The Shemwell Family

Anna Elizabeth “Linkie” AbernathyAge: 74 years18611935

Name
Anna Elizabeth “Linkie” Abernathy
Given names
Anna Elizabeth
Nickname
Linkie
Surname
Abernathy
Married name
Anna Elizabeth Hinchey
Birth August 22, 1861
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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 5 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 5 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 7 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 16 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageJames Joshua HincheyView this family
1880 (Age 18 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Zola Hinchey
September 1882 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Adonis “Donis” Hinchey
December 2, 1884 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Beulah Hinchey
November 1889 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Ruth C Hinchey
July 1894 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Garth Luten Hinchey
October 31, 1895 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 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 4, 1900 (Age 38 years)
Census April 16, 1910 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Robbie Doris Williams
August 1, 1914 (Age 52 years)
Marriage of a childGarth Luten HincheyKatie Evlyn PinkstonView this family
May 18, 1916 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 54 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Marriage of a childAdonis “Donis” HincheyCharlotte E “Lottie” DunneView this family
July 1, 1917 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Ruby Lee Williams
September 3, 1917 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Jack Eugene Hinchey
November 14, 1917 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 55 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 56 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 grandson
#4
Harold Lloyd Hinchey
February 22, 1920 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Adonis Hinchey Jr.
December 16, 1920 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Elizabeth J Hinchey
1924 (Age 62 years)
Marriage of a childRichard HilliardZola HincheyView this family
February 11, 1924 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Charles Lee “Buddy” Driskill
1925 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Joan Monroe
about 1925 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 68 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 December 13, 1935 (Age 74 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Little Prairie Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
herself
Family with James Joshua Hinchey - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: 1880
3 years
daughter
2 years
son
Adonis “Donis” Hinchey
Birth: December 2, 1884 29 23Tennessee, United States
Death: June 2, 1953Mt. Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
5 years
daughter
5 years
daughter
16 months
son
Garth Luten Hinchey
Birth: October 31, 1895 40 34Kentucky, United States
Death: March 28, 1959Hayti, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Joshua Hinchey - Household

Obion, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Hinchey, John JheadWMJun185248M19TNNCVATimber Cutter
Hinchey, AnniewifeWFAug186337M1955TNTNTN
Hinchey, ZoladaughterWFSept188217MTNTNTN
Hinchey, BeulahdaughterWFNov188910STNTNTNAt School
Hinchey, RuthdaughterWFJul18945SKYTNTN
Hinchey, Garth LsonWMMay18973SKYTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Joshua Hinchey - Household

Cooter, Pemiscot, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Hinchey, James JheadMW55M127TNTNTNTimber Contractor
Hinchey, AnniewifeFW48M12755TNTNTN
Hinchey, AdonissonMW25STNTNTNPool Room Operator
Hinchey, BeulahdaughterFW21STNTNTN
Hinchey, RuthdaughterFW17SKYTNTN
Hinchey, GarthsonMW14SKYTNTN
Driskill, Charlesson in lawMW26M20MOMOMOLivery Stable
Driskill, ZoladaughterFW27M10TNTNTN