The Shemwell Family

Frederick Birdwell “Fred” BiggerAge: 62 years18941957

Name
Frederick Birdwell “Fred” Bigger
Given names
Frederick Birdwell
Surname
Bigger
Nickname
Fred
Birth November 21, 1894
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 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 22 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 23 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/
MarriageMary CarlsonView this family
February 26, 1921 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James Willard Bigger
December 5, 1922 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Robert Carlson Bigger
June 6, 1925 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 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 1930 (Age 35 years)
Census April 16, 1940 (Age 45 years)
Death of a sonJames Willard Bigger
April 19, 1944 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 52 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 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 51 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 November 13, 1957 (Age 62 years)

Family with Mary Carlson - View this family
himself
wife
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

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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