The Shemwell Family

Arthur Britton CarpenterAge: 69 years19111980

Name
Arthur Britton Carpenter
Given names
Arthur Britton
Surname
Carpenter
Birth April 11, 1911 30 26
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 4 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 5 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 6 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 8 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 18 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 19 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Ann “Mamie” Martin
February 22, 1938 (Age 26 years)
Census April 15, 1940 (Age 29 years)
Death of a fatherArthur Dudley Carpenter
July 28, 1944 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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
MarriageLucille Barbara HedbergView this family
August 12, 1950 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 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 motherFlora Britton
1953 (Age 41 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 21, 1980 (Age 69 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
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
mother
Marriage: estimated 1909
2 years
himself
Arthur Britton Carpenter
Birth: April 11, 1911 30 26Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Death: September 21, 1980Keysville, Charlotte, Virginia, United States
Family with Lucille Barbara Hedberg - View this family
himself
Arthur Britton Carpenter
Birth: April 11, 1911 30 26Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Death: September 21, 1980Keysville, Charlotte, Virginia, United States
wife
Marriage: August 12, 1950Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Arthur Britton Carpenter has 14 first cousins recorded

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