The Shemwell Family

Thomas J Shaw1851

Name
Thomas J Shaw
Given names
Thomas J
Surname
Shaw
Birth April 1851
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 10 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 15 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 15 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 17 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 26 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageEliza MayberryView this family
December 1880 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Hattie Elizabeth Shaw
February 1881 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#2
William Henry Shaw
November 23, 1883 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mary Helen “Helen” Shaw
May 2, 1888 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Peter Robert Shaw
January 4, 1893 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Frances L Shaw
April 1895 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Joe Allen Shaw
May 18, 1897 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childJohn W MillsHattie Elizabeth ShawView this family
Type: Civil marriage
March 13, 1898 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 47 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 daughter
#7
Ethel Shaw
October 1898 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Mills
1899 (Age 47 years)
Death of a grandsonMills
1899 (Age 47 years)
Census June 6, 1900 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Annie Shaw
September 9, 1900 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Sam E Mills
October 4, 1900 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Bobbie Mills
October 13, 1902 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Henry ShawFlorence Leora JohnsonView this family
Type: Religious marriage
June 14, 1903 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Ommie Estes Shaw
July 20, 1904 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Rosie Mills
1905 (Age 53 years)
MarriageMary GreenView this family
1907 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Lillian Mills
1907 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Maud Mills
1909 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Otha Ray Shaw
March 22, 1909 (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childAndrew Thomas “Andy” JohnsonMary Helen “Helen” ShawView this family
March 27, 1910 (Age 58 years)
Census April 23, 1910 (Age 59 years)
Marriage of a childPeter Robert ShawPearl SmithView this family
Type: Civil marriage
July 3, 1910 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Florence Luemma Johnson
January 2, 1911 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
Paul Lee Parker
March 6, 1914 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Pauline Parker
March 6, 1914 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#12
Elmer Hazel Shaw
August 10, 1914 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#13
Dorothy Elizabeth Johnson
December 4, 1914 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#14
Hazel Elmer Shaw
April 26, 1915 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 64 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 65 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 66 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 grandson
#15
John Albert “Albert” Johnson
January 16, 1919 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#16
Eveline Shaw
1919 (Age 67 years)
Census February 2, 1920 (Age 68 years)
Death of a daughterHattie Elizabeth Shaw
February 7, 1921 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a grandson
#17
Freddie Willard Shaw
March 14, 1921 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#18
Lillian Shaw
March 5, 1924 (Age 72 years)
Death of a granddaughterLillian Shaw
March 28, 1924 (Age 72 years)
Birth of a grandson
#19
Andrew Thomas “AT” Johnson
April 19, 1925 (Age 74 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#20
Bertha Lee Shaw
May 20, 1925 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 78 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
Marriage of a childPeter Robert ShawMinnie CrawfordView this family
Type: Civil marriage
November 4, 1933 (Age 82 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 90 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 grandsonAndrew Thomas “AT” Johnson
July 4, 1952 (Age 101 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 98 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 94 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
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
himself
Family with Eliza Mayberry - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: December 1880Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
3 months
daughter
3 years
son
4 years
daughter
5 years
son
2 years
daughter
2 years
son
Joe Allen Shaw
Birth: May 18, 1897 46 34Hornbeck, Obion, Tennessee, United States
Death:
17 months
daughter
Ethel Shaw
Birth: October 1898 47 35Tennessee, United States
Death:
23 months
daughter
Family with Mary Green - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: 1907Tennessee, 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 - Thomas J Shaw - Household

Obion, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shaw, ThomasheadMW46M3TNTNTNfarmer
Shaw, MarywifeFW46M372TNNCTN
Shaw, Frances daughterFW15STNTNTN
Shaw, JoesonMW14STNTNTNfarm hand
Shaw, AnniedaughterFW9STNTNTN

Step children living with them - surname is Green

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Thomas J Shaw - Household

Obion, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shaw, Thomas JheadMW56MTNTNTNfarmertenant
Shaw, MarywifeFW53MTNTNTN