The Shemwell Family

Daniel Finis GatesAge: 84 years18751959

Name
Daniel Finis Gates
Given names
Daniel Finis
Surname
Gates
Birth April 18, 1875
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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 40 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 41 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 42 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/
MarriageBeddie Hazel HodgeView this family
November 13, 1926 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ola Gates
October 15, 1927 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 54 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 4, 1930 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Infant Gates
December 24, 1932 (Age 57 years)
Death of a daughterInfant Gates
December 24, 1932 (Age 57 years)
Note: Still Birth
Birth of a daughter
#3
Infant Gates
December 5, 1933 (Age 58 years)
Death of a daughterInfant Gates
December 5, 1933 (Age 58 years)
Note: Still Birth
Census April 22, 1940 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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 74 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 70 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 June 10, 1959 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hale Cemetery
Family with Beddie Hazel Hodge - View this family
himself
Daniel Finis Gates
Birth: April 18, 1875Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 10, 1959Christian, Kentucky, United States
wife
Marriage: November 13, 1926Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
11 months
daughter
Ola Gates
Birth: October 15, 1927 52 27Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 23, 2015Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
5 years
daughter
Infant Gates
Birth: December 24, 1932 57 32Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 24, 1932Christian, Kentucky, United States
11 months
daughter
Infant Gates
Birth: December 5, 1933 58 33Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 5, 1933Christian, Kentucky, United States
Melvin Bryant + Beddie Hazel Hodge - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: March 23, 1915Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
17 months
step-daughter
Hazel Ann Bryant
Birth: August 15, 1916 19 16LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 20, 2001Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
16 months
step-daughter
Lorene Bryant
Birth: December 16, 1917 20 17Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 16, 2010Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
2 years
step-daughter
3 years
step-son
4 years
step-daughter
May Marie Bryant
Birth: February 19, 1925 27 24Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 15, 2016Christian, Kentucky, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Finis Gates - Household

Christian, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Gates, Daniel FheadR$ 2 1/2NoMW54M22NoYesKYKYKYYesSawerSaw Mill3244WYesNo
Gates (nee Bryant), BeddiewifeFW28M14NoYesKYKYKYYesNone
Gates, OhadaughterFW2 yrs 3 mosSNoKYKYKYNone
Gates (aka Bryant), Frankie(step) sonMW8SYesYesKYKYKYYesNone
Gates, MaydaughterFW5SNoKYKYKYKYYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Finis Gates - Household

Christian, Kentucky, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Gates, Daniel FheadMW65MNoKYFarmerFarm LaborOA520
Gates (nee Bryant), BeddieXwifeFW40MNoKY
Gates (aka Bryant), Frank(step) sonMW19SNoKYCCC?? Construction P20320
Gates (aka Bryant), May Marie(step) daughterFW15SYesKY
Gates, OliedaughterFW14SYesKY