The Shemwell Family

George Edwin WycoffAge: 62 years19031966

Name
George Edwin Wycoff
Given names
George Edwin
Surname
Wycoff
Birth September 27, 1903 26 20
Death of a fatherGeorge E Wycoff
February 19, 1910 (Age 6 years)
Marriage of a parentEmile John O'Brien Jr.Lillian ThomasView this family
September 2, 1912 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJoseph Thomas O'Brien
May 17, 1914 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 12 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 half-brotherStanley Jack O'Brien
September 1, 1918 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 13 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 14 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 8, 1920 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 26 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 4, 1930 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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 46 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 motherLillian Thomas
May 31, 1964 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 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 March 4, 1966 (Age 62 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
George E Wycoff
Birth: July 12, 1877Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, United States
Death: February 19, 1910Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
mother
Marriage:
himself
George Edwin Wycoff
Birth: September 27, 1903 26 20Alabama, United States
Death: March 4, 1966Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Mother’s family with Emile John O'Brien Jr. - View this family
step-father
Emile John O'Brien Jr.
Birth: May 1872 29 24New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Death: July 3, 1962Louisiana, United States
mother
Marriage: September 2, 1912Prattville, Autauga, Alabama, United States
20 months
half-brother
Joseph Thomas O'Brien
Birth: May 17, 1914 42 31Louisiana, United States
Death: August 13, 2000Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
4 years
half-brother
Stanley Jack O'Brien
Birth: September 1, 1918 46 35Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Death: January 27, 2004Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Emile John O'Brien Jr. - Household

Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
O'Brien, Emile JrheadMW48MLALALAcashierbox factory
O'Brien, LillianwifeFW38MALALLAteacherschool for deaf
O'Brien, Joseph sonMW5MLALAAL
O'Brien, Stanley JsonMW1 year 4 monthsMLALAAL
Wycoff, George Fstep sonMW16SALIAAL

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Emile John O'Brien Jr. - Household

319 St Maximillian Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
O'Brien, Emile JheadMW57MLALAKYBook keeperPower plant
O'Brien, LillianwifeFW46MALALLATeacherPublic School
O'Brien, Joseph TsonMW15MLALAAL
O'Brien, Stanley JsonMW11MLALAAL
Wycoff, George EstepsonMW26SALIAALBook keeperPower plant
Spencer,. Walter IroomerMW22SLAMSLATeacherPublic School