The Shemwell Family

John “Boot” Gaylor1867

Name
John “Boot” Gaylor
Given names
John
Surname
Gaylor
Nickname
Boot
Birth December 1867
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 13 months)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 10 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageBellzora A HarringtonView this family
August 9, 1888 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Sidney Arthur Gaylor
August 15, 1889 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Malley Pearl Gaylor
April 20, 1891 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#3
James M Gaylor
November 1894 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Thomas L Gaylor
September 1897 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 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
Census June 14, 1900 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Bessie Gaylor
January 9, 1903 (Age 35 years)
Marriage of a childSidney Arthur GaylorHattie Mae FergusonView this family
February 1, 1909 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Daisy May Gaylor
1911 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 48 years)

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 49 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 50 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 daughterMalley Pearl Gaylor
April 9, 1924 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 61 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 wifeBellzora A Harrington
March 14, 1936 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 74 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 82 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 sonSidney Arthur Gaylor
August 1, 1958 (Age 90 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 78 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
Deathunknown

Family with Bellzora A Harrington - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: August 9, 1888Conway, Arkansas, United States
1 year
son
Sidney Arthur Gaylor
Birth: August 15, 1889 21 18Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 1, 1958Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
20 months
daughter
Malley Pearl Gaylor
Birth: April 20, 1891 23 19Sandtown, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 9, 1924Van Buren, Arkansas, United States
4 years
son
3 years
son
5 years
daughter
Bessie Gaylor
Birth: January 9, 1903 35 31Arkansas, United States
Death: May 25, 1989Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States

No family available

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John “Boot” Gaylor - Household

ED 9 McLaren, Conway, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Gaylor, JohnheadWMDec186732M11ARNCARFarmer0YesYesYesRF
Gaylor, BelizarawifeWFJul187128M1144ARTNARYesYesYes
Gaylor, Sidney AsonWMAug188910SARARARFarm Laborer42YesYesYes
Gaylor, Malley PdaughterWFApr18928SARARAR
Gaylor, James MsonWMNov18945SARARAR
Gaylor, Thomas LsonWMSep18972SARARAR