The Shemwell Family

Gatewood Seabury BennettAge: 76 years18841960

Name
Gatewood Seabury Bennett
Given names
Gatewood Seabury
Surname
Bennett
Birth March 31, 1884 32 26
Birth of a brotherJoshua Marsden Bennett
October 1, 1892 (Age 8 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJoshua Marsden Grandin
1897 (Age 12 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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 1, 1900 (Age 16 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherAnn Dove Shemwell
February 5, 1907 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 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 32 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 33 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 15, 1920 (Age 35 years)
Death of a fatherAndrew Jackson Bennett
December 6, 1928 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 45 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 3, 1930 (Age 46 years)
Death of a motherMary Seabury Grandin
June 24, 1935 (Age 51 years)

Census April 24, 1940 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 brotherJoshua Marsden Bennett
June 15, 1947 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 65 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 61 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 December 30, 1960 (Age 76 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 28, 1879Washington, District of Columbia, United States
-9 months
elder sister
4 years
elder brother
Grandin Lyne Bennett
Birth: September 8, 1882 30 25Virginia, United States
Death: April 11, 1987
19 months
himself
Gatewood Seabury Bennett
Birth: March 31, 1884 32 26Maryland, United States
Death: December 30, 1960Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
9 years
younger brother
Joshua Marsden Bennett
Birth: October 1, 1892 40 35Maryland, United States
Death: June 15, 1947Warth, Sanilac, Michigan, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Andrew J Bennett - Household

St. Mary's, Maryland, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Bennett, AndrewheadWMApr185545M23VAVAVAclerk
Bennett, MarywifeWFMay185743M2044MDNYMD
Bennett, LouisedaughterWFJan187921SDCVAMD
Bennett, GrandinsonWMSep188019SVAVAMD
Bennett, Gatewood SsonWMMar188416SMDVAMD
Bennett, MarsdensonWMSep18918SMDVAMD
Grandin, Ann Dmother in lawWFJun182772WdMDMDMD

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Jackson Bennett - Household

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Bennett, Andrew JheadMW67MVAVAVAclerk salesmandepartment store
Bennett, Mary SwifeFW59MMDNYMD
Bennett, Grandin LsonMW37SVAVAMDagentreal estate
Bennett, Gatewood SsonMW35SMDVAMDagentreal estate

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Mary Seabury Grandin - Household

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Bennett, Mary SheadFW70WdMDNYMD
Bennett, Grandin LsonMW47SVAVAMDsalesmanreal estate
Bennett, Gatewood SsonMW45SMDVAMDsalesmanreal estate

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Gatewood Seabury Bennett - Household

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Bennett, Gatewood SheadMW56SMDagentreal estate
Bennett, Grandin LbrotherMW57SVAagentreal estate
Moffett, Louise BsisterFW59WdDC