The Shemwell Family

Florence Marguerite “Flossie” CasadAge: 74 years18891964

Name
Florence Marguerite “Flossie” Casad
Given names
Florence Marguerite
Surname
Casad
Nickname
Flossie
Married name
Florence Marguerite Carey
Married name
Florence Marguerite Daggett
Birth August 27, 1889 18
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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 9, 1900 (Age 10 years)
Marriage of a parentCarl Emil HonoreBertha E DavisView this family
1907 (Age 17 years)

Religious marriageWilliam Joseph CareyView this family
January 22, 1908 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Helen Marguerite Carey
1909 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Harold J Carey
1910 (Age 20 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 20 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Joseph Carey
February 5, 1914 (Age 24 years)
Death of a motherBertha E Davis
April 11, 1915 (Age 25 years)
Religious marriageWendell Sumner DaggettView this family
September 18, 1916 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 26 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 27 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 28 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 2, 1920 (Age 30 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherDaniel Wesley Davis
April 12, 1927 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 40 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 7, 1930 (Age 40 years)
Marriage of a childLeonard DownieHelen Marguerite CareyView this family
Type: Religious marriage
July 28, 1932 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
John Leonard Downie
January 21, 1939 (Age 49 years)
Census April 4, 1940 (Age 50 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMartha Elizabeth Sissell
May 7, 1940 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 60 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 grandsonJohn Leonard Downie
November 11, 1955 (Age 66 years)
Cause: Skull fracture suffered in an auto accident
Death of a husbandWendell Sumner Daggett
1962 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 56 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 1964 (Age 74 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
herself
Mother’s family with Carl Emil Honore - View this family
step-father
Carl Emil Honore
Birth: August 22, 1876Denmark
Death: August 7, 1941Seattle, King, Washington, United States
mother
Marriage: 1907
Family with William Joseph Carey - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: January 22, 1908Ballard, King, Washington, United States
23 months
daughter
2 years
son
Family with Wendell Sumner Daggett - View this family
husband
Wendell Sumner Daggett
Birth: March 12, 1894Mount Vernon, Skagit, Washington, United States
Death: 1962King, Washington, United States
herself
Marriage: September 18, 1916King, Washington, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Martha Elizabeth Sissell - Household

Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Davis, Martha EheadWFSep185445M3053IATNILseamstress
Davis, Paul SsonWMAug188613SKSIAIA
Casad, FlossiegranddaughterWFAug188910SMNINIA

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Joseph Carey - Household

Seattle, King, Washington, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Carey, William JheadMW26M2MNMNMNpolicemancity
Carey, Florence MwifeFW21M222MNINOH
Carey, HelendaughterFW2SWAMNMN
Carey, William JsonMW1 monthSWAMNMN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Wendell Sumner Daggett - Household

Seattle, King, Washington, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Daggett, Wendell SheadMW27MWACanadaCanadapressmanprinting
Daggett, Florence MwifeFW29MMNUSIA
Carey, HelenstepdaughterFW11SWAMNMN
Carey, William JstepsonMW9SWAMNMN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Wendell Sumner Daggett - Household

Seattle, King, Washington, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Daggett, Wendell SheadMW37M27WAN IrelandN Irelandprinterprinting
Daggett, Florence MwifeFW39M17MNINIA
Daggett, Helen MstepdaughterFW21SWAMNMN
Daggett, Harold JstepsonMW20SWAMNMNsalesmanpublishing company

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Wendell Sumner Daggett - Household

Seattle, King, Washington, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Daggett, Wendell SheadMW47MWAsecretaryprinting lithography
Daggett, Florence MwifeFW47MMN

Note
Wendell Sumner Daggett must have adopted Florence's children by her first husband, W J Carey. Beginning in the 1930 U.S. Federal Census their surname was listed as "Daggett" rather than "Carey". Their marriages and their deaths state "Daggett" is their surname.