The Shemwell Family

John BrittonAge: 59 years18911951

Name
John Britton
Given names
John
Surname
Britton
Birth November 2, 1891 55 40
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 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 7 years)
MarriageC Sidney Llewellyn CarpenterView this family
about 1910 (Age 18 years)

Census April 23, 1910 (Age 18 years)
Note: Living with John Britton's mother, Mary
Birth of a daughter
#1
Anne Britton
December 11, 1910 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Laura Marjorie Britton
January 4, 1915 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 24 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 25 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 26 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 31, 1920 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 37 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 38 years)
Note: Living with John Britton's mother, Mary
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Anne Carpenter Seary
October 26, 1937 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Willard Seary Jr.Laura Marjorie BrittonView this family
estimated 1937 (Age 45 years)

Death of a motherMary Ann “Mamie” Martin
February 22, 1938 (Age 46 years)
Census April 8, 1940 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 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
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 58 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 54 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 September 1951 (Age 59 years)
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:
himself
John Britton
Birth: November 2, 1891 55 40Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Death: September 1951Washington, District of Columbia, United States
-7 years
elder sister
Family with C Sidney Llewellyn Carpenter - View this family
himself
John Britton
Birth: November 2, 1891 55 40Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Death: September 1951Washington, District of Columbia, United States
wife
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

John Britton has 0 first cousins recorded

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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

Census
Living with John Britton's mother, Mary
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

Census
Living with John Britton's mother, Mary
Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Britton - Household

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Britton, JohnheadMW49MDClodge housekeeperlodge house