The Shemwell Family

Minnie E TraversAge: 84 years18861970

Name
Minnie E Travers
Given names
Minnie E
Surname
Travers
Married name
Minnie E Kaiser
Birth February 1886 27 29
Death of a paternal grandfatherElias Travers
April 21, 1887 (Age 14 months)
Birth of a brotherJohn Sidney Travers
November 2, 1888 (Age 2 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary E Warner
April 26, 1896 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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 14 years)
MarriageCasper KaiserView this family
October 20, 1902 (Age 16 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Catherine Louise Kaiser
November 1, 1903 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Edward Travers Kaiser
September 14, 1907 (Age 21 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 29 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 30 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 31 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 12, 1920 (Age 33 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Elias Travers
July 28, 1929 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 43 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 11, 1930 (Age 44 years)
Death of a fatherJohn H Travers
June 15, 1930 (Age 44 years)
Death of a motherCatherine J
November 23, 1933 (Age 47 years)
Census May 11, 1940 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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 husbandCasper Kaiser
April 28, 1947 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 63 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 brotherJohn Sidney Travers
December 24, 1961 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 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 February 1970 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ivy Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: 1881
1 year
elder brother
Charles Elias Travers
Birth: January 7, 1882 22 25Maryland, United States
Death: July 28, 1929Elkridge, Howard, Maryland, United States
3 years
elder sister
15 months
herself
Minnie E Travers
Birth: February 1886 27 29Maryland, United States
Death: February 1970Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
3 years
younger brother
John Sidney Travers
Birth: November 2, 1888 29 31Laurel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Death: December 24, 1961Elkridge, Howard, Maryland, United States
Family with Casper Kaiser - View this family
husband
Casper Kaiser
Birth: December 27, 1877Maryland, United States
Death: April 28, 1947Laural, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
herself
Minnie E Travers
Birth: February 1886 27 29Maryland, United States
Death: February 1970Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Marriage: October 20, 1902
1 year
daughter
Catherine Louise Kaiser
Birth: November 1, 1903 25 17Laurel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Death: March 8, 1995Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
4 years
son
Edward Travers Kaiser
Birth: September 14, 1907 29 21Laurel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Death: April 6, 1973Manatee, Florida, United States

Minnie E Travers has 11 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John H Travers - Household

Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Travers, John HheadWMJan185942M19DCMDDC
Travers, Catherine JwifeWFDec185643M1944MDDCMD
Travers, Charles EsonWMJan188218SMDDCMD
Travers, Mollie LdaughterWFDec188415SMDDCMD
Travers, Minnie EdaughterWFFeb188614SMDDCMD
Travers, SidneysonWMNov188811SMDDCMD

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Casper Kaiser - Household

rince George Street Prince George's, Maryland

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Kaiser, CasperheadMW32M7MDGERMDCounterPrinting Office
Kaiser, Minnie EwifeFW24M722MDDCMD
Kaiser, Catherine LdaughterFW6MMDMDMD
Kaiser, EdwardsonMW2SMDMDMD

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Casper Kaiser - Household

Prince George St Laurel, Prince George's, Maryland

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Kaiser, CasperheadMW42MMDGerMD??Printing Office
Kaiser, Minnie EwifeFW33MMDDCMD
Kaiser, Catherine LdaughterFW16MMDMDMDTypistPrinting Office
Kaiser, Edward TsonMW12SMDMDMD

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Casper Kaiser - Household

200 Washington Blvd Laurel, Prince George's, Maryland

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Kaiser, CasperheadMW52M24MDMDMD
Kaiser, MinniewifeFW44M16MDMDMD

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Casper Kaiser - Household

116 Main Street Laurel, Prince George's, Maryland

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Kaiser, CasperheadMW63MMDSame Place
Kaiser, MinnieXwifeFW54MMDSame Place
Kaiser, EdwardsonMW32SMDSame PlaceTruck DriverTransfer Co.