The Shemwell Family

Thomas WilsonAge: 84 years18591944

Name
Thomas Wilson
Given names
Thomas
Surname
Wilson
Birth November 29, 1859
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 16 months)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 7 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 7 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 9 years)

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 18 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 38 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
MarriageMartha Belle “Mattie” EppsView this family
March 6, 1909 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Dorothy Parthenia Wilson
December 6, 1909 (Age 50 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 56 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 57 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 58 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 2, 1920 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 69 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 5, 1930 (Age 70 years)
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 80 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 82 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 May 10, 1944 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kinsey Cemetery
Family with Martha Belle “Mattie” Epps - View this family
himself
Thomas Wilson
Birth: November 29, 1859St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Death: May 10, 1944Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
wife
Martha Belle “Mattie” Epps
Birth: March 2, 1884 48 39Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: October 2, 1977Butler, Missouri, United States
Marriage: March 6, 1909Butler, Missouri, United States
9 months
daughter
Dorothy Parthenia Wilson
Birth: December 6, 1909 50 25Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: May 23, 1964Butler, Missouri, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Wilson - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Wilson, ThomasheadMW50M1MOMOMOFarmerRented Farm
Wilson, Mattie BwifeFW26M111MOMOMO
Wilson, Dorota PdaughterFW4mSMOMOMO
Epps, Johnfather in lawMW74WdMOTNTNFarmerOwn Farm
Leader, MinervanieceFW4SMOOHMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Wilson - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Wilson, ThomasheadMW60MMOTNTNFarm LaborHome Farm
Wilson, Mattie BwifeFW35MMOMOMO
Wilson, Dorothy PdaughterFW10SMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Wilson - Household

Missouri State Hwy 67 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Wilson, ThomasheadMW70M49MOKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Wilson, Martha BwifeFW46M25MOMOMO
Wilson, Dorothy PdaughterFW20SMOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Wilson - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Wilson, ThomasxheadMW80MNoMO
Wilson, Martha BellewifeFW56MNoMO