The Shemwell Family

Sarah Jane Lowell1862

Name
Sarah Jane Lowell
Given names
Sarah Jane
Surname
Lowell
Married name
Sarah Jane Vick
Birth about 1862
MarriageJames D VickView this family
unknown

Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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 5 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 5 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 7 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 16 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a daughter
#1
Winnie Ann Vick
September 4, 1879 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 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 granddaughter
#1
Christine Carver
1904 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childElmer Otis CarverWinnie Ann VickView this family
February 6, 1904 (Age 42 years)
Death of a granddaughterChristine Carver
1905 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Kenneth Mel Carver
January 19, 1907 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Randall Vick Carver
January 17, 1909 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Lovell Driskill Carver
June 9, 1911 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Elmer Terry Carver
October 23, 1913 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 54 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 granddaughter
#6
Hilda Imogene “Jean” Carver
April 17, 1917 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 55 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 56 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 7, 1920 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Sarah Belle Carver
October 15, 1921 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 67 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 8, 1940 (Age 78 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 79 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 88 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 daughterWinnie Ann Vick
July 23, 1954 (Age 92 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 84 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
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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Elmer Otis Carver - Household

Trambridge St Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Carver, Elmer OheadMW40MKYKYKYCarpenter
Carver, WinniewifeFW40MKYKYKY
Carver, KennethsonMW12SKYKYKY
Carver, RandallsonMW10SKYKYKY
Carver, LovellsonMW9SKYKYKY
Carver, ElmersonMW6SKYKYKY
Carver, ImadaughterFW3-9mSKYKYKY
Lowell, Sarah Jmother in lawFW58SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Ed Paxton - Household

222 W Main Cross Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Carver, ElmerheadMW60MKYSame HouseCarpentryCarpentry
Carver, Elmer MrswifeFW59MKYSame House
Carver, TerrysonMW26SKYSame HousePackerSalmon? Canery?
Carver, Sarah BelldaughterFW18SKYSame House
Vick, Sarah Janemother in lawFW78WdKYSame House

Living in Ed Paxton Household