The Shemwell Family

Caleb Miller MossAge: 57 years19011958

Name
Caleb Miller Moss
Given names
Caleb Miller
Surname
Moss
Birth September 7, 1901
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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/
MarriageHenry Boyce BakerView this family
April 4, 1923 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Caleb Lenox Moss
August 15, 1924 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Jim Baker Moss
July 29, 1926 (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 11, 1930 (Age 28 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 48 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 44 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 December 16, 1958 (Age 57 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: State Line Cemetery
Family with Henry Boyce Baker - View this family
himself
Caleb Miller Moss
Birth: September 7, 1901Texas, United States
Death: December 16, 1958Austin, Travis, Texas, United States
wife
Henry Boyce Baker
Birth: October 3, 1900 25 22Bowie, Texas, United States
Death: October 2, 1978Monterey Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: April 4, 1923Bowie, Texas, United States
16 months
son
Caleb Lenox Moss
Birth: August 15, 1924 22 23Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
Death: October 8, 1965Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
23 months
son
Jim Baker Moss
Birth: July 29, 1926 24 25Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, United States
Death: October 24, 1997New York, New York, United States

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Caleb Miller Moss - Household

1401 Kings Highway Dallas, Dallas, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Moss, Caleb MheadMW28M21TXILTXSalesmanGents Clothing
Moss, Boyce HwifeFW28M21TXTXTXTeacherMusic
Moss, Caleb LsonMW5STXTXTX
Moss, Jim BsonMW3-9mSTXTXTX