The Shemwell Family

Mary Lee “Mollie” MitchellAge: 64 years18661930

Name
Mary Lee “Mollie” Mitchell
Given names
Mary Lee
Surname
Mitchell
Nickname
Mollie
Married name
Mary Lee Millen
Birth January 21, 1866 47 40
Death of a sisterNancy Jane Mitchell
June 1867 (Age 16 months)
Note: Nancy Jane was blind, at least part of her life according to Jack Edward Millen and his cousin Calvin Millen - She was Aunt.
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 11 months)
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 11 months)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 2 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
Census August 22, 1870 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 11 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 11, 1880 (Age 14 years)
Death of a sisterFrances Josephine “Fannie” Mitchell
October 11, 1880 (Age 14 years)
MarriageJames Howard MillenView this family
December 18, 1888 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
St Augustus “Gus” Millen
November 15, 1889 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Denie Kathleen Millen
September 23, 1891 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#3
James Harry Millen
December 19, 1892 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Catherine E Millen
about 1892 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Harry M Millen
about 1893 (Age 26 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Caswell Mitchell
October 8, 1893 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Otis W Millen
June 20, 1897 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 32 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
Birth of a daughter
#7
Ella May Millen
about 1900 (Age 33 years)
Death of a fatherHenry Mitchell
March 13, 1900 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#8
John Edward “Jack” Millen
August 26, 1903 (Age 37 years)
Death of a daughterElla May Millen
about 1903 (Age 36 years)
Death of a motherHarriet Miranda “Mary” Shemwell
March 11, 1906 (Age 40 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Dr. Robert Archibald Smithson Jr.
October 11, 1914 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 49 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 50 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 51 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/
Marriage of a childSt Augustus “Gus” MillenGertrude WestView this family
August 26, 1919 (Age 53 years)
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 53 years)
Death of a brotherAugustus Ebin “Gus” Mitchell
April 21, 1920 (Age 54 years)
Cause: Lukemia
Marriage of a childJames Harry MillenMildred Elizabeth ShaverView this family
December 15, 1920 (Age 54 years)

Birth of a grandson
#2
Thomas Howard Millen
October 8, 1921 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Doris Evelyn Millen
January 4, 1924 (Age 57 years)
Death of a brotherThomas Jefferson “Tom” Mitchell
January 24, 1924 (Age 58 years)
Cause: bronchial pneumonia
Birth of a grandson
#4
James Harry Millen Jr
June 23, 1925 (Age 59 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Edward “Jack” MillenAmelia Lena Louise “Peg” FritzView this family
February 4, 1926 (Age 60 years)
Death of a husbandJames Howard Millen
April 8, 1927 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Peggy Jean Millen
May 24, 1928 (Age 62 years)
Address: Heidlebach Ave; Evansville In
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 63 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
Birth of a grandson
#6
David Lawrence Millen
May 24, 1930 (Age 64 years)
Death September 16, 1930 (Age 64 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: 1845Todd, Kentucky, United States
13 months
elder brother
William Caswell Mitchell
Birth: January 21, 1846 27 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 8, 1893Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder sister
Nancy Jane Mitchell
Birth: September 6, 1848 30 22Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 1867Todd, Kentucky, United States
4 years
elder sister
Frances Josephine “Fannie” Mitchell
Birth: February 14, 1853 34 27Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 11, 1880Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
Henry Mitchell
Birth: September 1855 37 29Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: before 1860Todd, Kentucky, United States
10 months
elder brother
Thomas Jefferson “Tom” Mitchell
Birth: July 4, 1856 38 30Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 24, 1924Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
4 years
elder brother
Augustus Ebin “Gus” Mitchell
Birth: December 3, 1860 42 34Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 21, 1920Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
5 years
herself
Family with James Howard Millen - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 18, 1888Todd, Kentucky, United States
11 months
son
St Augustus “Gus” Millen
Birth: November 15, 1889 28 23Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 23, 1979Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States
3 years
son
James Harry Millen
Birth: December 19, 1892 31 26Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 10, 1991Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
-15 months
daughter
Denie Kathleen Millen
Birth: September 23, 1891 30 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 24, 1974Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
15 months
daughter
2 years
son
Harry M Millen
Birth: about 1893 31 26Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death:
5 years
son
Otis W Millen
Birth: June 20, 1897 35 31Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 2, 1972Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States
4 years
daughter
Ella May Millen
Birth: about 1900 38 33Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: about 1903Todd, Kentucky, United States
4 years
son
John Edward “Jack” Millen
Birth: August 26, 1903 42 37Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 17, 1976Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Henry Mitchell - Household

Allensville, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Mitchell, Henryhead48MWTown MarshallTN
Mitchell, Harriet Mwife44FWKeeping HouseKY
Mitchell, Williamson24MWfarm laborerKY
Mitchell, Fanniedaughter16FWat homeKY
Mitchell, Thomasson13MWat homeKY
Mitchell, Augustusson9MWKY
Mitchell, Molliedaughter4FWKY

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Henry Mitchell - Household

Allensville, Todd, Kentucky

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Mitchell, HenryWM60headMCooperTNVAVA
Mitchell, HarrietWF54wifeMKeeping houseKYKYNC
Mitchell, FannieWF24daughterSAt homeNervous ProstratingKYTNKY
Mitchell, ThomasWM23sonSRR handKYTNKY
Mitchell, MaryWF14daughterSAt homeKYTNKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Howard Millen - Household

228 Delmar Ave Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Millen, James HheadMW44M22KYKYKYCar ReparerRailroad shop
Millen, Mary LwifeFW45M2265KYKYKY
Millen, St AugustinesonMW20SKYKYKYBlacksmithRailroad shop
Millen, Catherine EdaughterFW18SKYKYKY
Millen, Harry MsonMW17SKYKYKY
Millen, Otis WsonMW12SKYKYKY
Millen, John EsonMW6SKYKYKY
Larman, HarryboarderMW21SKYKYKYlaborerRR worh

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Howard Millen - Household

306 Cumberland Ave Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Millen, HowardheadMW58MKYKYKYConductorRailroad
Millen, Mary LeewifeFW54MKYTNKY
Millen, HarrysonMW29STNKYKYEngineerRailroad
Millen, OtissonMW22SKYKYKY
Millen, JohnsonMW16SKYKYKY