Eliza Ann “Liza” BurkhartAge: 75 years1866–1942
- Name
- Eliza Ann “Liza” Burkhart
- Given names
- Eliza Ann
- Surname
- Burkhart
- Married name
- Eliza Ann Shemwell
- Married name
- Eliza Ann Shamwell
- Nickname
- Liza
 Birth | June 1866 42 |
 Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 7 months)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 7 months)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 2 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 11 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Civil marriage | Henry Isaac Shamwell — View this family August 30, 1896 (Age 30 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Eva Lilly Shamwell May 29, 1898 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 31 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 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Henry Elmer Shamwell August 1, 1903 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Barney S Shamwell June 21, 1905 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Grace May Shamwell 1909 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | James Thomas “Tom” Shamwell October 23, 1909 (Age 43 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 43 years) Address: Dist. 3 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Ural Edwin Hester May 3, 1915 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Leon E Hester December 21, 1916 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 49 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 grandson #3 | Russell Brandon Hester October 24, 1918 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 50 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 51 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 18, 1920 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Lelton Glen Hester December 8, 1921 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Floyd Irvin Hester February 27, 1925 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Mattie Frances Shamwell about 1926 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Barney S Shamwell — Myrtle Maybelle Shyer — View this family September 29, 1928 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Emilou Hester June 28, 1929 (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Alfred Euphrates “Phrates” Oliver — Grace May Shamwell — View this family October 28, 1929 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 63 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 8, 1930 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Euphrates Randolph Oliver August 27, 1930 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Robert Leslie Shamwell October 24, 1930 (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Thomas “Tom” Shamwell — Gustus Pauline Wallace — View this family January 28, 1933 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Elna Mae “Tippy” Oliver April 9, 1934 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Hugh Willis Shamwell November 10, 1935 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Hugh Willis Shamwell November 11, 1935 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Bobbie Ray Hester August 26, 1936 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Bonnie Faye Hester August 26, 1936 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Bobbie Ray Hester August 29, 1936 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Bonnie Faye Hester August 29, 1936 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Dewey Lee Shamwell September 17, 1937 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Charles Ervin Shamwell Sr. April 6, 1938 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Dewey Lee Shamwell November 25, 1939 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 75 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 | February 26, 1942 (Age 75 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Blooming Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James H Burkhart Birth: 1824 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
| mother |
Mary Bullard Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| herself |
Eliza Ann “Liza” Burkhart Birth: June 1866 42 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 26, 1942 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Henry Isaac Shamwell |
| husband |
Henry Isaac Shamwell Birth: October 14, 1867 67 36 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 3, 1943 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Eliza Ann “Liza” Burkhart Birth: June 1866 42 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 26, 1942 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: August 30, 1896 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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21 months daughter |
Eva Lilly Shamwell Birth: May 29, 1898 30 31 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: November 26, 1982 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years son |
Henry Elmer Shamwell Birth: August 1, 1903 35 37 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 6, 1982 — Ashland City, Cheatham, Tennessee, United States |
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23 months son |
Barney S Shamwell Birth: June 21, 1905 37 39 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 25, 1955 — Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Grace May Shamwell Birth: 1909 41 42 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 15, 2007 — Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States |
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10 months son |
James Thomas “Tom” Shamwell Birth: October 23, 1909 42 43 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 23, 1992 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| Henry Isaac Shamwell + Rebecca Kennedy |
| husband |
Henry Isaac Shamwell Birth: October 14, 1867 67 36 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 3, 1943 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Rebecca Kennedy Death: |
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Marriage: November 11, 1888 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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10 months step-son |
Samuel Franklin Shemwell Birth: September 11, 1889 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 23, 1968 |
Eliza Ann “Liza” Burkhart has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Henry Isaac Shemwell - Household
Dist. 3 Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Henry Isaac Shemwell - Household
Stamper Chapel Rd. Dist. 3 Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Indicates 2nd marriage, Lizza 1st | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Henry Isaac Shemwell - Household
Long Hallow, Trigg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Henry Isaac Shemwell - Household
Montgomery, Tennessee
Elmer is incorrectly listed as Elma & female |