The Shemwell Family

Thomas L “Tom” BuckAge: 78 years18641943

Name
Thomas L “Tom” Buck
Given names
Thomas L
Surname
Buck
Nickname
Tom
Birth October 26, 1864
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 2 years)
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 2 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 4 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 13 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageWillie Ann BashamView this family
estimated 1887 (Age 22 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Willie Pearl Buck
December 28, 1887 (Age 23 years)
Death of a daughterWillie Pearl Buck
February 10, 1888 (Age 23 years)
MarriageLucy McKinsey CherryView this family
calculated 1895 (Age 30 years)

Birth of a daughter
#2
Ruth Elizabeth Buck
1896 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Theade Cornelia Buck
March 11, 1898 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 33 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 son
#4
William Lee Buck
June 3, 1900 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#5
James May “Jim” Buck
March 8, 1902 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Rev. John Milton Buck
October 7, 1904 (Age 39 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Estella Mae Buck
October 13, 1910 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Clarence J Casey
July 27, 1915 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childFloyd Osborn CaseyRuth Elizabeth BuckView this family
estimated 1915 (Age 50 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 51 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a grandson
#2
Floyd Casey
January 9, 1917 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Floy Casey
January 9, 1917 (Age 52 years)
Death of a grandsonFloyd Casey
January 9, 1917 (Age 52 years)
Death of a granddaughterFloy Casey
January 9, 1917 (Age 52 years)
Marriage of a childJesse Casey McPhersonTheade Cornelia BuckView this family
May 19, 1918 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
William Leslie Casey
August 12, 1918 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 52 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 53 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 March 29, 1920 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Jesse Casey McPherson Jr.
July 1, 1921 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childJames May “Jim” BuckLottie Celeste HargraveView this family
September 24, 1922 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Norma Jean Buck
July 16, 1923 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Joy Lovelle Buck
June 4, 1926 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Thomas Albert “Tommy” McPherson
October 16, 1927 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Vontilla Marie Buck
January 9, 1928 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
Raymond Altus Buck
March 5, 1928 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
James Eldon Buck
December 21, 1928 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 64 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 11, 1930 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a grandson
#12
James Randolph Cloud
October 21, 1931 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#13
Evelyn LaVelle Cloud
January 13, 1933 (Age 68 years)
Birth of a grandson
#14
William “Bill” Cloud
June 18, 1939 (Age 74 years)
Census April 29, 1940 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 77 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 March 12, 1943 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tolar Cemetery
Family with Willie Ann Basham - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: estimated 1887
1 year
daughter
Willie Pearl Buck
Birth: December 28, 1887 23Hood, Texas, United States
Death: February 10, 1888Hood, Texas, United States
Family with Lucy McKinsey Cherry - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: calculated 1895
2 years
daughter
2 years
daughter
2 years
son
William Lee Buck
Birth: June 3, 1900 35 29Hood, Texas, United States
Death: February 16, 1986Tarrant, Texas, United States
21 months
son
3 years
son
Rev. John Milton Buck
Birth: October 7, 1904 39 34Hood, Texas, United States
Death: May 5, 1969Hood, Texas, United States
6 years
daughter

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas L Buck - Household

Hood, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Buck, ThomasheadMW45M214ARGAGAFarmer
Buck, LucywifeFW39M11455TNTNTN
Buck, RuthdaughterFW13STXARTNFarm laborerHome farm
Buck, TheadousdaughterFW12STXARTNFarm laborerHome farm
Buck, LeesonMW9STXARTNFarm laborerHome farm
Buck, JamessonMW8STXARTNFarm laborerHome farm
Buck, MiltonsonMW5STXARTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Thomas L “Tom” Buck - Household

Granbury and Stephenville Road Hood, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Buck, ThomasheadMW55MARUSALFarmerGeneral Farm
Buck, LucywifeFW51MTNTNTN
Buck, LeesonMW19STXARTNFarm LaborerHome Farm
Buck, JamessonMW17STXARTNFarm LaborerHome Farm
Buck, MiltonsonMW15STXARTNFarm LaborerHome Farm
Buck, StelladaughterFW9STXARTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas L Buck - Household

Hood, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Buck, Thomas LheadMW65M30AKGAGAFarmerGeneral farm
Buck, LucywifeFW58M28TNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Thomas L “Tom” Buck - Household

Hood, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Buck, TomheadMW75MARSame House
Buck, LucyXwifeFW69MTNSame House