The Shemwell Family

Dorothy Barber VickersAge: 40 years19151955

Name
Dorothy Barber Vickers
Given names
Dorothy Barber
Surname
Vickers
Married name
Dorothy Barber Anthony
Birth 1915 35 29
MarriageJames Turner Anthony IIIView this family
unknown

Birth of a brotherHarrison Wilson “Nirk” Vickers III
February 1, 1916 (Age 13 months)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 12 months)

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 2 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 3 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 5 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 14 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 22, 1930 (Age 15 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherJane Barber Yates “Jennie” Shemwell
January 6, 1935 (Age 20 years)
Cause: Attack of Indigestion
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 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 35 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 motherRebecca Brown Eliason
July 7, 1955 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 31 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 1955 (Age 40 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 27, 1911Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States
4 years
herself
Dorothy Barber Vickers
Birth: 1915 35 29Pennsylvania, United States
Death: 1955Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States
13 months
younger brother
Harrison Wilson “Nirk” Vickers III
Birth: February 1, 1916 36 30Pennsylvania, United States
Death: March 20, 2008Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States
Family with James Turner Anthony III - View this family
husband
James Turner Anthony III
Birth: January 15, 1913Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States
Death: September 11, 1998Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States
herself
Dorothy Barber Vickers
Birth: 1915 35 29Pennsylvania, United States
Death: 1955Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States
Marriage:

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Harrison Wilson Vickers Jr - Household

Washington Ave Charlestown, Kent, Maryland

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Vickers, Harrison WheadMW40MMDMDMDLawLawyer
Vickers, Rebecca EwifeFW34MMDMDMD
Vickers, Dorothy BdaughterFW5MPAMDMD
Vickers, Harrison W 3rdsonMW3SPAMDMD

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Harrison Wilson Vickers Jr - Household

223 Washington Ave Charlestown, Kent, Maryland

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Vickers, Harrison WheadMW51M32MDMDMDLawyerGeneral Practice
Vickers, Rebecca EwifeFW43M26MDMDMD
Vickers, Dorothy BdaughterFW15SPAMDMD
Vickers, Harrison W IIIsonMW14SPAMDMD