The Shemwell Family

Dr. Samuel Davis YoungAge: 76 years18711947

Name
Dr. Samuel Davis Young
Name prefix
Dr.
Given names
Samuel Davis
Surname
Young
Birth March 2, 1871
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 6 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 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
MarriageLola May CarpenterView this family
1900 (Age 28 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Walter Carpenter Young Sr.
June 9, 1901 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Elvira W Young
May 13, 1904 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Alice Llewellyn Young
December 7, 1907 (Age 36 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 44 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 45 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 46 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/
Marriage of a childJohn P DeBaat Doelman Jr.Alice Llewellyn YoungView this family
January 29, 1929 (Age 57 years)
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
Birth of a grandson
#1
John Paul DeBaat Doelman
April 2, 1930 (Age 59 years)
Census April 11, 1930 (Age 59 years)
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 69 years)
Death of a wifeLola May Carpenter
August 11, 1941 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 70 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 74 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 24, 1947 (Age 76 years)
Family with Lola May Carpenter - View this family
himself
Dr. Samuel Davis Young
Birth: March 2, 1871Henderson, Vance, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 24, 1947Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
wife
Lola May Carpenter
Birth: May 12, 1875 35 21St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Death: August 11, 1941Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Marriage: 1900
17 months
son
Walter Carpenter Young Sr.
Birth: June 9, 1901 30 26Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Death: March 9, 1970La Hoya, San Diego, California, United States
3 years
daughter
Elvira W Young
Birth: May 13, 1904 33 29Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Death:
4 years
daughter
Alice Llewellyn Young
Birth: December 7, 1907 36 32Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Death: August 12, 1967Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Samuel Davis Young - Household

Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Young, S DheadMW39M10NCUSUSmanagerShow Lane Co
Young, Lola wifeFW33M1033MDUSUS
Young, Walter CsonMW8SMINCMD
Young, ElviradaughterFW5SMINCMD
Young, AlicedaughterFW3SMINCMD

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Samuel Davis Young - Household

Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Young, Samuel DheadMW59M29NCNCNCmanufactureroffice equipment
Young, Lola MwifeFW54M24MDMDMD
Young, Elvira WdaughterFW25SMINCMD

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Samuel Davis Young - Household

Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Young, SamuelheadMW62MNCexecutivestore equipment
Young, Lola MarywifeFW60MMD