The Shemwell Family

James Thomas Gosey1878

Name
James Thomas Gosey
Given names
James Thomas
Surname
Gosey
Birth estimated 1878
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Louise Gosey
estimated 1905 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Marie Gosey
estimated 1908 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#3
James Thomas Gosey Jr.
estimated 1910 (Age 32 years)
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 1, 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 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
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 72 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
Death of a wifeHarriet Talaiferro “Hattie” Drumright
July 21, 1962 (Age 84 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
Deathunknown

Family with Harriet Talaiferro “Hattie” Drumright - View this family
himself
wife
Harriet Talaiferro “Hattie” Drumright
Birth: August 24, 1879 21 23Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 21, 1962Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
daughter
Louise Gosey
Birth: estimated 1905 27 25Tennessee, United States
Death:
4 years
daughter
Marie Gosey
Birth: estimated 1908 30 28Tennessee, United States
Death:
3 years
son
son
Private

No family available

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Gosey - Household

Davidson Tn.

NameRelationTenSexRaceAgeMCYOIN/AYONEduBPFBPMBPNLEng?OccupationIndustryEmploy
James T GoseyheadMW41MTNTNTN? Engineer ?
Hattie GoseywifeFW40MTNTNTN
Louise GoseydaughterFW14STNTNTN
Marie GoseydaughterFW11STNTNTN
James T Gosey JrsonMW9STNTNTN
Ewing C Drumrightbrother-in-lawMW26STNTNTNAccountantSteam R. Road?