John William PidcockAge: 87 years1877–1964
- Name
- John William Pidcock
- Given names
- John William
- Surname
- Pidcock
 Birth | July 25, 1877 44 43 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 5 months)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 7, 1880 (Age 2 years) |
| 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 |
 Death of a father | John Pidcock before 1900 (Age 22 years) |
| Census | June 14, 1900 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a sister | Miranda E Pidcock October 4, 1900 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Ann Shemwell April 11, 1915 (Age 37 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/ |
| Death of a sister | Amanda E “Manda” Pidcock April 7, 1929 (Age 51 years) Cause: Face Cancer |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 52 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 |
| Death of a sister | Mildred “Hettie” Pidcock February 16, 1943 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 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 |
| 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 |
 Death | September 26, 1964 (Age 87 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Albany National Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Pidcock Birth: estimated 1833 32 33 — Kentucky, United States Death: before 1900 |
| mother |
Mary Ann Shemwell Birth: July 10, 1834 28 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 11, 1915 — Skilesville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: April 23, 1856 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months elder brother |
Horatio Pidcock Birth: 1857 24 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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7 years elder sister |
Miranda E Pidcock Birth: December 22, 1863 30 29 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 4, 1900 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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-4 years elder sister |
Amanda E “Manda” Pidcock Birth: October 8, 1859 26 25 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 7, 1929 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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13 years elder sister |
Mildred “Hettie” Pidcock Birth: 1872 39 37 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 16, 1943 — New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, United States |
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6 years himself |
John William Pidcock Birth: July 25, 1877 44 43 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 26, 1964 — New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, United States |
John William Pidcock has 54 first cousins recorded
Father's family (8)
Parents Samuel Black Shemwell + Martha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock
Mother's family (46)
Parents John Franklin Driskill + Barbara Jane Shemwell
Parents John L Tabb + Martha Ellen Shemwell
Parents William Pidcock + Nancy Isabella Shemwell
Parents John Franklin Driskill + Nancy Isabella Shemwell
Parents William Henry Shemwell + Elizabeth Jane Tomerlin
Parents Samuel Black Shemwell + Martha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock
Parents John Patrick Shemwell Jr. + Mary Hester Sherrod
Parents James Lewis Shemwell + Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Pidcock - Household
Paradise, Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John Q Hill - Household
Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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