The Shemwell Family

George Alonzo ThomasAge: 73 years18751949

Name
George Alonzo Thomas
Given names
George Alonzo
Surname
Thomas
Birth June 28, 1875
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageKate HanleyView this family
calculated 1898 (Age 22 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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 daughter
#1
Grace M Thomas
1902 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mable M Thomas
1905 (Age 29 years)
MarriageIda Mae ShemwellView this family
October 1907 (Age 32 years)
Census April 16, 1910 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 40 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 41 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 42 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 17, 1920 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 54 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 May 7, 1930 (Age 54 years)
Census May 7, 1940 (Age 64 years)
Address: Arrow Rock Township
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 70 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 March 15, 1949 (Age 73 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Nelson Cemetery
Family with Kate Hanley - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: calculated 1898
5 years
daughter
Grace M Thomas
Birth: 1902 26Missouri, United States
Death: May 28, 1977Missouri, United States
4 years
daughter
Family with Ida Mae Shemwell - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: October 1907Saline, Missouri, United States
Wesley P Edwards + Ida Mae Shemwell - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: March 28, 1889Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
13 months
step-son
Byron Edwards
Birth: May 8, 1890 26 20Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: February 4, 1947St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Elsie Mae Edwards
Birth: 1892 27 22Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: 1899Cooper, Missouri, United States
2 years
step-son
Robert Solon Edwards
Birth: April 3, 1894 29 24Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: December 31, 1965Saline, Missouri, United States
2 years
step-son
John Wesley Edwards
Birth: August 25, 1896 32 26Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: April 22, 1954Missouri, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - George A Thomas - Household

Saline, MO

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Thomas,George AheadMW34M2243MOUSUSPainterHouse Work
Thomas, Ida MaewifeFW39M2243MOKYMO
Thomas, Grace MdaughterFW8SMOMOMO
Thomas, Mable MdaughterFW5SMOMOMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George A Thomas - Household

Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Thomas, GeorgeheadMW44MMOMOMOPainter
Thomas, IdawifeFW50MMOKYMOWaitress - Hotel Manager
Thomas, MabledaughterFW15SMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - George A Thomas - Household

Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Thomas, GeorgeheadMW54M25MOMOMOCarpenterHome
Thomas, Ida MwifeFW60M19MOKYMO
Korsen, J Ernestson in lawMW31M20MOMOMOMail CarrierRural Route
Korsen, Grace MdaughterFW29M17MOMOMOSwitchboard operatorTelephone Company

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - George A Thomas - Household

91 Ganett Street Nelson, Arrow Rock Township, Saline, MO

NameRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Thomas, George AheadMW64MMOSame HouseCarpenterHouse Contractor
Thomas, IdawifeFW70MMOSame House