The Shemwell Family

Mary Rosa StrowAge: 72 years18531926

Name
Mary Rosa Strow
Given names
Mary Rosa
Surname
Strow
Married name
Mary Rosa Reed
Birth October 17, 1853
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
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
Religious marriageWilliam M Reed Jr.View this family
October 17, 1872 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Clarence Boone Reed
June 24, 1873 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Cecil Reed
June 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
Census June 19, 1880 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Lulu Reed
October 1880 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Roscoe Reed
January 14, 1885 (Age 31 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
Marriage of a childClarence Boone ReedRube Enoch GravesView this family
1899 (Age 45 years)

Census June 6, 1900 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
William M Reed Jr
1901 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Palmer Harting Reed
1905 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Robert Boone Reed
October 3, 1906 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Thomas Graves Reed
1909 (Age 55 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Richard Reed
1912 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
David Reed
1914 (Age 60 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/
Marriage of a childRoscoe ReedHelen RoperView this family
Type: Religious marriage
October 24, 1919 (Age 66 years)
Census January 9, 1920 (Age 66 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam M Reed Jr.
October 1, 1925 (Age 71 years)
Death March 2, 1926 (Age 72 years)
Family with William M Reed Jr. - View this family
husband
William M Reed Jr.
Birth: September 5, 1848 23 19Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 1, 1925Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
herself
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

No family available

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