The Shemwell Family

Elmer L Tabb1879

Name
Elmer L Tabb
Given names
Elmer L
Surname
Tabb
Birth 1879 24 28
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn L Tabb
June 7, 1880 (Age 17 months)
Census June 18, 1880 (Age 17 months)
Birth of a brotherLeslie Marmon Tabb
October 28, 1880 (Age 21 months)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMartha Ellen Shemwell
after 1880 (Age 12 months)

Birth of a sisterIcy Tabb
September 1882 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam W Tabb
September 1884 (Age 5 years)

Birth of a brotherThomas R Tabb
June 1888 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherVirgil J Tabb
December 1890 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterDicy L Tabb
March 1893 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 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 12, 1900 (Age 21 years)
Census May 6, 1910 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 37 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 38 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 39 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 50 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
Death of a motherSarah Caroline Driskill
March 22, 1930 (Age 51 years)
Census April 8, 1930 (Age 51 years)
Census April 18, 1940 (Age 61 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Riley Tabb
April 6, 1945 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 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 71 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 67 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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father
mother
Marriage: March 8, 1877Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
himself
Elmer L Tabb
Birth: 1879 24 28Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death:
4 years
younger sister
Icy Tabb
Birth: September 1882 28 31Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death:
2 years
younger brother
-4 years
younger brother
Leslie Marmon Tabb
Birth: October 28, 1880 26 30Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
8 years
younger brother
Thomas R Tabb
Birth: June 1888 33 37Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death:
3 years
younger brother
Virgil J Tabb
Birth: December 1890 36 40Todds Point, Shelby, Kentucky, United States
Death:
2 years
younger sister
Dicy L Tabb
Birth: March 1893 38 42Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death:

Elmer L Tabb has 19 first cousins recorded

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John Riley Tabb - Household

Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Tabb, John RWM26headMfarmerKYVAKY
Tabb, Sarah CWF36wifeM
Tabb, Elmer LWM1sonSKYKY

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Warner Tabb - Household

Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Tabb, Joseph WheadWMOct185643M18KYKYKYfarmer
Tabb, Sarah EwifeWFJul186732M1854KYVAKY
Tabb, Martha JdaughterWFAug188615SKYKYKY
Tabb, Clara HdaughterWFOct188811SKYKYKY
Tabb, Laurence JsonWMJun18937SKYKYKY
Tabb, Ishmel HsonWMDec18954SKYKYKY
Tabb, Elmer LeenephewWMDec187821SKYKYKYfarmer

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Riley Tabb - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Tabb, John RheadMW56M33KYKYKYfarmer
Tabb, Sarah CwifeFW60M3387KYKYKY
Tabb, DiciedaughterFW17SKYKYKY
Tabb, Elmer sonMW31SKYKYKYfarmer

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Elmer L Tabb - Household

Sharon and Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Tabb, Elmer LheadMW51SKYKYKYfarming
Tabb, John RfatherMW75Wd22KYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Elmer L Tabb - Household

Logan, Kentucky, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Tabb, Elmer headMW61SKYfarming
Tabb, John RfatherMW85WdKY