Catherine J MartinAge: 79 years1853–1933
- Name
- Catherine J Martin
- Given names
- Catherine J
- Surname
- Martin
- Married name
- Catherine J Shemwell
 Birth | September 1853 49 49 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 3 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Death of a father | Robert D Martin January 23, 1861 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 7 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 13 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 13 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 15 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 |
| Death of a mother | Janet Smith about 1877 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 24 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Religious marriage | John William Shemwell — View this family May 6, 1897 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 44 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 2, 1900 (Age 46 years) |
| Census | 1910 (Age 56 years) |
| Census | April 25, 1910 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 62 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 63 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 64 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 9, 1920 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 76 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 brother | Edward Payson Martin December 29, 1931 (Age 78 years) |
 Death | May 6, 1933 (Age 79 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Robert D Martin Birth: February 27, 1804 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 23, 1861 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Janet Smith Birth: about 1804 — Kentucky, United States Death: about 1877 |
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Marriage: April 20, 1829 — Kentucky, United States |
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20 months elder sibling |
… Martin Birth: about 1830 25 26 Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
John P Martin Birth: January 4, 1833 28 29 — Jefferson, Indiana, United States Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
William A Martin Birth: about 1835 30 31 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
James H Martin Birth: about 1837 32 33 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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5 years elder brother |
Samuel E Martin Birth: March 20, 1842 38 38 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Mary E Martin Birth: about 1844 39 40 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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5 years elder brother |
Edward Payson Martin Birth: November 17, 1848 44 44 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: December 29, 1931 — Lamont, Whitman, Washington, United States |
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5 years herself |
Catherine J Martin Birth: September 1853 49 49 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 6, 1933 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Family with John William Shemwell |
| husband |
John William Shemwell Birth: August 13, 1851 27 21 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 22, 1934 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States |
| herself |
Catherine J Martin Birth: September 1853 49 49 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 6, 1933 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: May 6, 1897 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
| John William Shemwell + Madora Cramer |
| husband |
John William Shemwell Birth: August 13, 1851 27 21 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 22, 1934 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Madora Cramer Birth: 1855 22 20 — Missouri, United States Death: November 17, 1874 — Brownsville, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: January 9, 1873 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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13 months step-daughter |
Rosa Elnora “Rosie” Shemwell Birth: February 13, 1874 22 19 — Missouri, United States Death: October 11, 1941 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John William Shemwell - Household
Marshall Township, Saline, Missouri
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John William Shemwell - Household
Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John William Shemwell - Household
3017 Park Ave Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
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