The Shemwell Family

Alice Lee GibsonAge: 93 years18701964

Name
Alice Lee Gibson
Given names
Alice Lee
Surname
Gibson
Married name
Alice Lee May
Birth November 17, 1870 26 38
Birth of a sisterHattie Gibson
October 23, 1873 (Age 2 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherAmelia Lonesome “Millie” Patterson
September 14, 1876 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 7 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Marriage of a parentEdwin O “Edward” WolcottElizabeth Jane FrostView this family
about 1880 (Age 9 years)

Census June 8, 1880 (Age 9 years)
Death of a half-sisterEmelia J Baker
September 28, 1884 (Age 13 years)

Death of a half-brotherWilliam Cullum “Bill” Baker
November 28, 1884 (Age 14 years)
Cause: Stabbed by Robert O'Reilly
MarriageFrederick Richard MayView this family
January 30, 1896 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Roberta Lee May
January 18, 1897 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 27 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
#2
Raymond Gibson May
August 17, 1902 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Elizabeth Jane “Betty” May
June 22, 1904 (Age 33 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Jane Frost
July 12, 1905 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 45 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 fatherPvt Jeremiah “Jerry” Gibson
March 20, 1917 (Age 46 years)
Death of a half-brotherFelix G Baker
April 5, 1918 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 46 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 47 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 half-brotherJohn Bell Baker
April 7, 1927 (Age 56 years)
Death of a sisterHattie Gibson
September 11, 1927 (Age 56 years)
Burial of a sisterHattie Gibson
September 12, 1927 (Age 56 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairview Cemetery
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
Death of a brotherRaymond Sevier Gibson
December 17, 1932 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 71 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
Death of a husbandFrederick Richard May
July 31, 1948 (Age 77 years)
Death of a daughterElizabeth Jane “Betty” May
November 13, 1949 (Age 78 years)
Death of a brotherThomas Young Gibson Sr.
June 10, 1950 (Age 79 years)
Burial of a brotherThomas Young Gibson Sr.
June 11, 1950 (Age 79 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 79 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 75 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 July 28, 1964 (Age 93 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1866
2 years
elder brother
Raymond Sevier Gibson
Birth: February 22, 1868 23 35Tennessee, United States
Death: December 17, 1932Minden, Webster, Louisiana, United States
11 months
elder brother
Thomas Young Gibson Sr.
Birth: February 4, 1869 24 36Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 10, 1950Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
21 months
herself
Alice Lee Gibson
Birth: November 17, 1870 26 38Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 28, 1964Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
younger sister
Mother’s family with Mathias “Mathew” Baker - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: April 21, 1853White, Tennessee, United States
20 months
half-sister
Mary A Baker
Birth: about 1854 25 21Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death:
17 months
half-brother
William Cullum “Bill” Baker
Birth: May 24, 1855 26 22Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 28, 1884Jellico, Campbell, Tennessee, United States
5 years
half-brother
22 months
half-brother
John Bell Baker
Birth: October 26, 1860 32 28Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 7, 1927Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
half-brother
Felix G Baker
Birth: about 1863 34 30Tennessee, United States
Death: April 5, 1918Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States
2 years
half-sister
Emelia J Baker
Birth: April 7, 1865 36 32Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 28, 1884
Mother’s family with Edwin O “Edward” Wolcott - View this family
step-father
Edwin O “Edward” Wolcott
Birth: March 28, 1841New York, United States
Death: February 9, 1917Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States
mother
Marriage: about 1880
Family with Frederick Richard May - View this family
husband
herself
Alice Lee Gibson
Birth: November 17, 1870 26 38Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 28, 1964Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: January 30, 1896Cripple Creek, Fremont, Colorado, United States
1 year
daughter
Roberta Lee May
Birth: January 18, 1897 31 26Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 5, 1978Los Angeles, California, United States
6 years
son
Raymond Gibson May
Birth: August 17, 1902 36 31Cripple Creek, Teller, Colorado, United States
Death: June 29, 1987Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States
22 months
daughter
Elizabeth Jane “Betty” May
Birth: June 22, 1904 38 33Cripple Creek, Teller, Colorado, United States
Death: November 13, 1949Los Angeles, California, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Edwin O “Edward” Wolcott - Household

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Wolcott, EdwardWM40headMHotel KeeperNYNYNY
Baker, ElizabethWF45wifeMKeeping HouseTNTNTN
Baker, JohnWM19step sonSat homeTNNCTN
Baker, FelixWM17step sonSat home/TNNCTN
Baker, EmeliaWF16step daughterSat home/TNNCTN
Gibson, Raymond SWM12step sonSat home/TNNCTN
Gibson, ThomasWM11step sonSat home//TNNCTN
Gibson, AliceWF9step daughterSat home//TNNCTN
Gibson, HattieWF6step daughterSat home///TNNCTN
Frost, WhiteWM43boarderWdboarderTNTNTN
Bradbury, S LMW46boarderMboarderMIPNPN
Dixon, SandersWM52boarderMboarderNCNCNC
Baker, WilliamWM25boarderMboarderTNTNTN
Baker, MattieWF20wifeMboarderTNVATN
Baker, ElizabethWF5/12JandaughterSat homexxTNTNTN
Smith, BelleBF23Sservant/TNTNTN
Smith, IsabelleBF4daughterSat homexxTNTNTN
Smith, SallyBF1daughterSat homexxTNTNTN