Mary Ellen (May) Shenefield
6 April 1897–2 January 1971 (Age 73)
Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas
The Life of Mary Ellen (May)
When Mary Ellen (May) Shenefield was born on 6 April 1897, her father, Jacob Wesley Shenefield, was 36 and her mother, Mary Ellen Dickerson Dixon, was 33. She died on 2 January 1971, at the age of 73, and was buried in Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Family Time Line
Jacob Wesley Shenefield
1860–1899
Mary Ellen Dickerson Dixon
1864–1941
Clyde E Shenefield
1882–1944
Osie Shenefield
1884–1885
Otra "Oty Jane" Shenefield
1885–1952
Jacob Wesley Shenefield
1888–1946
Ivan Shenefield
1891–1975
Carl Theodore Shenefield
1892–1980
Owen Shenefield
1895–1956
Mary Ellen (May) Shenefield
1897–1971
Parents and Siblings
Jacob Wesley Shenefield
1860–1899Male
Mary Ellen Dickerson Dixon
1864–1941Female
siblings
(8)
1882–1944Male
Osie Shenefield
1884–1885Female
1885–1952Female
1888–1946Male
1891–1975Male
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 1
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
Age 9
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1917
Age 20
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Schönefeld( see Shaneyfelt ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Mary Shenefield, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- May Ellen Shenefield, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mary E Shenefield, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
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