The Shemwell Family

Amy Bell LyonAge: 92 years18961989

Name
Amy Bell Lyon
Given names
Amy Bell
Surname
Lyon
Married name
Amy Bell Richmond
Birth August 26, 1896 21 17
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 months)
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 brotherCurtis Nelson Lyon
May 14, 1899 (Age 2 years)
Census June 20, 1900 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterEula Mae Lyon
September 9, 1903 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterEunice Lea Lyon
September 13, 1906 (Age 10 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Louise Richmond
1916 (Age 19 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a son
#2
Winfred Zenus Richmond
August 16, 1917 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 20 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
Death of a daughterLouise Richmond
1918 (Age 21 years)

Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 21 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 6, 1920 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mildred Lucille Richmond
November 11, 1922 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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
Census April 10, 1930 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Lillan Demova Richmond
October 22, 1931 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Ernest Eugene Richmond
March 22, 1936 (Age 39 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Henry Hall
March 7, 1943 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 53 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Patricia Anne Richmond
November 8, 1963 (Age 67 years)
Death of a fatherPrince Edgar Lyon
January 19, 1966 (Age 69 years)
Death of a motherCarma Ann Hall
August 3, 1975 (Age 78 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 of a granddaughterPatricia Anne Richmond
1983 (Age 86 years)
Death of a brotherCarl Ernest Lyon
March 10, 1984 (Age 87 years)
Death of a husbandRobert Alvis “Boss” Richmond
September 28, 1985 (Age 89 years)
Death of a brotherCurtis Nelson Lyon
August 20, 1986 (Age 89 years)
Death of a sisterEunice Lea Lyon
November 11, 1986 (Age 90 years)
Death January 2, 1989 (Age 92 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairmont Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Prince Edgar Lyon
Birth: October 30, 1874 30 34Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 19, 1966Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
mother
Marriage: March 21, 1894Todd, Kentucky, United States
1 year
elder brother
17 months
herself
3 years
younger brother
Curtis Nelson Lyon
Birth: May 14, 1899 24 20Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 20, 1986Los Angeles, California, United States
4 years
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
Eunice Lea Lyon
Birth: September 13, 1906 31 27Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 11, 1986Todd, Kentucky, United States
Family with Robert Alvis “Boss” Richmond - View this family
husband
herself
daughter
19 months
son
Winfred Zenus Richmond
Birth: August 16, 1917 20 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 12, 1991Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States
5 years
daughter
Mildred Lucille Richmond
Birth: November 11, 1922 25 26Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 4, 2003
daughter
Private
daughter
Lillan Demova Richmond
Birth: October 22, 1931 34 35Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 6, 2006Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
4 years
son

Amy Bell Lyon has 6 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Prince Edgar Lyon - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Lyon, Prince EheadWMOct187425M6KYTNKYFarmer
Lyon, Carma HwifeWFSep187821M633KYKYMO
Lyon, EarnestsonWMApr18955SKYKYKY
Lyon, Amie BdaughterWFAug18963SKYKYKY
Lyon, Curtis NsonWMMay18991SKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Prince Edgar Lyon - Household

Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Lyon, P EheadMW35M116KYTNKYBlacksmith
Lyon, Carma AwifeFW31M11655KYKYKY
Lyon, C EsonMW15SKYKYKY
Lyon, Amy BdaughterFW13SKYKYKY
Lyon, C NsonMW10SKYKYKY
Lyon, Eula MdaughterFW6SKYKYKY
Lyon, Ellla DdaughterFW3SKYKYKY

Hard to read - Eunice is Ella?

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Robert Alvis “Boss” Richmond - Household

Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Richmond, BossheadMW23MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farming
Richmond, AmywifeFW23MKYKYKY
Richmond, WinfredsonMW2-4mSKYKYKY