The Shemwell Family

Peter Robert ShawAge: 75 years18931968

Name
Peter Robert Shaw
Given names
Peter Robert
Surname
Shaw
Birth January 4, 1893 41 29
DivorceMinnie CrawfordView this family

Birth of a sisterFrances L Shaw
April 1895 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJoe Allen Shaw
May 18, 1897 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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
Birth of a sisterEthel Shaw
October 1898 (Age 5 years)
Census June 6, 1900 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterAnnie Shaw
September 9, 1900 (Age 7 years)
Marriage of a parentThomas J ShawMary GreenView this family
1907 (Age 13 years)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 17 years)
Civil marriagePearl SmithView this family
July 3, 1910 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Hazel Elmer Shaw
April 26, 1915 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 22 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 23 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 24 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/
Birth of a daughter
#2
Eveline Shaw
1919 (Age 25 years)
Census January 5, 1920 (Age 27 years)
Death of a sisterHattie Elizabeth Shaw
February 7, 1921 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Lillian Shaw
March 5, 1924 (Age 31 years)
Death of a daughterLillian Shaw
March 28, 1924 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Bertha Lee Shaw
May 20, 1925 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 36 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 21, 1930 (Age 37 years)
Death of a wifeBertha Isolene Smith
January 2, 1933 (Age 39 years)
Civil marriageMinnie CrawfordView this family
November 4, 1933 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Ralph Virgil Price
1935 (Age 41 years)
Census May 10, 1940 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 48 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 56 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 52 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 November 6, 1968 (Age 75 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 1880Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
3 months
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
4 years
elder sister
5 years
himself
2 years
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
Joe Allen Shaw
Birth: May 18, 1897 46 34Hornbeck, Obion, Tennessee, United States
Death:
17 months
younger sister
Ethel Shaw
Birth: October 1898 47 35Tennessee, United States
Death:
23 months
younger sister
Father’s family with Mary Green - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: 1907Tennessee, United States
Family with Bertha Isolene Smith - View this family
himself
wife
daughter
Lillian Shaw
Birth: March 5, 1924 31 29Clay, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 28, 1924Clay, Arkansas, United States
14 months
daughter
Bertha Lee Shaw
Birth: May 20, 1925 32 30Haywood, Clay, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 17, 2021Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States
son
Private
Family with Pearl Smith - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: July 3, 1910Obion, Tennessee, United States
5 years
son
Hazel Elmer Shaw
Birth: April 26, 1915 22 23Kennett, Dunklin, Missouri, United States
Death: December 6, 1988Arkansas, United States
5 years
daughter
Family with Minnie Crawford - View this family
himself
ex-wife
Marriage: November 4, 1933Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Divorce: Cooper, Missouri, United States
Lewis Ezra Smart + Bertha Isolene Smith - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: September 17, 1919Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
4 months
step-daughter
Mary Avril Louise “Dixie” Smart
Birth: January 2, 1920 23 25Clay, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 16, 1987Oklahoma, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Shaw - Household

Obion, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Shaw, ThomasheadWMApr185149M20TNTNTNfarming
Shaw, ElyzawifeWFApr186337M2097TNTNTN
Shaw, William HsonWMNov188316STNTNTNfarm laborer
Shaw, Mary HdaughterWFMay189010STNTNTN
Shaw, PetesonWMJan18918MTNTNTN
Shaw, Frances LdaughterWFApr18955STNTNTN
Shaw, JoesonWMMay18973STNTNTN
Shaw, EtheldaughterWFOct18981STNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Peter Robert Shaw - Household

Obion, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shaw, PeteheadMW18MTNTNTNhired handfarm

Living in William Starr's household

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Peter Robert Shaw - Household

Clay, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shaw, Peter RheadMW27WTNTNTNrailroadsection house
Shaw, HazelsonMW4SARARTN