The Shemwell Family

Jasper Alexander BriganceAge: 59 years18711930

Name
Jasper Alexander Brigance
Given names
Jasper Alexander
Surname
Brigance
Birth August 1871
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 6 years)

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 26 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
MarriageMary M DriskillView this family
estimated 1899 (Age 27 years)

Census June 1, 1900 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Iva Brigance
1906 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Otha Harold Brigance
May 28, 1908 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 44 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 son
#3
Charles C Brigance
December 8, 1917 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 45 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 46 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 24, 1920 (Age 48 years)
Marriage of a childErnest Clay MotsingerIva BriganceView this family
May 6, 1922 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 58 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 21, 1930 (Age 58 years)
Death August 29, 1930 (Age 59 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Family with Mary M Driskill - View this family
himself
wife
Mary M Driskill
Birth: January 18, 1873 26 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 20, 1960Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: estimated 1899
8 years
daughter
2 years
son
Otha Harold Brigance
Birth: May 28, 1908 36 35Kentucky, United States
Death: March 25, 1963Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky, United States
10 years
son
Charles C Brigance
Birth: December 8, 1917 46 44Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 13, 1972Logan, Kentucky, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Jasper Alexander Brigance - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Brigance, Jas AheadWMAug187128MKYTNTNFarm Laborer
Brigance, MarywifeWFSep187326MKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Jasper Alexander Brigance - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Brigance, JasperheadMW48MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral
Brigance, MarywifeFW46MKYKYKY
Brigance, IvadaughterFW14SKYKYKY
Brigance, OthasonMW11SKYKYKY
Brigance, CharleysonMW2SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Jasper Alexander Brigance - Household

High Land Lick Road Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Brigance, Jasper AheadMW58M28KYTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Brigance, Mary MwifeFW57M26KYKYKY
Brigance, Otha HsonMW21MKYKYKY
Brigance, Charles CsonMW12MKYKYKY