The Shemwell Family

Leonard Carroll ShaverAge: 84 years18721956

Name
Leonard Carroll Shaver
Given names
Leonard Carroll
Surname
Shaver
Birth March 6, 1872
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 5 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageEthel CherryView this family
about 1893 (Age 20 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Roscoe Otis Shaver
September 1, 1894 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Cecil Porter Shaver
October 14, 1895 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Tressie I Shaver
February 25, 1897 (Age 24 years)
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
Birth of a son
#4
Carl Shaver
September 16, 1898 (Age 26 years)
Census June 20, 1900 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Raymond Elbert Shaver
December 7, 1900 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Helen Faye Shaver
June 4, 1902 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Hilda Shaver
June 4, 1902 (Age 30 years)
Death of a daughterHilda Shaver
June 4, 1902 (Age 30 years)
Death of a sonCarl Shaver
August 2, 1902 (Age 30 years)

Census April 23, 1910 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 43 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a sonCecil Porter Shaver
March 11, 1918 (Age 46 years)

Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 44 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 45 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 23, 1920 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Richard Raymond Rainbolt
September 25, 1925 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childRoscoe Otis ShaverRetta Bowman OliverView this family
November 10, 1928 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 57 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 13, 1930 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Billy Carroll Rainbolt
October 9, 1935 (Age 63 years)
Death of a grandsonBilly Carroll Rainbolt
October 13, 1935 (Age 63 years)
Cause: Premature
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Shirley Lee Rainbolt
January 12, 1939 (Age 66 years)
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 69 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 77 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 73 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 December 4, 1956 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tolar Cemetery
Family with Ethel Cherry - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1893
20 months
son
Roscoe Otis Shaver
Birth: September 1, 1894 22 20Texas, United States
Death: June 19, 1962Stephenville, Erath, Texas, United States
13 months
son
Cecil Porter Shaver
Birth: October 14, 1895 23 21Texas, United States
Death: March 11, 1918
16 months
daughter
Tressie I Shaver
Birth: February 25, 1897 24 23Texas, United States
Death: July 10, 1981Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
19 months
son
Carl Shaver
Birth: September 16, 1898 26 24Texas, United States
Death: August 2, 1902
2 years
son
Raymond Elbert Shaver
Birth: December 7, 1900 28 26Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: December 1, 1972New Braunfels, Comal, Texas, United States
18 months
daughter
daughter
Hilda Shaver
Birth: June 4, 1902 30 28Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: June 4, 1902Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States

No family available

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Leonard Carroll Shaver - Household

Justice, Hood, Texas

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Shaver, Leonard CheadWMMar187228M7TNUNKUNKFarmer
Shaver, EthelwifeWFDec187327M744TNTNTN
Shaver, Roscoe OsonWMSep18945MTXTNTN
Shaver, Cecil PsonWMOct18954STXTNTN
Shaver, Fressa IdaughterWFFeb18973STXTNTN
Shaver, CarlsonWMSep18981STXTNTN
Cherry, ParishboarderWMOct187623STNUNKUNKFarmer

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Leonard Carroll Shaver - Household

Justice, Hood, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shaver, Leonard CheadMW38M16TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Shaver, EthelwifeFW36M1675TNTNTN
Shaver, Roscoe OsonMW15MTXTNTNFarm LaborerHome Farm
Shaver, Cecil PsonMW14STXTNTN
Shaver, Tressie IdaughterFW13STXTNTN
Shaver, Raymond EsonMW9STXTNTN
Shaver, Helen FdaughterFW7STXTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Leonard Carroll Shaver - Household

Tolar, Hood, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shaver, Leonard CheadMW47MTNTNTNFarmerHome Farm
Shaver, EthelwifeFW46MTNTNTN
Shaver, RoscoesonMW25STXTNTNFarmerFarm Laborer
Shaver, TressiedaughterFW22STXTNTNTeacherRural School
Shaver, RaymonsonMW19STXTNTN
Shaver, HelendaughterFW17STXTNTN

Carl is Raymon and 3yrs younge? -b

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Leonard Carroll Shaver - Household

Hood, Texasaver

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shaver, Leonard CheadMW58M22TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Shaver, EthelwifeFW56M20TNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Leonard Carroll Shaver - Household

Hood, Texas

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shaver, Leonard CXheadMW68MTNsame houseFarmerGeneral Farming
Shaver, EthelwifeFW66MTNsame house