Mamie Gertrude BoydAge: 54 years1894–1949
- Name
- Mamie Gertrude Boyd
- Given names
- Mamie Gertrude
- Surname
- Boyd
- Married name
- Mamie Gertrude Shemwell
 Birth | December 29, 1894 27 19 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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 sister | George Dewey Boyd November 23, 1898 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | James Walter Shemwell August 28, 1911 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Victor Boyd Shemwell Sr. May 26, 1916 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 21 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 22 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 23 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 14, 1920 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 34 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 10, 1930 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Mildred Long June 9, 1937 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Walter Shemwell — Elma Elien Koski — View this family June 12, 1937 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a father | Lewis Walter Boyd September 6, 1937 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a son | James Walter Shemwell October 3, 1938 (Age 43 years) |
| Census | April 2, 1940 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | James Walter Shemwell April 17, 1942 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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 51 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 |
| Adoption of a grandson | James Walter Shemwell October 2, 1947 (Age 52 years) Adoption: Adopted by both parents |
 Death | November 21, 1949 (Age 54 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Lewis Walter Boyd Birth: February 2, 1867 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: September 6, 1937 — Letcher, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Mary Mildred Long Birth: February 28, 1875 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: June 9, 1937 |
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Marriage: — |
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| herself |
Mamie Gertrude Boyd Birth: December 29, 1894 27 19 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: November 21, 1949 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
George Dewey Boyd Birth: November 23, 1898 31 23 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 16, 1962 — Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Harry Fountain Shemwell |
| husband |
Harry Fountain Shemwell Birth: March 16, 1889 32 31 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 16, 1967 — Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States |
| herself |
Mamie Gertrude Boyd Birth: December 29, 1894 27 19 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: November 21, 1949 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| son |
James Walter Shemwell Birth: August 28, 1911 22 16 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 3, 1938 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
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5 years son |
Victor Boyd Shemwell Sr. Birth: May 26, 1916 27 21 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 16, 2010 — Orange City, Volusia, Florida, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| Harry Fountain Shemwell + Sarah Lee Bryant |
| husband |
Harry Fountain Shemwell Birth: March 16, 1889 32 31 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 16, 1967 — Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Sarah Lee Bryant Birth: December 8, 1906 Death: January 12, 1988 — Panama City, Bay, Florida, United States |
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Marriage: after 1950 — |
Mamie Gertrude Boyd has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Harry Fountain Shemwell - Household
648 Cavalry Ave Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
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