The Shemwell Family

Arthur Dudley CarpenterAge: 63 years18801944

Name
Arthur Dudley Carpenter
Given names
Arthur Dudley
Surname
Carpenter
Birth August 7, 1880 40 26
Birth of a sisterLaura Maryland Carpenter
March 1883 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterC Sidney Llewellyn Carpenter
December 28, 1886 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherNewton Ford Carpenter
July 18, 1888 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterEthel Briscoe Carpenter
February 1890 (Age 9 years)
Death of a fatherJames Walter Carpenter
January 2, 1897 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 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 1, 1900 (Age 19 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherJane Eleanor Shemwell
January 29, 1901 (Age 20 years)
Death of a motherMary Alice Llewellyn Bunting
February 27, 1905 (Age 24 years)

MarriageFlora BrittonView this family
estimated 1909 (Age 28 years)

Census April 23, 1910 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Arthur Britton Carpenter
April 11, 1911 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 35 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 36 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 37 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 sisterEthel Briscoe Carpenter
February 13, 1919 (Age 38 years)

Note: Date of death is actually date of burial permit; died at age 29y
Census January 30, 1920 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 49 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 18, 1930 (Age 49 years)
Death of a brotherWalter Raymond Carpenter
after 1930 (Age 49 years)
Census April 15, 1940 (Age 59 years)
Death of a sisterLola May Carpenter
August 11, 1941 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 61 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 July 28, 1944 (Age 63 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 21, 1873Maryland, United States
19 months
elder sister
Lola May Carpenter
Birth: May 12, 1875 35 21St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Death: August 11, 1941Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
4 years
elder brother
4 months
elder sister
Bertha Carpenter
Birth: March 14, 1879 39 25Maryland, United States
Death: October 8, 1879St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
17 months
himself
Arthur Dudley Carpenter
Birth: August 7, 1880 40 26Budds Creek, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Death: July 28, 1944Washington, District of Columbia, United States
3 years
younger sister
5 years
younger brother
Newton Ford Carpenter
Birth: July 18, 1888 48 34Budds Creek, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Death: November 18, 1949Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
-19 months
younger sister
C Sidney Llewellyn Carpenter
Birth: December 28, 1886 46 32Maryland, United States
Death: March 20, 1974Haverford, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
3 years
younger sister
Ethel Briscoe Carpenter
Birth: February 1890 49 35Maryland, United States
Death: February 13, 1919
Family with Flora Britton - View this family
himself
Arthur Dudley Carpenter
Birth: August 7, 1880 40 26Budds Creek, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Death: July 28, 1944Washington, District of Columbia, United States
wife
Marriage: estimated 1909
2 years
son
Arthur Britton Carpenter
Birth: April 11, 1911 30 26Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Death: September 21, 1980Keysville, Charlotte, Virginia, United States

Arthur Dudley Carpenter has 9 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Mary Alice Llewellyn Bunting - Household

Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Carpenter, MaryheadWFFeb185446Wd27107MDMDMD
Carpenter, Walter RsonWMOct187722SMDMDMDlaw student
Carpenter, Arthur DsonWMAug188019MMDMDMDsalesman
Carpenter, Laura MdaughterWFMar188317SMDMDMD
Carpenter, N FordsonWMJul188910MMDMDMD
Carpenter, C SidneydaughterWFDec188712MMDMDMD
Carpenter, Ethel BdaughterWFFeb189010SMDMDMD

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Arthur Dudley Carpenter - Household

2270 Cathedral Avenue 1910 Washington, District of Columbia - Arthur D Carpenter

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Carpenter, Arthur DheadMW29M1MDMDMDOfficialAutomobile
Carpenter, Flora BwifeFW25M1DCMDRI

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Arthur Dudley Carpenter - Household

Bay, St. Mary's, Maryland

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Carpenter, A DudleyheadMW39MMDMDMDFarm ManagerOwn Farm
Carpenter, Flora BwifeFW36MDCNYRI
Carpenter, Arthur BsonMW8SDCMDDC

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Arthur Dudley Carpenter - Household

5100 Moorland Lane Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Carpenter, ArthurheadMW49M28MDMDMDManagerLife Insurance
Carpenter, FlorawifeFW45M23DCNYRI
Carpenter, ArthursonMW19SDCMDDC

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Arthur Dudley Carpenter - Household

2900 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, District of Columbia

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Carpenter, Arthur DXheadMW59MMDBethlehemMDSalesmanGeneral Insurance Office
Carpenter, Flora BwifeFW54MDCBethlehemMDSaleswomanBeauty Products
Carpenter, Arthur BsonMW29SDCBethlehemMDClaims ManagerGroup Health Insurance