The Shemwell Family

Mattie E ShemwellAge: 71 years18771949

Name
Mattie E Shemwell
Given names
Mattie E
Surname
Shemwell
Married name
Mattie E Daves
Married name
Mattie E Smith
Birth October 11, 1877 29 19
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth Floyd
August 21, 1878 (Age 10 months)
Cause: Rheumatic fever
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 months)

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 brotherAlbert Bell Shemwell
December 23, 1879 (Age 2 years)
Census June 15, 1880 (Age 2 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Marquis “Squire Jim” Shemwell
November 4, 1880 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherPorter Clark Shemwell
May 7, 1884 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterBerta Laurine Shemwell
December 10, 1887 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterLee Shemwell
November 30, 1890 (Age 13 years)

Birth of a sisterLelia May Shemwell
November 30, 1890 (Age 13 years)
Associate: Lee Shemwell
Death of a sisterLee Shemwell
June 26, 1891 (Age 13 years)
Burial of a sisterLee Shemwell
1891 (Age 13 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Birth of a sisterFlorence E Shemwell
April 23, 1892 (Age 14 years)
School Census
School Census
1895 (Age 17 years)

Birth of a brotherHenry Clay “Harry” Shemwell
January 2, 1896 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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 1, 1900 (Age 22 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 32 years)
MarriageCarl Logan SmithView this family
June 4, 1911 (Age 33 years)
Death of a fatherChristopher Columbus “Bud” Shemwell
August 30, 1914 (Age 36 years)
Note: or July 31, 1914
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 38 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 39 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 40 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 8, 1920 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 51 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 motherMalvina Elvina “Mollie” Rickman
May 8, 1931 (Age 53 years)

MarriageEverett O DavesView this family
January 1934 (Age 56 years)

Census April 16, 1940 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 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 husbandCarl Logan Smith
1945 (Age 67 years)
Death of a brotherAlbert Bell Shemwell
January 31, 1949 (Age 71 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 68 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 May 6, 1949 (Age 71 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mountain View Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 1, 1875Todd, Kentucky, United States
22 months
herself
Mattie E Shemwell
Birth: October 11, 1877 29 19Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 6, 1949Walla Walla, Washington, United States
2 years
younger brother
Albert Bell Shemwell
Birth: December 23, 1879 31 21Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 31, 1949
4 years
younger brother
Porter Clark Shemwell
Birth: May 7, 1884 35 26Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 6, 1960Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States
4 years
younger sister
Berta Laurine Shemwell
Birth: December 10, 1887 39 29Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 13, 1969Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States
3 years
younger sister
Lee Shemwell
Birth: November 30, 1890 42 32
Death: June 26, 1891Kentucky, United States
younger sister
Lelia May Shemwell
Birth: November 30, 1890 42 32Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 29, 1968Walla Walla, Washington, United States
17 months
younger sister
4 years
younger brother
Henry Clay “Harry” Shemwell
Birth: January 2, 1896 47 37Saron Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 2, 1985Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Family with Everett O Daves - View this family
husband
herself
Mattie E Shemwell
Birth: October 11, 1877 29 19Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 6, 1949Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Marriage: January 1934
Family with Carl Logan Smith - View this family
husband
Carl Logan Smith
Birth: November 3, 1884Eola, Polk, Oregon, United States
Death: 1945Polk, Oregon, United States
herself
Mattie E Shemwell
Birth: October 11, 1877 29 19Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 6, 1949Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Marriage: June 4, 1911Walla Walla, Washington, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Christopher Columbus Shemwell - Household

Sharon District, Todd, KY

NameRaceSexAgeBmthRelationMCYrsMOccupationHealthMnsUEduEng?BPFBPMBP
Christopher C ShemwellWM32headM-FarmerKYKYKY
Mollie E ShemwellWF23wifeM-Keeping houseKYUNKUNK
Mattie E ShemwellWF3daughterS-KYKYKY
Albert B ShemwellWM5msonS-KYKYKY

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Christopher Columbus Shemwell - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, KY

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
Christopher C ShemwellheadWMSep 184851M23--KYKYKYFarmer
Mollie E ShemwellwifeWFMar 186238M2387KYTNKY
Mattie ShemwelldaughterWFOct 187722S---KYKYKY
Albert B ShemwellsonWMDec 187920S---KYKYKYFarm Labor
Porter C ShemwellsonWMMay 188416S---KYKYKYFarm Labor
Bertie L ShemwelldaughterWFNov 188712S---KYKYKY
Lelia ShemwelldaughterWFOct 18908S---KYKYKY
Florence ShemwelldaughterWFJan 18939S---KYKYKY
Henry C ShemwellsonWMDec 18937S---KYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Christopher Columbus Shemwell - Household

Mill Creek, Wala Wala, WA

NameRelationSexRaceAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYOIN/AEngLOccupationIndustryEmployEmNWksUEduHomeVetInfirm
Christopher C ShemwellheadMW62M32--KYKYKYFarmerHay & fruit
Mollie E ShemwellwifeFW51M3287KYUNKUNK
Albert B ShemwellsonMW29S---KYKYKYFarm laborerHome farm
Porter Cl ShemwellsonMW26S---KYKYKYFarm laborerHome farm
Berta L ShemwelldaughterFW23S---KYKYKY
Lela M ShemwelldaughterFW19S---KYKYKY
Florence E ShemwelldaughterFW18S---KYKYKY
Henry C ShemwellsonMW14S---KYKYKY
Mattie E ShemwelldaughterFW32S---KYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Carl Logan Smith - Household

South Third Street Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Smith, Carl LheadMW35MORTNORLaborerGeneral Farm
Smith, Mattie EwifeFW42MKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Everett O Daves - Household

Sturm Ave. Prospect Point, Walla Walla, Washington

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Daves, EverettXheadMW65MKYSame houseFarmerFarm
Daves, MattiewifeFW63MKYSame house