The Shemwell Family

Henrietta Orphenia Rives1849

Name
Henrietta Orphenia Rives
Given names
Henrietta Orphenia
Surname
Rives
Married name
Henrietta Orphenia Crews
Birth May 14, 1849
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 11 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
MarriageWilliam Washington CrewsView this family
December 4, 1866 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Minerva Brown Crews
November 4, 1867 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 17 years)
Note: 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
1867 (Age 17 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 19 years)

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 son
#2
John Roberts Crews
May 29, 1870 (Age 21 years)
Death of a sonJohn Roberts Crews
February 4, 1871 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a daughter
#3
Beulah Crews
February 4, 1875 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#4
William Crenshaw Crews
September 1, 1878 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 28 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a son
#5
James Coleman Crews
April 3, 1881 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Perry G Crews
October 6, 1881 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Margaret Ophenia Crews
March 31, 1888 (Age 38 years)
Marriage of a childJohn TaylorMinerva Brown CrewsView this family
January 8, 1891 (Age 41 years)

Birth of a son
#8
Walter Washington Crews
December 28, 1891 (Age 42 years)
Death of a daughterMinerva Brown Crews
May 4, 1896 (Age 46 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 48 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
Marriage of a childCharles TaylorBeulah CrewsView this family
December 23, 1900 (Age 51 years)

Marriage of a childWilliam Crenshaw CrewsVirdie M RussellView this family
August 15, 1907 (Age 58 years)

Marriage of a childSamuel Allen ShemwellMargaret Ophenia CrewsView this family
April 23, 1909 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Frances Elizabeth Shemwell
November 28, 1909 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
James Allen “Pat” Shemwell
April 3, 1912 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Joseph Cooper “Mike” Shemwell
August 19, 1916 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 66 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Marriage of a childJames Coleman CrewsWillie SmithsonView this family
December 24, 1917 (Age 68 years)

Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 67 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 68 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 March 3, 1920 (Age 70 years)
Marriage of a childPerry G CrewsLucille WillisView this family
December 5, 1923 (Age 74 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 80 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 92 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 100 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
Death of a sonPerry G Crews
March 14, 1954 (Age 104 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 96 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
Deathunknown

Family with William Washington Crews - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 4, 1866Christian, Kentucky, United States
11 months
daughter
Minerva Brown Crews
Birth: November 4, 1867 23 18Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 4, 1896
3 years
son
John Roberts Crews
Birth: May 29, 1870 26 21Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 4, 1871
5 years
daughter
Beulah Crews
Birth: February 4, 1875 31 25Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death:
4 years
son
3 years
son
6 months
son
Perry G Crews
Birth: October 6, 1881 37 32Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 14, 1954
7 years
daughter
Margaret Ophenia Crews
Birth: March 31, 1888 44 38Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 23, 1979Covington's Convalescent Center, LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States
4 years
son
Walter Washington Crews
Birth: December 28, 1891 47 42Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death:

No family available

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Henrietta Orphenia Rives - Household

Kempsville Road Lafayette, Christian, KY

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Crews, Henrietta OheadFW70WdTNTNTNFarmerFarm
Crews, Perry CsonMW39SKYKYTNLaborerOperator
Crews, Walter MsonMW28SKYKYTNDischargedSoldier
Shemwell, Samuel Ason in lawMW45MTNTNTNLaborerBlacksmith
Shemwell, Margarette OdaughterFW31MKYKYTN
Shemwell, Frances Egrand daughterFW10SKYTNKY
Shemwell, James Agrand sonMW7SKYTNKY
Shemwell, Joseph Cgrand sonMW3-4mSKYTNKY