The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	May 10, 1867 17 Butler, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	The Alaska Purchase 1867 Alaska, USA 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 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 19 months) 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
Marriage of a parent	John Conrad Smith — Martha Jane Kittrell — View this family August 12, 1875 (Age 8 years) Butler, Missouri, United States
Birth of a half-sister	Flora B Smith about 1878 (Age 10 years) Butler, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 10 years) Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a half-sister	Anne Louise Smith January 17, 1879 (Age 11 years) Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Birth of a half-sister	Della Photine Smith June 5, 1880 (Age 13 years) Butler, Missouri, United States
Birth of a half-sister	Margaret Mae “Maggie” Smith March 30, 1882 (Age 14 years) St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
Birth of a half-brother	Oda Lee Smith August 27, 1889 (Age 22 years) Missouri, United States
Marriage	Viola Porch — View this family December 14, 1897 (Age 30 years) Butler, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 years) Cuba 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
Death of a half-sister	Flora B Smith before 1900 (Age 32 years)
Death of a wife	Viola Porch May 10, 1912 (Age 45 years) Butler, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 48 years) Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a father	John Conrad Smith August 11, 1918 (Age 51 years) Butler, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 49 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 50 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 62 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
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 74 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	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 78 years) Vietnam 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	September 26, 1948 (Age 81 years) Butler, Missouri, United States
Burial	Black River Cemetery, Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Black River Cemetery

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Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Martha Glass George E Smith Family with spouse Martha Jane Kittrell Flora B Smith Anne Louise Smith Della Photine Smith Margaret Mae “Maggie” Smith Oda Lee Smith John Conrad Smith Birth: September 30, 1849 — Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Death: August 11, 1918 — Butler, Missouri, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Conrad Smith George E Smith Martha Glass Death:
	Marriage: estimated 1866 —
16 months himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Viola Porch Joseph Smith John Smith Lena Smith Jeannie Smith Golda Smith George E Smith Birth: May 10, 1867 17 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: September 26, 1948 — Butler, Missouri, United States

Father’s family with Martha Jane Kittrell - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Martha Glass George E Smith Family with spouse Martha Jane Kittrell Flora B Smith Anne Louise Smith Della Photine Smith Margaret Mae “Maggie” Smith Oda Lee Smith John Conrad Smith Birth: September 30, 1849 — Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Death: August 11, 1918 — Butler, Missouri, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Conrad Smith Flora B Smith Anne Louise Smith Della Photine Smith Margaret Mae “Maggie” Smith Oda Lee Smith Martha Jane Kittrell Birth: June 6, 1855 48 37 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: September 5, 1939 — Butler, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: August 12, 1875 — Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Flora B Smith Birth: about 1878 28 22 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: before 1900
13 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Joseph Johnson Ausin Family with spouse John N Newman Aubrey Lee Newman Anne Louise Smith Birth: January 17, 1879 29 23 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: August 31, 1960 — Butler, Missouri, United States
17 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Riley Abraham Henson Bula May Henson Family with spouse Otto W Witte Hardin Otto Witte Della Photine Smith Birth: June 5, 1880 30 24 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: July 10, 1972 — Butler, Missouri, United States
22 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Andrew Jackson Hopkins Margaret Mae “Maggie” Smith Birth: March 30, 1882 32 26 — St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States Death: March 9, 1981 — Miami, Dade, Florida, United States
7 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Hettie Ellis Laverna Smith Oda Lee Smith Jr. Oda Lee Smith Birth: August 27, 1889 39 34 — Missouri, United States Death: January 1971

Family with Viola Porch - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Viola Porch Joseph Smith John Smith Lena Smith Jeannie Smith Golda Smith George E Smith Birth: May 10, 1867 17 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: September 26, 1948 — Butler, Missouri, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse George E Smith Joseph Smith John Smith Lena Smith Jeannie Smith Golda Smith Viola Porch Birth: April 1, 1881 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: May 10, 1912 — Butler, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: December 14, 1897 — Butler, Missouri, United States
son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Joseph Smith Death:
son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree John Smith Death:
daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Lena Smith Death:
daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Jeannie Smith Death:
daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Golda Smith Death:

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Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	John Conrad Smith 1849–1918
mother Parents (unknown)	Martha Glass –
himself Family Viola Porch Joseph Smith John Smith Lena Smith Jeannie Smith Golda Smith	George E Smith 1867–1948
Father’s family with Martha Jane Kittrell
father Parents (unknown)	John Conrad Smith 1849–1918
step-mother Parents Solomon Kittrell Eleanor Louisa McMinn	Martha Jane Kittrell 1855–1939
half-sister Family (none)	Flora B Smith 1878–1900
half-sister Family Joseph Johnson Ausin John N Newman Aubrey Lee Newman	Anne Louise Smith 1879–1960
half-sister Family Riley Abraham Henson Bula May Henson Otto W Witte Hardin Otto Witte	Della Photine Smith 1880–1972
half-sister Family Andrew Jackson Hopkins	Margaret Mae “Maggie” Smith 1882–1981
half-brother Family Hettie Ellis Laverna Smith Oda Lee Smith Jr.	Oda Lee Smith 1889–1971
Family with Viola Porch
himself Parents John Conrad Smith Martha Glass	George E Smith 1867–1948
wife Parents (unknown)	Viola Porch 1881–1912
son Family (none)	Joseph Smith –
son Family (none)	John Smith –
daughter Family (none)	Lena Smith –
daughter Family (none)	Jeannie Smith –
daughter Family (none)	Golda Smith –