The Shemwell Family

Chester Houston MachenAge: 58 years18841943

Name
Chester Houston Machen
Given names
Chester Houston
Surname
Machen
Birth March 18, 1884 25 18
Birth of a sisterFrancis Bell “Fannie” Machen
July 17, 1885 (Age 15 months)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Frank Machen
August 6, 1887 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherAltona Thurman Machen
December 11, 1889 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterIda Vocata Machen
November 7, 1891 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterEmma Lois Machen
August 23, 1894 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterSusan Myrtis Machen
March 5, 1897 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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 15 years)
Census June 11, 1900 (Age 16 years)
Death of a sisterMattie Mae Machen
October 18, 1900 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a sisterMaude J Machen
October 27, 1901 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a sisterGladys Odella Machen
August 18, 1904 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a sisterLillie Irene Machen
March 15, 1908 (Age 23 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Frank Machen
January 3, 1916 (Age 31 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 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 32 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 33 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 45 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 46 years)
Death of a motherClara Eugenia Cooksey
October 12, 1938 (Age 54 years)

Death of a fatherMiles Clayton Machen
March 26, 1941 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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
Death February 18, 1943 (Age 58 years)
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mother
Marriage: May 3, 1883Ashland, Clay, Alabama, United States
11 months
himself
Chester Houston Machen
Birth: March 18, 1884 25 18Alabama, United States
Death: February 18, 1943Dallas, Texas, United States
16 months
younger 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
younger brother
William Frank Machen
Birth: August 6, 1887 28 21Alabama, United States
Death: January 3, 1916
2 years
younger 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
younger sister
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
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Chester Houston Machen
Birth: March 18, 1884 25 18Alabama, United States
Death: February 18, 1943Dallas, Texas, United States
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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