The Shemwell Family

Thomas Shemwell ShawAge: 78 years18981976

Name
Thomas Shemwell Shaw
Given names
Thomas Shemwell
Surname
Shaw
Birth February 9, 1898 35 36
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 51 days)
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 sisterMarie E Shaw
February 1900 (Age 23 months)
Census June 15, 1900 (Age 2 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherJane Shemwell
March 14, 1907 (Age 9 years)
Census April 21, 1910 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 17 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Military
WW1 Draft
September 12, 1918 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 18 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 19 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/
Death of a fatherThomas Krise Shaw
February 15, 1922 (Age 24 years)
Death of a motherSarah Anna Lambeth
June 15, 1929 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 31 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 sisterJessie L Shaw
October 15, 1931 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 43 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 51 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 sisterIrma K Shaw
November 6, 1970 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 47 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 July 22, 1976 (Age 78 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Sarah Anna Lambeth
Birth: January 12, 1862 44 35Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Death: June 15, 1929Ten Hills, Baltimore City, Maryland, United States
Marriage: September 8, 1891Washington, District of Columbia, United States
13 months
elder sister
Jessie L Shaw
Birth: September 1892 30 30Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Death: October 15, 1931Westminister, Carroll, Maryland, United States
3 years
elder sister
Irma K Shaw
Birth: February 1895 32 33Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Death: November 6, 1970Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, United States
3 years
himself
Thomas Shemwell Shaw
Birth: February 9, 1898 35 36Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Death: July 22, 1976Maryland, United States
2 years
younger sister
Marie E Shaw
Birth: February 1900 37 38Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Death: March 6, 1991Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, United States
Family with Dorothy Nagle - View this family
himself
Thomas Shemwell Shaw
Birth: February 9, 1898 35 36Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Death: July 22, 1976Maryland, United States
wife
son
Private

Thomas Shemwell Shaw has 8 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas K Shaw - Household

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Shaw, Thomas KheadWMJun186337M8MDMDMDdruggist
Shaw, SarahwifeWF186040M844DCMDMD
Shaw, Jessie LdaughterWFSep18927SDCMDDC
Shaw, Irma KdaughterWFFeb18955SDCMDDC
Shaw, Thomas SsonWMFeb18982SDCMDDC
Shaw, Marie EdaughterWFFeb19000SDCMDDC

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas K Shaw - Household

Westminister, Carroll, Maryland, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shaw, Thomas KheadMW46M18MDMDMDproprietordruggist
Shaw, SarahwifeFW41M1844DCDCMD
Shaw, Jessie LdaughterFW17SDCMDDC
Shaw, Irma KdaughterFW15SDCMDDC
Shaw, Thomas SsonMW12SDCMDDC
Shaw, Marie EdaughterFW10SDCMDDC