The Shemwell Family

Mary Carlson1901

Name
Mary Carlson
Given names
Mary
Surname
Carlson
Married name
Mary Bigger
Birth 1901 33 30
Birth of a brotherJames Willard Carlson
February 25, 1902 (Age 13 months)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 9 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherThomas James Holland
March 19, 1913 (Age 12 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 15 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 16 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 17 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 27, 1920 (Age 19 years)
MarriageFrederick Birdwell “Fred” BiggerView this family
February 26, 1921 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James Willard Bigger
December 5, 1922 (Age 21 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary E Williams
December 10, 1922 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a son
#2
Robert Carlson Bigger
June 6, 1925 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 28 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 19, 1930 (Age 29 years)
Death of a fatherOtto William Carlson
April 18, 1939 (Age 38 years)
Census April 16, 1940 (Age 39 years)
Death of a sonJames Willard Bigger
April 19, 1944 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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
Marriage of a childRobert Carlson BiggerBonnie Alice GabbardView this family
Type: Religious marriage
September 5, 1947 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 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 husbandFrederick Birdwell “Fred” Bigger
November 13, 1957 (Age 56 years)

Death of a motherSarah Caroline Holland
October 9, 1966 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 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 of a sonRobert Carlson Bigger
October 14, 2005 (Age 104 years)
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Sarah Caroline Holland
Birth: January 9, 1870 29 28Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 9, 1966Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: January 9, 1900Benton, Arkansas, United States
2 years
herself
14 months
younger brother
James Willard Carlson
Birth: February 25, 1902 34 32Glascow, Valley, Montana, United States
Death:
Family with Frederick Birdwell “Fred” Bigger - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: February 26, 1921Washington, Arkansas, United States
21 months
son
James Willard Bigger
Birth: December 5, 1922 28 21Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 19, 1944Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States
3 years
son
Robert Carlson Bigger
Birth: June 6, 1925 30 24Sulphur Springs, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 14, 2005Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Otto William Carlson - Household

Benton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Carlson, Otto WheadMW43M10SwedenSwedenSwedenfarmer
Carlson, SalliewifeFW40M1022ARMOMO
Carlson, MarydaughterFW9SARSwedenAR
Carlson, James WsonMW8SMTSwedenAR

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Otto William Carlson - Household

Benton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Carlson, Otto WheadMW52M1882Na1888SwedenSwedenSwedenfarmerstock farm
Carlson, Sarah wifeFW58MARMOMO
Carlson, MarydaughterFW19SARSwedenAR
Carlson, James sonMW17SMTSwedenAR
Holland, Mary Emother in lawFW78WdMOTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Otto William Carlson - Household

Benton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Carlson, Otto WheadMW63M33SwedenSwedenSwedenfarmerdairy farm
Carlson, Sallie CwifeFW60M30ARMOMO
Bigger, Fred Bson in lawMW34M25ARARARfarm laborerdairy farm
Bigger, Mary CdaughterFW29M20ARSwedenAR
Bigger, James WgrandsonMW9SARARAR
Bigger, Robert CgrandsonMW4SARARAR

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Frederick Birdwell “Fred” Bigger - Household

Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Bigger, F VheadMW46MARward attendantUS Veterans hospital
Bigger, M CwifeFW39MAR
Bigger, James WsonMW17SAR
Bigger, Robert CsonMW14SAR
Carlson, Sarah Cmother in lawFW70WdAR