The Shemwell Family

C Sidney Llewellyn CarpenterAge: 87 years18861974

Name
C Sidney Llewellyn Carpenter
Given names
C Sidney Llewellyn
Surname
Carpenter
Married name
C Sidney Llewellyn Britton
Birth December 28, 1886 46 32
Birth of a brotherNewton Ford Carpenter
July 18, 1888 (Age 18 months)
Birth of a sisterEthel Briscoe Carpenter
February 1890 (Age 3 years)
Death of a fatherJames Walter Carpenter
January 2, 1897 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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 13 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherJane Eleanor Shemwell
January 29, 1901 (Age 14 years)
Death of a motherMary Alice Llewellyn Bunting
February 27, 1905 (Age 18 years)

MarriageJohn BrittonView this family
about 1910 (Age 23 years)

Census April 23, 1910 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Anne Britton
December 11, 1910 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Laura Marjorie Britton
January 4, 1915 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 29 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 30 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 31 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 32 years)

Note: Date of death is actually date of burial permit; died at age 29y
Census January 31, 1920 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 42 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 43 years)
Death of a brotherWalter Raymond Carpenter
after 1930 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Anne Carpenter Seary
October 26, 1937 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Willard Seary Jr.Laura Marjorie BrittonView this family
estimated 1937 (Age 50 years)

Death of a sisterLola May Carpenter
August 11, 1941 (Age 54 years)
Death of a brotherArthur Dudley Carpenter
July 28, 1944 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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 of a brotherNewton Ford Carpenter
November 18, 1949 (Age 62 years)
Death of a husbandJohn Britton
September 1951 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 63 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
Death of a sisterLaura Maryland Carpenter
January 2, 1972 (Age 85 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 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 20, 1974 (Age 87 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Loudon Park 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
elder brother
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
elder 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
herself
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 John Britton - View this family
husband
John Britton
Birth: November 2, 1891 55 40Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Death: September 1951Washington, District of Columbia, United States
herself
C Sidney Llewellyn Carpenter
Birth: December 28, 1886 46 32Maryland, United States
Death: March 20, 1974Haverford, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage: about 1910
11 months
daughter
Anne Britton
Birth: December 11, 1910 19 23Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Death: December 31, 1987Haverford, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
4 years
daughter
Laura Marjorie Britton
Birth: January 4, 1915 23 28Maryland, United States
Death: November 10, 2001Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

C Sidney Llewellyn 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 - Mary Britton - Household

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Britton, MaryheadFW53Wd55RIRIRI
Britton, JohnsonMW20M0DCNYRI
Britton, Sidney Cdaughter in lawFW23M0MDMDMD

Mary Britton household

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Britton - Household

St. Mary's, Maryland, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Britton, JohnheadMW29MDCNYRIfarmermanaging own farm
Britton, Sidney CwifeFW33MMDMDMD
Britton, AnnedaughterFW9SDCDCMDstudent
Britton, MarjoriedaughterFW4SDCDCMD

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Mamie Britton - Household

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Mamie, JohnheadFW75WdDCUSUS
Britton, JohnsonMW40MDCUSUSsalesmaninsurance
Britton, Sydneydaughter in lawFW43MDCUSDC

Mary Britton household