The Shemwell Family

William E Moyer1877

Name
William E Moyer
Given names
William E
Surname
Moyer
Birth April 1877 27 22
Note: Birth year/place based on 1900 Census
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 9 months)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a sisterMary Emma Moyer
January 1879 (Age 21 months)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1900 Census with her husband, John Sauers
Birth of a brotherPhilip Jonas Moyer
November 25, 1881 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherJacob H Moyer Jr
August 1883 (Age 6 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1900 Census
Birth of a sisterSusan Moyer
August 1885 (Age 8 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1900 Census
Birth of a sisterLaura May Moyer
April 2, 1890 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a brotherGeorge Washington Moyer
June 6, 1892 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Moyer
June 1897 (Age 20 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1900 Census
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 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 23 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 38 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 39 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 40 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 fatherJacob H Moyer
April 2, 1920 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 52 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 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 brotherPhilip Jonas Moyer
January 1, 1949 (Age 71 years)
Death of a motherSarah Alice Derr
August 15, 1951 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 72 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 brotherGeorge Washington Moyer
March 31, 1965 (Age 87 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 68 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 sisterLaura May Moyer
September 26, 1977 (Age 100 years)
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1876Pennsylvania, United States
16 months
himself
22 months
younger sister
Mary Emma Moyer
Birth: January 1879 28 24Pennsylvania, United States
Death:
3 years
younger brother
Philip Jonas Moyer
Birth: November 25, 1881 31 26Lost Creek, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: January 1, 1949Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
21 months
younger brother
Jacob H Moyer Jr
Birth: August 1883 33 28Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States
Death:
2 years
younger sister
Susan Moyer
Birth: August 1885 35 30Pennsylvania, United States
Death:
5 years
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
George Washington Moyer
Birth: June 6, 1892 42 37Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: March 31, 1965Mount Carmel, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
5 years
younger brother
John Moyer
Birth: June 1897 47 42Pennsylvania, United States
Death:

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Birth
Birth year/place based on 1900 Census
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Jacob H Moyer - Household

Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Moyer, Jacob HheadWMFeb185050M24PAPAPAStone MasonYesYesYesRH
Moyer, Sarah AwifeWFMar185445M24118PAPAPAYesYesYes
Moyer, William EsonWMApr187723SPAPAPADay LaborerYesYesYes
Moyer, Phillip JsonWMMar188119SPAPAPAMine LaborerYesYesYes
Moyer, Jacob HsonWMAug188317SPAPAPADay LaborerYesYesYes
Moyer, SusandaughterWFAug188515SPAPAPAYesYesYes
Moyer, Laura MdaughterWFApr18919SPAPAPA9
Moyer, George WsonWMJun18917SPAPAPA
Moyer, JohnsonWMJun18973SPAPAPA

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