Marvin Shemwell ThomasAge: 84 years1908–1993
- Name
- Marvin Shemwell Thomas
- Given names
- Marvin Shemwell
- Surname
- Thomas
 Birth | May 25, 1908 59 39 |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 22 months) |
 Death of a father | John Risden Thomas May 22, 1915 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 7 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 8 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 9 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 21 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 |
| Census | April 8, 1930 (Age 21 years) |
| Census | April 20, 1940 (Age 31 years) |
 Military | WW2 Draft October 16, 1940 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 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 41 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 mother | Ida May Shemwell May 2, 1954 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | James Reid Hall October 1, 1956 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 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 of a wife | Hazel Julia Allen January 22, 1983 (Age 74 years) |
 Death | April 8, 1993 (Age 84 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rowan Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Risden Thomas Birth: March 7, 1849 — North Carolina, United States Death: May 22, 1915 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Ida May Shemwell Birth: January 1869 44 39 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: May 2, 1954 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: July 21, 1904 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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17 months elder brother |
Phillip Thomas Birth: 1905 55 36 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: 1906 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years himself |
Marvin Shemwell Thomas Birth: May 25, 1908 59 39 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: April 8, 1993 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| Father’s family with Elizabeth B Rideoutte |
| father |
John Risden Thomas Birth: March 7, 1849 — North Carolina, United States Death: May 22, 1915 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| step-mother |
Elizabeth B Rideoutte Birth: August 1851 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| half-sister |
Ethel Thomas Birth: 1890 40 38 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
| Mother’s family with Christopher Maxy Hall |
| step-father |
Christopher Maxy Hall Birth: December 25, 1867 — North Carolina, United States Death: March 24, 1900 — North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Ida May Shemwell Birth: January 1869 44 39 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: May 2, 1954 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: December 10, 1894 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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9 months half-brother |
James Reid Hall Birth: August 31, 1895 27 26 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: October 1, 1956 — Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Hazel Julia Allen |
| himself |
Marvin Shemwell Thomas Birth: May 25, 1908 59 39 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: April 8, 1993 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Hazel Julia Allen Birth: September 9, 1912 — Davie, North Carolina, United States Death: January 22, 1983 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| son |
Private |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John R Thomas - Household
Salisbury Rowan NC
Notes: Says John has 4 children - 3 living - both are 2nd Marriage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Lugenia Shemwell - Household
Salisbury Rowan NC
Notes: Harry is divorced, Nannie - Ida are widowed, says Marvin is niece but male and he is a Thomas not a Hall. -b |