Mary Elizabeth BurgessAge: 61 years1895–1957
- Name
- Mary Elizabeth Burgess
- Given names
- Mary Elizabeth
- Surname
- Burgess
- Married name
- Mary Elizabeth Shemwell
 Birth | September 26, 1895 31 19 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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 sister | Violet Marie Burgess November 23, 1903 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Kenneth Dunbar Burgess May 7, 1914 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 20 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 21 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 22 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 34 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 father | James Noel Burgess 1932 (Age 36 years) |
 Marriage | Albert Ennis Shemwell — View this family after 1933 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ann Elizabeth Bassam November 24, 1936 (Age 41 years) |
 Census | April 10, 1940 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a sister | Kenneth Dunbar Burgess September 25, 1943 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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 54 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 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 | February 20, 1957 (Age 61 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Miller & Piper Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Noel Burgess Birth: 1864 — Indiana, United States Death: 1932 |
| mother |
Ann Elizabeth Bassam Birth: January 28, 1876 — Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland Death: November 24, 1936 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 25, 1894 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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9 years younger sister |
Violet Marie Burgess Birth: November 23, 1903 39 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 29, 1969 — New Mexico, United States |
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-8 years herself |
Mary Elizabeth Burgess Birth: September 26, 1895 31 19 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 20, 1957 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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19 years younger sister |
Kenneth Dunbar Burgess Birth: May 7, 1914 50 38 Death: September 25, 1943 |
| Family with Albert Ennis Shemwell |
| husband |
Albert Ennis Shemwell Birth: May 6, 1894 37 36 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1980 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Mary Elizabeth Burgess Birth: September 26, 1895 31 19 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 20, 1957 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: after 1933 — |
| Albert Ennis Shemwell + Tennessee Callie “Tennie” Payne |
| husband |
Albert Ennis Shemwell Birth: May 6, 1894 37 36 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1980 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Tennessee Callie “Tennie” Payne Birth: 1897 45 34 Death: February 26, 1932 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| step-daughter |
Private |
| step-daughter |
Margaret Miladean Shemwell Birth: March 12, 1917 22 20 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 18, 1986 — Hammond, Lake, Indiana, United States |
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2 years step-son |
Ennis Payne Shemwell Birth: March 15, 1919 24 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 3, 1999 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years step-daughter |
Reva Nell Shemwell Birth: November 21, 1923 29 26 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 6, 2008 — Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years step-son |
Billy Ray Shemwell Birth: March 2, 1928 33 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 23, 1928 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months step-daughter |
Wanda Faye Shemwell Birth: February 8, 1930 35 33 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 10, 2008 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Albert Ennis Shemwell + Virgie Mae Todd |
| husband |
Albert Ennis Shemwell Birth: May 6, 1894 37 36 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1980 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Virgie Mae Todd Birth: January 19, 1897 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: October 19, 1980 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 9, 1957 — Robertson, Tennessee, United States |
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Albert Ennis Shemwell - Household
HWY 75 Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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