The Shemwell Family

George Pasevant WickerAge: 67 years18801947

Name
George Pasevant Wicker
Given names
George Pasevant
Surname
Wicker
Birth March 29, 1880 32 31
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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 5, 1900 (Age 20 years)
MarriageStella BrockmanView this family
about 1902 (Age 21 years)

Death of a motherRoresta Margaret Holland
February 10, 1902 (Age 21 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherNathaniel Walker Holland
September 7, 1908 (Age 28 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/
Census January 27, 1920 (Age 39 years)
Death of a fatherRobert A Wicker
July 1, 1922 (Age 42 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 9, 1930 (Age 50 years)
Military
WW2 Draft
April 2, 1942 (Age 62 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 of a brotherDr. William Franklin Wicker
March 4, 1946 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 65 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 December 20, 1947 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Santa Ana Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Robert A Wicker
Birth: January 25, 1848Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States
Death: July 1, 1922Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: November 8, 1868Fayette, Illinois, United States
8 months
elder brother
Dr. William Franklin Wicker
Birth: July 21, 1869 21 21Fayette, Illinois, United States
Death: March 4, 1946Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
elder brother
8 years
himself
George Pasevant Wicker
Birth: March 29, 1880 32 31Avilla, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: December 20, 1947Madera, California, United States
Family with Stella Brockman - View this family
himself
George Pasevant Wicker
Birth: March 29, 1880 32 31Avilla, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: December 20, 1947Madera, California, United States
wife
Stella Brockman
Birth: September 4, 1870Iowa, United States
Death: December 7, 1956Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: about 1902

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Robert A Wicker - Household

6th Street Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Wicker, Robert AheadWMJan185052M31ILNCNCLaborer Stock Yards
Wicker, Roresta? MwifeWFApr184852M3033KYKYKYDrug Clerk
Wicker, George PsonWMMar188020SMOILKYSteel? RR Conductor

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George Pasevant Wicker - Household

Cahuenga, Los Angeles, California

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Wicker, George PheadMW39MMOILKYEvangelistChurch
Wicker, StellawifeFW39MIAINIA

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - George Pasevant Wicker - Household

South Gate, Los Angeles, California

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Wicker, George PheadMW50M22MOILKYProprietorFurniture Store
Wicker, StellawifeFW49M21IAININ