 17 years) |
 Census | June 5, 1900 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Lester Lee Roper November 25, 1901 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a father | William Nicholas McMahan April 19, 1902 (Age 19 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Greenberry “Doc” Turner — Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell — View this family August 1902 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | George Morton Shemwell July 29, 1904 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Pearl Inez Roper October 16, 1907 (Age 25 years) |
| Census | April 30, 1910 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Fern Gladys Roper August 5, 1910 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 33 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 34 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 35 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 son #4 | LaRoy Raymond Roper October 13, 1919 (Age 37 years) |
| Census | January 3, 1920 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 47 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Paul Eugene Madden — Fern Gladys Roper — View this family March 22, 1930 (Age 47 years) |
| Census | April 3, 1930 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | James Eugene “Red” Madden July 8, 1933 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a mother | Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell October 22, 1934 (Age 52 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 59 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 |
 Death | April 27, 1943 (Age 60 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Liberty Baptist Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Nicholas McMahan Birth: June 1847 — Missouri, United States Death: April 19, 1902 — Howell, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell Birth: August 30, 1859 35 29 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: October 22, 1934 — Howell, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: March 31, 1878 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Mamie McMahan Birth: about 1879 31 19 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: |
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4 years herself |
Elzira “Ella” McMahan Birth: September 10, 1882 35 23 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 27, 1943 — West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Charles Nicholas “Charlie” McMahan Birth: February 28, 1885 37 25 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 12, 1948 — Pomona, Howell, Missouri, United States |
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7 years younger sister |
Annie McMahan Birth: October 17, 1891 44 32 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: before 1900 — Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Bessie Marguerite McMahan Birth: November 14, 1894 47 35 — Howell, Missouri, United States Death: June 4, 1954 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
| Mother’s family with Greenberry “Doc” Turner |
| step-father |
Greenberry “Doc” Turner Birth: September 24, 1852 — Cherokee, Georgia, United States Death: October 1, 1943 — Pomona, Howell, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell Birth: August 30, 1859 35 29 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: October 22, 1934 — Howell, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: August 1902 — |
| Family with James Burton Roper |
| husband |
James Burton Roper Birth: April 10, 1877 32 40 — Murphy, North Carolina, United States Death: April 11, 1954 — West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Elzira “Ella” McMahan Birth: September 10, 1882 35 23 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 27, 1943 — West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States |
| son |
Lester Lee Roper Birth: November 25, 1901 24 19 — Howell, Missouri, United States Death: January 16, 1982 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Pearl Inez Roper Birth: October 16, 1907 30 25 — Howell, Missouri, United States Death: December 5, 2000 — San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Fern Gladys Roper Birth: August 5, 1910 33 27 — Howell, Missouri, United States Death: August 8, 1972 — Shinkle, Howell, Missouri, United States |
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9 years son |
LaRoy Raymond Roper Birth: October 13, 1919 42 37 — Howell, Missouri, United States Death: August 22, 1978 — Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| James Burton Roper + Private |
| husband |
James Burton Roper Birth: April 10, 1877 32 40 — Murphy, North Carolina, United States Death: April 11, 1954 — West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Private |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Nicholas McMahan - Household
Siloam Springs Howell, Missouri
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Burton Roper - Household
Siloam Springs, Howell, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Burton Roper - Household
County Roads Siloam Springs, Howell, Missouri
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