The Shemwell Family

Thomas Joshua “Tom” LaneAge: 75 years18901966

Name
Thomas Joshua “Tom” Lane
Given names
Thomas Joshua
Surname
Lane
Nickname
Tom
Birth June 14, 1890
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 25 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 26 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 27 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/
MarriageLela Leota EppsView this family
about 1929 (Age 38 years)
Note: Marriage info based on 1930 Census
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 39 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 14, 1930 (Age 39 years)
Note: Living in his sister's, Alta E Gearheart household - no children.
Census April 24, 1940 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 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
Census April 13, 1950 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 59 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 55 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 May 2, 1966 (Age 75 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodlawn Cemetery
Family with Lela Leota Epps - View this family
himself
Thomas Joshua “Tom” Lane
Birth: June 14, 1890Missouri, United States
Death: May 2, 1966Missouri, United States
wife
Lela Leota Epps
Birth: February 27, 1905 30 25Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: November 14, 2000Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Marriage: about 1929Missouri, United States

No family available

Marriage
Marriage info based on 1930 Census
Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Alta E Gearheart - Household

ED 20 Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Gearheart, Alta EheadFW44WdNoYesMOGAMOYesFloristGreenhouseOYes
Lane, S SmotherFW70WdNoYesMOTNTNYesNone
Lane, T JbrotherMW39MNoYesMOGAMOYesHelperFloristWYes
Lane, Lellasister-in-lawFW25MNoYesMOMOMOYesNone
Past, Aaron SboarderMW28SNoYesMOMOMOYesLaborerFloristWYes

Census
Living in his sister's, Alta E Gearheart household - no children.
Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Joshua “Tom” Lane - Household

Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Lane, T JxheadO160YesMW49MNoMOFarmFarmerOA520
Lane, Lela LwifeFW35MMO0

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Joshua “Tom” Lane - Household

Fredericktown, Madison, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Lane, Thomas JheadMW59MarMOWK23CobblerShoe Factory
Lane, Leila LwifeFW45MarMOH