The Shemwell Family

William M Reed Jr.Age: 77 years18481925

Name
William M Reed Jr.
Name prefix
Judge
Given names
William M
Surname
Reed
Name suffix
Jr.
Birth September 5, 1848 23 19
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Marriage of a parentNoah ParkMargaret McCainView this family
Type: Civil marriage
December 2, 1849 (Age 14 months)
Census August 16, 1850 (Age 23 months)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census August 2, 1860 (Age 11 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherNoah Reed
after 1860 (Age 11 years)

Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 18 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 18 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 20 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
Census June 15, 1870 (Age 21 years)
Religious marriageMary Rosa StrowView this family
October 17, 1872 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Clarence Boone Reed
June 24, 1873 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Cecil Reed
June 1877 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 29 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Shemwell
February 22, 1879 (Age 30 years)
Note: Newspaper Abstracts of Graves County, Kentucky
Census June 19, 1880 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Lulu Reed
October 1880 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Roscoe Reed
January 14, 1885 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 49 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 childClarence Boone ReedRube Enoch GravesView this family
1899 (Age 50 years)

Death of a motherMargaret McCain
May 8, 1899 (Age 50 years)
Census June 6, 1900 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
William M Reed Jr
1901 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Palmer Harting Reed
1905 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Robert Boone Reed
October 3, 1906 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Thomas Graves Reed
1909 (Age 60 years)
Death of a brotherNoah Richard Reed
October 16, 1909 (Age 61 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Richard Reed
1912 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
David Reed
1914 (Age 65 years)
Marriage of a childRoscoe ReedHelen RoperView this family
Type: Religious marriage
October 24, 1919 (Age 71 years)
Census January 9, 1920 (Age 71 years)
Kentucky Legislature/Circuit Judge
Public Service
between 1904 and 1922 (Age 55 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 67 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 68 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 69 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/
Death October 1, 1925 (Age 77 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
elder brother
Noah Richard Reed
Birth: February 19, 1847 22 18Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 16, 1909Ocala, Marion, Florida, United States
19 months
himself
William M Reed Jr.
Birth: September 5, 1848 23 19Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 1, 1925Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Mother’s family with Noah Park - View this family
step-father
Noah Park
Birth: 1827Kentucky, United States
Death: August 30, 1902Florence Station, Boone, Kentucky, United States
mother
Marriage: December 2, 1849Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Family with Mary Rosa Strow - View this family
himself
William M Reed Jr.
Birth: September 5, 1848 23 19Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 1, 1925Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
wife
Mary Rosa Strow
Birth: October 17, 1853Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 2, 1926Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: October 17, 1872Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
8 months
son
4 years
son
Cecil Reed
Birth: June 1877 28 23Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death:
3 years
daughter
Lulu Reed
Birth: October 1880 32 26Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death:
4 years
son
Roscoe Reed
Birth: January 14, 1885 36 31Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 9, 1960Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Noah Park - Household

Marshall, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Noah Parkhead23MWfarmerKY
Margaret Parkwife23FWTN
Noah R Reedstepson3MWKY
William M Reedstepson1MWKY

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Noah Park - Household

Graves, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Noah Park2head35MWfarmerKY
Margaret A Parkswife32FWTN
Noah R Parksstepson13MWKY
William Parksstepson9MWKY
Johnson11MWKY
Victosadaughter8FWKY
Davidson6MWKY
Marydaughter4FWKY
Susandaughter2FWKY

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Noah Richard Reed - Household

Marshall, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Reed, Noah Rhead23MWdeputy sheriffKY
Reed, William Mbrother21MWat schoolKY

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William M Reed Jr. - Household

Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Reed, Wm MWM31headMlawyerKYNCTN
Reed, Mary RWF26wifeMKYVAKY
Reed, CecilWM3sonSKYKYKY
Strow, MaryWF62mother in lawWdKYTNVA

Census
Reed, William M Head W M SEP 1848 51 M Attorney at Law Reed, Mary R Wife W F OCT 1853 46 M Reed, Clarence B son W M JUN 1873 27 M 6 mos Foreman Reed, Cecil son W M JUN 1877 22 S Lawyer Reed, Lulu dau W F OCT 1880 19 S Reed, Roscoe son W M JAN 1885 15 S farm labor Reed, Rube Enoch dau in law W F JUL 1877 M
Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William M Reed Jr. - Household

Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Reed, William headMW61M37KYKYKYjudge
Reed, RosawifeFW56M3754KYKYKY
Reed, LuladaughterFW29SKYKYKY
Reed, RoscoesonMW26SKYKYKYlawyer

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William M Reed Jr. - Household

Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Reed, William MheadMW71MKYNCTNjudge2nd District
Reed, Mary RwifeFW66MKYKYKY
Reed, RoscoesonMW34MKYKYKYlawyergeneral practice
Reed, Helen Rdaughter in lawFW26MKYALKY