The Shemwell Family

Joseph CostaAge: 94 years18881982

Name
Joseph Costa
Given names
Joseph
Surname
Costa
Birth 1888 38 26
Birth of a brotherGeorge Costa
November 8, 1891 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherAntone Costa
April 25, 1892 (Age 4 years)
Marriage of parentsFrank Pereira CostaFelicia RosaView this family
November 16, 1893 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Costa
October 19, 1896 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherAndrew Costa
July 1898 (Age 10 years)
Note: Birth date is shown as "July 1898" in the 1900 Census
Birth of a brotherHenry Costa
July 31, 1898 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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 1, 1900 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherAlfredo Perriea Costa
December 6, 1901 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterRosa Costa
March 27, 1904 (Age 16 years)
MarriageMaria QuintalView this family
November 11, 1908 (Age 20 years)
Death of a brotherAndrew Costa
before 1910 (Age 22 years)

Note: Andrew would have 12 yrs old in 1910; but, he is not listed in the 1910 Census with his father. It is presumed that he died before 1910.
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 28 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 29 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 30 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 brotherManuel Costa
August 19, 1920 (Age 32 years)
Death of a brotherGeorge Costa
November 17, 1920 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 41 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 fatherFrank Pereira Costa
June 5, 1935 (Age 47 years)
Death of a sisterRosa Costa
September 27, 1944 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 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
Death of a motherFelicia Rosa
December 29, 1946 (Age 58 years)
Death of a wifeMaria Quintal
1947 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 62 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 brotherHenry Costa
March 12, 1954 (Age 66 years)
Death of a brotherAntone Costa
June 13, 1962 (Age 74 years)
Death of a brotherFrank Costa
September 16, 1963 (Age 75 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Costa
November 30, 1963 (Age 75 years)
Death of a sisterMary Costa
April 7, 1975 (Age 87 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 58 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 brotherAlfredo Perriea Costa
August 26, 1982 (Age 94 years)
Death 1982 (Age 94 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Santa Clara Mission Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 16, 1893San Luis Obispo, California, United States
-9 years
elder brother
Frank Costa
Birth: August 15, 1884 34 23Santa Maria, California, United States
Death: September 16, 1963Santa Maria, California, United States
2 years
elder brother
Manuel Costa
Birth: October 18, 1886 36 25San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Death: August 19, 1920California, United States
7 months
elder sister
Mary Costa
Birth: May 17, 1887 37 26San Simeon, San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Death: April 7, 1975Santa Maria, California, United States
20 months
himself
4 years
younger brother
George Costa
Birth: November 8, 1891 41 30San Simeon, San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Death: November 17, 1920San Luis Obispo, California, United States
6 months
younger brother
Antone Costa
Birth: April 25, 1892 42 31Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
Death: June 13, 1962Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
5 years
younger brother
John Costa
Birth: October 19, 1896 46 35Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Death: November 30, 1963Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California, United States
21 months
younger brother
Andrew Costa
Birth: July 1898 48 37California, United States
Death: before 1910
1 month
younger brother
Henry Costa
Birth: July 31, 1898 48 37San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Death: March 12, 1954Santa Barbara, California, United States
3 years
younger brother
Alfredo Perriea Costa
Birth: December 6, 1901 51 40Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Death: August 26, 1982Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California, United States
2 years
younger sister
Rosa Costa
Birth: March 27, 1904 54 42California, United States
Death: September 27, 1944Santa Clara, California, United States
Family with Maria Quintal - View this family
himself
wife
Maria Quintal
Birth: 1891California, United States
Death: 1947California, United States
Marriage: November 11, 1908Santa Clara, California, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Frank Pereira Costa - Household

ED 22, Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Costa, Frank PheadWMDec185149M17PortugalPortugalPortugalFarmerYesYesYesRF
Costa, FeliciawifeWFApr186139M1788PortugalPortugalPortugalYesYesYes
Costa, FranksonWMAug188415SCAPortugalPortugalAt SchoolYesYesYes
Costa, ManuelsonWMNov188514SCAPortugalPortugalAt School8YesYesYes
Costa, MarydaughterWFMay188713SCAPortugalPortugalAt SchoolYesYesYes
Costa, JosephsonWMNov188811SPortugalPortugalPortugalAt SchoolYesYesYes
Costa, GeorgesonWMNov18918SCAPortugalPortugal
Costa, AntonesonWMMay18955SCAPortugalPortugal
Costa, JohnsonWMOct18963SCAPortugalPortugal
Costa, AndrewsonWMJul18981SCAPortugalPortugal

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Frank Pereira Costa - Household

ED 30, Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Costa, Frank PheadMW59M26PortugalPortugalPortugal1887NAEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmEmpYesYesRF
Costa, FeliciawifeFW49M261010PortugalPortugalPortugal1886EnglishNoneYesYes
Costa, FranksonMW25SCAPortugalPortugalEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmWNo0YesYes
Costa, ManuelsonMW24SCAPortugalPortugalEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmWNo1YesYes
Costa, MarydaughterFW23SCAPortugalPortugalEnglishNoneYesYes
Costa, JosephsonMW21SPortugalPortugalPortugalEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmWNo0YesYes
Costa, GeorgesonMW18SCAPortugalPortugalEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmWYesYes
Costa, AntonesonMW15SCAPortugalPortugalEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Costa, JohnsonMW13SCAPortugalPortugalEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Costa, HenrysonMW11SCAPortugalPortugalEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Costa, Alfredo PsonMW8SCAPortugalPortugalEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Costa, RosadaughterFW6SCAPortugalPortugalEnglishNoneYesYesYes