The Shemwell Family

Flora BrittonAge: 68 years18841953

Name
Flora Britton
Given names
Flora
Surname
Britton
Married name
Flora Carpenter
Birth December 18, 1884 48 33
Birth of a brotherJohn Britton
November 2, 1891 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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
Death of a fatherAlexander Thompson Britton
July 7, 1899 (Age 14 years)
MarriageArthur Dudley CarpenterView this family
estimated 1909 (Age 24 years)

Census April 23, 1910 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Arthur Britton Carpenter
April 11, 1911 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 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 32 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 33 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 30, 1920 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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 45 years)
Death of a motherMary Ann “Mamie” Martin
February 22, 1938 (Age 53 years)
Census April 15, 1940 (Age 55 years)
Death of a husbandArthur Dudley Carpenter
July 28, 1944 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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
Marriage of a childArthur Britton CarpenterLucille Barbara HedbergView this family
August 12, 1950 (Age 65 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Britton
September 1951 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 65 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 61 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 1953 (Age 68 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Alexander Thompson Britton
Birth: December 29, 1835New York, New York, United States
Death: July 7, 1899Washington, District of Columbia, United States
mother
Mary Ann “Mamie” Martin
Birth: August 15, 1851Rhode Island, United States
Death: February 22, 1938Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Marriage:
younger brother
John Britton
Birth: November 2, 1891 55 40Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Death: September 1951Washington, District of Columbia, United States
-7 years
herself
Family with Arthur Dudley Carpenter - View this family
husband
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
herself
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

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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