The Shemwell Family

Sidney Ann ComptonAge: 89 years18971986

Name
Sidney Ann Compton
Given names
Sidney Ann
Surname
Compton
Birth June 20, 1897 33 28
Marriage
Never married

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 months)
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 4, 1900 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherAlbert Compton
June 14, 1902 (Age 4 years)
Death of a brotherAlbert Compton
April 12, 1903 (Age 5 years)
Census April 30, 1910 (Age 12 years)
Death of a motherLee Alice Hall
November 10, 1915 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 18 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 19 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 20 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/
Census January 29, 1920 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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 fatherWilliam W Compton
January 10, 1941 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 52 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 48 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 July 15, 1986 (Age 89 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery
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father
William W Compton
Birth: January 1864 30 20Kentucky, United States
Death: January 10, 1941Todd, Kentucky, United States
mother
Lee Alice Hall
Birth: December 7, 1868 44 40Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 10, 1915Todd, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: calculated 1895
3 years
herself
Sidney Ann Compton
Birth: June 20, 1897 33 28Kentucky, United States
Death: July 15, 1986Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
5 years
younger brother
Albert Compton
Birth: June 14, 1902 38 33Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 12, 1903Todd, Kentucky, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William W Compton - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Compton, William WheadWMJan186436M5KYKYTNFarmer
Compton, Lee AwifeWFDec186831M511KYKYTN
Compton, Sidney AdaughterWFJun18972SKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William W Compton - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Compton, William WheadMW46M114KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farming
Compton, Alice LwifeFW41M11421KYKYKY
Compton, Sidney AdaughterFW11SKYKYKY
Hall, Martha BSisterFW42Wd22KYKYKY
Hall, WillienephewMW9SKYKYKY
Hall, BerthanieceFW8SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William W Compton - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Compton, WilliamheadMW56WdKYKYKYFarmer
Compton, Sidney daughterFW22SKYKYKY
Hall, Williehired hand - nephewMW20SKYKYKYLaborer