The Shemwell Family

John Moyer1897

Name
John Moyer
Given names
John
Surname
Moyer
Birth June 1897 47 42
Note: Birth year/place based on 1900 Census
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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 1, 1900 (Age 3 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 12 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 13, 1920 (Age 22 years)
Death of a fatherJacob H Moyer
April 2, 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
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
Death of a brotherPhilip Jonas Moyer
January 1, 1949 (Age 51 years)
Death of a motherSarah Alice Derr
August 15, 1951 (Age 54 years)
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
Death of a brotherGeorge Washington Moyer
March 31, 1965 (Age 67 years)
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 of a sisterLaura May Moyer
September 26, 1977 (Age 80 years)
Deathunknown

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father
mother
Marriage: about 1876Pennsylvania, United States
16 months
elder brother
22 months
elder sister
Mary Emma Moyer
Birth: January 1879 28 24Pennsylvania, United States
Death:
3 years
elder 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
elder brother
Jacob H Moyer Jr
Birth: August 1883 33 28Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States
Death:
2 years
elder sister
Susan Moyer
Birth: August 1885 35 30Pennsylvania, United States
Death:
5 years
elder sister
2 years
elder 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
himself
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

Birth year/age are indexed incorrectly

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Jacob H Moyer Jr - Household

Mt Carmel, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Moyer, Jacob HfatherMW60M34PAPAPAEnglishMasonHouse WallsWNo0YesYesRH
Moyer, Sarah AmotherFW56M34118PAPAPAEnglishNoneYesYes
Moyer, George WbrotherMW17SPAPAPAEnglishLaborerCollieryWNo0YesYesNo
Moyer, JohnbrotherMW12SPAPAPAEnglishStudentSchoolYesYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Jacob H Moyer - Household

Kulpmont, Northumberland, Pennsylvania,

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Moyer, Jacob HheadRMW70MYesYesPAPAPANone
Moyer, Sarah AwifeFW66MYesYesPAPAPANone
Moyer, Jacob HsonMW36WdYesYesPAPAPALaborCoal MineW
Moyer, JohnsonMW22SNoYesYesPAPAPALaborCoal MineW
Moyer, Gracedaughter of Jacob Moyer JrFW10SYesYesYesPAPAPANone
Moyer, DartlygrandaughterFW14SNoYesYesPAPAPANone
Moyer, Jacobgrand sonMW6SNoYesYesPAPAPANone
Moyer, Georgegrand sonMW4SPAPAPANone