The Shemwell Family

Mary E CushmanAge: 75 years18851961

Name
Mary E Cushman
Given names
Mary E
Surname
Cushman
Married name
Mary E Moss
Birth December 29, 1885 54 41
MarriageThomas Hunter MossView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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 9, 1900 (Age 14 years)
Census June 9, 1910 (Age 24 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Oscar Cushman
December 14, 1915 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 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 31 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 32 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 son
#1
Ben Tipton Moss
June 2, 1926 (Age 40 years)
Death of a motherEudora G “Puss” Hester
July 16, 1929 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 43 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 22, 1940 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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 of a husbandThomas Hunter Moss
October 26, 1948 (Age 62 years)
Cause: Coronary Heart Disease
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 64 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 60 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
Adoption of a sonBen Tipton Moss

Adoption: Adopted by both parents
Death October 14, 1961 (Age 75 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Riverside Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
John Oscar Cushman
Birth: August 16, 1831Kentucky, United States
Death: December 14, 1915Hopkinvsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
mother
Eudora G “Puss” Hester
Birth: January 11, 1844 39 34Kentucky, United States
Death: July 16, 1929Hopkinvsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: May 12, 1879Christian, Kentucky, United States
7 years
herself
Mary E Cushman
Birth: December 29, 1885 54 41LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 14, 1961Christian, Kentucky, United States
Family with Thomas Hunter Moss - View this family
husband
Thomas Hunter Moss
Birth: March 15, 1886Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 26, 1948Etowah, McMinn, Tennessee, United States
herself
Mary E Cushman
Birth: December 29, 1885 54 41LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 14, 1961Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage:
son
Ben Tipton Moss
Adoption:
Birth: June 2, 1926 40 40Estill, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 19, 2009

Mary E Cushman has 21 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Oscar Cushman - Household

Christian, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
John CushmanheadWMAug183168M20KYKYKYFarmer
Eudora CushmanwifeWFJan184456M2021KYVATN
Mary E CushmandaughterWFDec188514SKYKYKY
Kittie BerryServantBFOct186455W10KYKYVA

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Oscar Cushman - Household

610 OvalnutStreet Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
John O CushmanheadMW77M30KYKYKYFarmer
Eudora CushmanwifeFW66M3021KYVAVANone
Mary E CushmandaughterFW24SKYKYKYNone
Lena HawksServantFM24SKYKYKYCookPrivate Family

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Hunter Moss - Household

1304 Walnut St. Hopkinsville, Christian, KY

NameRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchEdBPResFarmOccupationIndustryVetWar
Hunter MossheadMW54MKYOperatorTobacco Loose Floor?
Mary C MosswifeFW54MKY
Ben T Mossadopted sonMW13SKY