The Shemwell Family

Emile John O'Brien Jr.Age: 90 years18721962

Name
Emile John O'Brien Jr.
Given names
Emile John
Surname
O'Brien
Name suffix
Jr.
Birth May 1872 29 24
Birth of a brotherRobert Mushet O'Brien
September 1873 (Age 16 months)
Death of a sisterMaria Louis O'Brien
March 28, 1877 (Age 4 years)
Cause: Scarlet fever
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 5 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 8 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Ann Shemwell
May 29, 1890 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 25 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 4, 1900 (Age 28 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherDavid Mushet
May 24, 1902 (Age 30 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 37 years)
MarriageLillian ThomasView this family
September 2, 1912 (Age 40 years)
Death of a fatherEmile John O'Brien
April 1, 1914 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Joseph Thomas O'Brien
May 17, 1914 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 43 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a son
#2
Stanley Jack O'Brien
September 1, 1918 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 44 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 45 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 8, 1920 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 57 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 4, 1930 (Age 57 years)
Death of a motherKate Mushet
February 20, 1932 (Age 59 years)
Death of a brotherRobert Mushet O'Brien
August 26, 1943 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 69 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 77 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 73 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 July 3, 1962 (Age 90 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenoaks Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
Emile John O'Brien
Birth: October 12, 1842New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Death: April 1, 1914New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
mother
Kate Mushet
Birth: March 1848 29 22New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Death: February 20, 1932New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Marriage: December 2, 1868Orleans, Louisiana, United States
13 months
elder sister
Maria Louis O'Brien
Birth: December 1869 27 21New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Death: March 28, 1877New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
3 years
himself
Emile John O'Brien Jr.
Birth: May 1872 29 24New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Death: July 3, 1962Louisiana, United States
17 months
younger brother
Robert Mushet O'Brien
Birth: September 1873 30 25New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Death: August 26, 1943New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Family with Lillian Thomas - View this family
himself
Emile John O'Brien Jr.
Birth: May 1872 29 24New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Death: July 3, 1962Louisiana, United States
wife
Marriage: September 2, 1912Prattville, Autauga, Alabama, United States
20 months
son
Joseph Thomas O'Brien
Birth: May 17, 1914 42 31Louisiana, United States
Death: August 13, 2000Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
4 years
son
Stanley Jack O'Brien
Birth: September 1, 1918 46 35Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Death: January 27, 2004Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
George E Wycoff + Lillian Thomas - View this family
wife’s husband
George E Wycoff
Birth: July 12, 1877Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, United States
Death: February 19, 1910Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
wife
Marriage:
step-son
George Edwin Wycoff
Birth: September 27, 1903 26 20Alabama, United States
Death: March 4, 1966Houston, Harris, Texas, United States

Emile John O'Brien Jr. has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1880 United States - Census transcript - David Mushet - Household

New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Mushet, DavidWM61headMRetired MerchantScotlandScotlandScotland
Mushet, Mary AWF54wifeMKeeping houseKYGAGA
O'Brien, Emile JWM37son in lawMoperator cotton pressLAIrelandSo Domingo
O'Brien, KateWF31wife(daughter)Mat homeLAScotlandKY
O'Brien, Emile JWM9son(grand son)Sat schoolLALALA
O'Brien, Robert MWM7son(grand son)Sat schoolLALALA

6+ Servants are also on census

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Emile John O'Brien - Household

1025 Soniat Street New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
O'Brien, Emile JheadWMOct184257M32LAIrelandLANG-0-2-2
O'Brien, KatewifeWFMar185050M3232LAScotlandKY
O'Brien, Emile J JrsonWMMay187228SLALALAclerk grocery
O'Brien, Robert MsonWMSep187326SLALALAelectrician
Mushet, Davidfather in lawWMMay181981WdScotlandScotlandScotland

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Emile John O'Brien Jr. - Household

Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
O'Brien, Emile JroomerMW38SLALALAchief clerkauditor's office

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Emile John O'Brien Jr. - Household

Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
O'Brien, Emile JrheadMW48MLALALAcashierbox factory
O'Brien, LillianwifeFW38MALALLAteacherschool for deaf
O'Brien, Joseph sonMW5MLALAAL
O'Brien, Stanley JsonMW1 year 4 monthsMLALAAL
Wycoff, George Fstep sonMW16SALIAAL

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Emile John O'Brien Jr. - Household

319 St Maximillian Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
O'Brien, Emile JheadMW57MLALAKYBook keeperPower plant
O'Brien, LillianwifeFW46MALALLATeacherPublic School
O'Brien, Joseph TsonMW15MLALAAL
O'Brien, Stanley JsonMW11MLALAAL
Wycoff, George EstepsonMW26SALIAALBook keeperPower plant
Spencer,. Walter IroomerMW22SLAMSLATeacherPublic School