The Shemwell Family

Thomas Gideon BagbyAge: 74 years18781953

Name
Thomas Gideon Bagby
Given names
Thomas Gideon
Surname
Bagby
Birth November 10, 1878 24 20
Note: Year is 1879 on tombstone
MarriageWillie Alice CraigView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878

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 19 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 37 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Military
WW1 Draft
September 12, 1918 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 38 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 39 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 50 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 14, 1930 (Age 51 years)
Note: Next door to Charlie Shemwell
Death of a fatherJohn Wesley Bagby
May 17, 1931 (Age 52 years)
MarriageAmy John HallView this family
between 1937 and 1940 (Age 58 years)

Death of a wifeWillie Alice Craig
October 12, 1937 (Age 58 years)
Death of a motherEliza Jane “Babe” Higgins
January 20, 1940 (Age 61 years)
Census April 6, 1940 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 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 71 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 67 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 18, 1953 (Age 74 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
John Wesley Bagby
Birth: July 22, 1854Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 17, 1931Todd, Kentucky, United States
mother
Marriage:
himself
Thomas Gideon Bagby
Birth: November 10, 1878 24 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 18, 1953Todd, Kentucky, United States
Family with Amy John Hall - View this family
himself
Thomas Gideon Bagby
Birth: November 10, 1878 24 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 18, 1953Todd, Kentucky, United States
wife
Marriage: between 1937 and 1940
Family with Willie Alice Craig - View this family
himself
Thomas Gideon Bagby
Birth: November 10, 1878 24 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 18, 1953Todd, Kentucky, United States
wife
Marriage:
Sylvester Eller Driskill + Amy John Hall - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: November 26, 1905
9 months
step-son
James Jefferson Driskill
Birth: August 23, 1906 29 23Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 24, 1986Christian, Kentucky, United States
4 years
step-daughter
Mamie Lee Driskill
Birth: June 11, 1910 33 26Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 13, 2014Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
step-son
John W Driskill
Birth: July 24, 1912 35 28Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 15, 1913Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
7 years
step-daughter
Trivie Marie Driskill
Birth: February 13, 1919 42 35Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 5, 2012Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
John Jack Harrison + Willie Alice Craig - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage:

Thomas Gideon Bagby has 0 first cousins recorded

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Birth
Year is 1879 on tombstone
Census
Next door to Charlie Shemwell
Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Gideon Bagby - Household

Allegre, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Bagby, GidheadMW51M21KYKYKYFarmerGen farm
Bagby, Willie AwifeFW59M14KYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Gid Bagby - Household

East Highland Lick Road Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Bagby, GidheadXMW61MKYsame placeLaborerFarm
Shemwell, CharlienephewMW57MKYsame placeLaborerFarm
Shemwell, FrancisnieceFW47MKYsame place