The Shemwell Family

Henry CostaAge: 55 years18981954

Name
Henry Costa
Given names
Henry
Surname
Costa
Birth July 31, 1898 48 37
MarriageMaria CostaView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898
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 brotherAlfredo Perriea Costa
December 6, 1901 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterRosa Costa
March 27, 1904 (Age 5 years)
Death of a brotherAndrew Costa
before 1910 (Age 11 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 11 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
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 brotherManuel Costa
August 19, 1920 (Age 22 years)
Death of a brotherGeorge Costa
November 17, 1920 (Age 22 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 fatherFrank Pereira Costa
June 5, 1935 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sisterRosa Costa
September 27, 1944 (Age 46 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
Death of a motherFelicia Rosa
December 29, 1946 (Age 48 years)
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
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 March 12, 1954 (Age 55 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old 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
elder brother
4 years
elder 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
elder brother
Antone Costa
Birth: April 25, 1892 42 31Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
Death: June 13, 1962Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
5 years
elder 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
brother
Andrew Costa
Birth: July 1898 48 37California, United States
Death: before 1910
1 month
himself
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 Costa - View this family
himself
Henry Costa
Birth: July 31, 1898 48 37San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Death: March 12, 1954Santa Barbara, California, United States
wife
Marriage:

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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

Name
George Costa Obituary and Family Listing George Costa, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Costa, died at the family home Tuesday night, of pneumonia. He was 29 years old. He is survived by his parents and the following brothers and sisters: Frank Costa of Santa Maria, Henry Costa of Morro, Alfred and John Costa of Arroyo Grande, Mrs. Mary C. Silva of Santa Maria and Miss Rosa Costa of Arroyo Grande. The funeral was held yesterday, from the Catholic church.