The Shemwell Family

George M BeckAge: 60 years18741935

Name
George M Beck
Given names
George M
Surname
Beck
Birth July 1, 1874
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 3 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 23 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
MarriageMaude CoxView this family
July 1899 (Age 25 years)

Census June 13, 1900 (Age 25 years)
Death of a wifeMaude Cox
January 11, 1915 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 41 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 42 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 43 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/
MarriageEstella B “Essie” CoxView this family
April 7, 1919 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Emma Lorraine Beck
June 8, 1920 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Frank Arvile Beck
August 9, 1922 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Carmelle Jeanette Beck
September 15, 1926 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 55 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 12, 1930 (Age 55 years)
Death February 19, 1935 (Age 60 years)
Family with Maude Cox - View this family
himself
wife
Maude Cox
Birth: February 14, 1881Indiana, United States
Death: January 11, 1915Illinois, United States
Marriage: July 1899
Family with Estella B “Essie” Cox - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: April 7, 1919Vigo, Indiana, United States
14 months
daughter
Emma Lorraine Beck
Birth: June 8, 1920 45 33Carlisle, Sullivan, Indiana, United States
Death: November 14, 2002
2 years
son
Frank Arvile Beck
Birth: August 9, 1922 48 35Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States
Death: May 22, 1936Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
4 years
daughter
Carmelle Jeanette Beck
Birth: September 15, 1926 52 39Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States
Death: March 22, 2008Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States
James P Green + Estella B “Essie” Cox - View this family
wife’s husband
James P Green
Birth: November 17, 1869Fountain, Indiana, United States
Death: June 19, 1917Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States
wife
Marriage: February 26, 1907Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - George M Beck - Household

Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Beck, George MheadWMJul187525M0INININFarmer
Beck, MaudewifeWFFeb188119M000INININ

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - George M Beck - Household

Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana 1235 E Indiana St.

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Beck, George MheadMW55M44INININFlagmanC & E I Railroad
Beck, EssiewifeFW41M30MOINMO
Beck, EmmadaughterFW9SININMO
Beck, Frank OsonMW7SININMO
Beck, CarmelledaughterFW3-7mSILINMO