The Shemwell Family

Rebecca Francis “Fannie” MillerAge: 79 years18871967

Name
Rebecca Francis “Fannie” Miller
Given names
Rebecca Francis
Surname
Miller
Nickname
Fannie
Married name
Rebecca Francis Hughes
Birth October 18, 1887 40 28
Birth of a sisterLucy Henley Miller
December 11, 1889 (Age 2 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilkerson C Miller
1889 (Age 14 months)
Birth of a brotherClarence Monroe Miller
February 23, 1897 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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 8, 1900 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherLeonard Arthur Miller
September 13, 1901 (Age 13 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth Shemwell
February 1, 1903 (Age 15 years)
Religious marriageThomas HughesView this family
July 14, 1909 (Age 21 years)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Susan Hughes
May 3, 1910 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 28 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 son
#2
James Thomas Hughes
March 7, 1918 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 29 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
Death of a fatherFrancis M Miller
December 10, 1918 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 30 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 17, 1920 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 41 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 3, 1930 (Age 42 years)
Death of a motherLouise Jane Howe
January 8, 1940 (Age 52 years)
Census April 26, 1940 (Age 52 years)
Death of a daughterSusan Hughes
March 17, 1943 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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 62 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 sisterLucy Henley Miller
April 19, 1958 (Age 70 years)
Death of a brotherClarence Monroe Miller
September 12, 1960 (Age 72 years)
Death of a husbandThomas Hughes
July 18, 1964 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 58 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
Death March 20, 1967 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Longwood Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 2, 1884Cooper, Missouri, United States
3 years
herself
Rebecca Francis “Fannie” Miller
Birth: October 18, 1887 40 28Missouri, United States
Death: March 20, 1967Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger sister
Lucy Henley Miller
Birth: December 11, 1889 42 30Longwood, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: April 19, 1958Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
7 years
younger brother
Clarence Monroe Miller
Birth: February 23, 1897 49 38Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States
Death: September 12, 1960Kansas, United States
5 years
younger brother
Leonard Arthur Miller
Birth: September 13, 1901 54 42Ft Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States
Death: April 21, 1974Lebanon, Linn, Oregon, United States
Family with Thomas Hughes - View this family
husband
Thomas Hughes
Birth: September 10, 1873Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: July 18, 1964Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, United States
herself
Rebecca Francis “Fannie” Miller
Birth: October 18, 1887 40 28Missouri, United States
Death: March 20, 1967Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
Marriage: July 14, 1909Longwood, Pettis, Missouri, United States
10 months
daughter
Susan Hughes
Birth: May 3, 1910 36 22Longwood, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: March 17, 1943Carroll, Carrollton, Missouri, United States
8 years
son
James Thomas Hughes
Birth: March 7, 1918 44 30Longwood, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: January 20, 1973

Rebecca Francis “Fannie” Miller has 13 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Francis M Miller - Household

Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Miller, Francis MheadWMMay184753M15KYTNTNPlaster
Miller, Lue JwifeWFFeb185941M1553MOMOMO
Miller, FanniedaughterWFOct188812SMOKYMOIn School
Miller, Lucy HdaughterWFDec188910MMOKYMOIn School
Miller, ClarencesonWMFeb18973SKSKYMO
Howe, ?? TmotherFDec182871Wd33MOALKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Hughes - Household

Longwood, Pettis, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Hughes, ThomasheadMW36M0MOKYKYfarmer
Miller, Rebecca FwifeFW22M0MOKYMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Hughes - Household

Longwood, Pettis, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hughes, ThomasheadMW46MMOKYKYfarmer
Hughes, FannywifeFW31MMOMOMO
Hughes, SusandaughterFW10SMOMOMO
Hughes, JamessonMW1 year 2 monthsSMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Hughes - Household

Longwood, Pettis, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hughes, ThomasheadMW55M34MOKYKYmail carrierstar route
Hughes, Rebecca wifeFW42M21MOMOMO
Hughes, James TsonMW12SMOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Hughes - Household

Carroll, Carrollton, Missouri, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Hughes, ThomasheadMW66MMO
Hughes, FranciswifeFW51MMO
Alexander, SusandaughterFW29WdMObookkeeperretail cleaning shop
Alexander, Patricia SgranddaughterFW2SMO