The Shemwell Family

Ida Vocata MachenAge: 86 years18911978

Name
Ida Vocata Machen
Given names
Ida Vocata
Surname
Machen
Married name
Ida Vocata Rearden
Birth November 7, 1891 33 25
Birth of a sisterEmma Lois Machen
August 23, 1894 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterSusan Myrtis Machen
March 5, 1897 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 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 sisterMattie Mae Machen
October 15, 1899 (Age 7 years)
Census June 11, 1900 (Age 8 years)
Death of a sisterMattie Mae Machen
October 18, 1900 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterMaude J Machen
October 27, 1901 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterGladys Odella Machen
August 18, 1904 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterLillie Irene Machen
March 15, 1908 (Age 16 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Johnnie Wesley Rearden
September 29, 1912 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Clara Fannie Rearden
December 14, 1913 (Age 22 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Frank Machen
January 3, 1916 (Age 24 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 24 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 25 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 26 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/
Birth of a son
#3
Roy Rearden
1919 (Age 27 years)
Census January 1920 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Martha Lou Rearden
July 15, 1924 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Dorothy “Dot” Rearden
March 22, 1926 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 37 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
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam M Cooksey
April 3, 1930 (Age 38 years)
Census April 1930 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Betty Jo Rearden
June 30, 1930 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Charles William Rearden
September 16, 1932 (Age 40 years)
Death of a motherClara Eugenia Cooksey
October 12, 1938 (Age 46 years)

Census April 1, 1940 (Age 48 years)
Death of a fatherMiles Clayton Machen
March 26, 1941 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Alvin Richard Billingsley
October 4, 1942 (Age 50 years)
Death of a brotherChester Houston Machen
February 18, 1943 (Age 51 years)
Death of a brotherAltona Thurman Machen
February 12, 1945 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 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
Birth of a grandson
#2
Randall Steve “Duck” Billingsley
March 19, 1946 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Martha Brenda Billingsley
March 10, 1947 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Patsy Ann Tomlin
October 20, 1949 (Age 57 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 58 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 sonCharles William Rearden
May 31, 1959 (Age 67 years)
Death of a sisterEmma Lois Machen
August 24, 1965 (Age 73 years)
Death of a sisterSusan Myrtis Machen
October 1968 (Age 76 years)
Death of a husbandWesley Hunter “Wessie” Rearden
February 28, 1972 (Age 80 years)
Death of a sisterMaude J Machen
February 27, 1975 (Age 83 years)
Death of a sisterFrancis Bell “Fannie” Machen
December 12, 1975 (Age 84 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 54 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 September 17, 1978 (Age 86 years)
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mother
Marriage: May 3, 1883Ashland, Clay, Alabama, United States
11 months
elder brother
Chester Houston Machen
Birth: March 18, 1884 25 18Alabama, United States
Death: February 18, 1943Dallas, Texas, United States
16 months
elder sister
Francis Bell “Fannie” Machen
Birth: July 17, 1885 26 19Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
Death: December 12, 1975Notasulga, Lee, Alabama, United States
2 years
elder brother
William Frank Machen
Birth: August 6, 1887 28 21Alabama, United States
Death: January 3, 1916
2 years
elder brother
Altona Thurman Machen
Birth: December 11, 1889 31 23Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
Death: February 12, 1945Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, United States
23 months
herself
3 years
younger sister
Emma Lois Machen
Birth: August 23, 1894 35 28Alabama, United States
Death: August 24, 1965Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States
3 years
younger sister
Susan Myrtis Machen
Birth: March 5, 1897 38 31Alabama, United States
Death: October 1968Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States
3 years
younger sister
Mattie Mae Machen
Birth: October 15, 1899 41 33Alabama, United States
Death: October 18, 1900Alabama, United States
2 years
younger sister
Maude J Machen
Birth: October 27, 1901 43 35Reeltown, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
Death: February 27, 1975Alexander City, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
3 years
younger sister
Gladys Odella Machen
Birth: August 18, 1904 45 38Reeltown, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
Death: January 19, 1995Forsyth, Monroe, Georgia, United States
4 years
younger sister
Lillie Irene Machen
Birth: March 15, 1908 49 42Chambers, Alabama, United States
Death: May 26, 1988Prattville, Autauga, Alabama, United States
Family with Wesley Hunter “Wessie” Rearden - View this family
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herself
son
Johnnie Wesley Rearden
Birth: September 29, 1912 21 20Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama, United States
Death: February 4, 1989Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States
14 months
daughter
Clara Fannie Rearden
Birth: December 14, 1913 22 22Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama, United States
Death: January 3, 2001
daughter
Private
son
Roy Rearden
Birth: 1919 27 27Ridge Grove, Chambers, Alabama, United States
Death: November 1986Lanett, Chambers, Alabama, United States
son
Private
daughter
20 months
daughter
Dorothy “Dot” Rearden
Birth: March 22, 1926 35 34Chambers, Alabama, United States
Death: February 26, 2011LaGrange, Troup, Georgia, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Betty Jo Rearden
Birth: June 30, 1930 39 38Chambers, Alabama, United States
Death: September 24, 2014Newnan, Coweta, Georgia, United States
2 years
son
Charles William Rearden
Birth: September 16, 1932 41 40Chambers, Alabama, United States
Death: May 31, 1959Opelika, Lee, Alabama, United States
Wesley Hunter “Wessie” Rearden + Private - View this family
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husband’s wife
Private

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Miles Clayton Machen - Household

Reeltown, Tallapoosa, Alabama

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Machen, Miles CheadWMAug185841M16ALALALCarpenter
Machen, Clara EwifeWFDec186534M1688ALALAL
Machen, Chester HsonWMMar188415MALALALAt School
Machen, Fannie BdaughterWFJul188514S00ALALALAt School
Machen, William FsonWMAug188712SALALALAt School
Machen, Altona TsonWMDec188910MALALALAt School
Machen, Ida VdaughterWFNov18918S00ALALAL
Machen, Emma LdaughterWFAug18945S00ALALAL
Machen, Susan MdaughterWFMar18973S00ALALAL
MachendaughterWFOct18997mS00ALALAL

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Miles Clayton Machen - Household

Ridge Grove, Chambers, Alabama

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Machen, Miles CheadMW52M27ALGAALFarmerGeneral Farm
Machen, ClarawifeFW44M271110ALALAL
Machen, Therman AsonMW20SALALALLaborerHome Farm
Machen, Ida LdaughterFW18SALALAL
Machen, Emma LdaughterFW15SALALAL
Machen, Susie MdaughterFW13SALALAL
Machen, Maude OdaughterFW9SALALAL
Machen, Gladys OdaughterFW6SALALAL
Machen, Lillie IdaughterFW2SALALAL