The Shemwell Family

John Burton GulickAge: 53 years18741928

Name
John Burton Gulick
Given names
John Burton
Surname
Gulick
Birth July 2, 1874 25 22
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary “Polly” Bruce
December 7, 1875 (Age 17 months)

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
Census June 16, 1880 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherOran Randle Gulick
July 29, 1880 (Age 6 years)
MarriageAda Henrietta TrimmerView this family
October 7, 1897 (Age 23 years)
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
Death of a maternal grandfatherPeter Troutman
November 12, 1899 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Louise Gulick
March 27, 1900 (Age 25 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Orville Berwin Gulick
January 11, 1906 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Burton Gulick
March 6, 1910 (Age 35 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Robert Lynn Gulick
April 18, 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
Death of a fatherAsa Gulick
January 12, 1918 (Age 43 years)
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/
Marriage of a childClaude Morrill RobertsMary Louise GulickView this family
about 1919 (Age 44 years)

Note: Marriage info at findagrave site
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a son
#5
John Jack Gulick
September 24, 1923 (Age 49 years)
Death May 25, 1928 (Age 53 years)
Obituary
John Burton Gulick Obituary and Family Listing
May 26, 1928 (1 day after death)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Boiling Springs Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Asa Gulick
Birth: January 8, 1849 39 32Illinois, United States
Death: January 12, 1918Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
mother
Julia Troutman
Birth: March 26, 1852 36 34Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: July 9, 1933Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Marriage: October 2, 1873Macon, Illinois, United States
9 months
himself
6 years
younger brother
Oran Randle Gulick
Birth: July 29, 1880 31 28Illini, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: September 28, 1943Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Family with Ada Henrietta Trimmer - View this family
himself
wife
Ada Henrietta Trimmer
Adoption: between 1880 and 1897Illinois, United States
Birth: September 18, 1878Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: February 15, 1950Macon, Illinois, United States
Marriage: October 7, 1897Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
3 years
daughter
Mary Louise Gulick
Birth: March 27, 1900 25 21Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: June 24, 1981Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
6 years
son
Orville Berwin Gulick
Birth: January 11, 1906 31 27Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: March 12, 1976Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
4 years
son
Burton Gulick
Birth: March 6, 1910 35 31Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: December 15, 1990Macon, Macon, Illinois, United States
5 years
son
Robert Lynn Gulick
Birth: April 18, 1915 40 36Illinois, United States
Death: October 24, 1976El Paso, Colorado, United States
8 years
son
John Jack Gulick
Birth: September 24, 1923 49 45Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: October 24, 2009Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Asa Gulick - Household

ED 153 Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Gulick, AsaWM31headMFarmerILVAVA
Gulick, JuliaWF28wifeMKeeping HouseINKYPA
Gulick, JohnWM5sonSILILIN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Simon Pierce Seitz - Household

Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Seitz, Simon PheadWMJan185347M24PAPAPAFarmerYesYesYesOfF
Seitz, AngelinewifeWFJul185346M2411ILKYKYYesYesYes
Henson, Sarahmother-in-lawWFJan181387Wd82KYKYKYYesYesYes
Gulick, Adaadopted daughterWFOct187821M211ILILILYesYesYes
Gulick, John Bson-in-lawWMJul187425M2ILILINYesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Burton Gulick - Household

Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Gulick, John BheadMW35M112ILILILEnglishGrain DealerOAYesYesRH
Gulick, Ada HwifeFW31M11233ILILILEnglishYesYes
Gulick, Mary LdaughterFW10SILILILEnglishYesYesYes
Gulick, Orville BsonMW4SILILILEnglishNoNoNo
Gulick, Baby (Burton)sonMW0 years 7 monthsSILILILEnglishNoNoNo

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Burton Gulick - Household

Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Gulick, John BheadRMW45MYesYesILILINYesManagerGrain ElevatorW
Gulick, Ada HwifeFW41MYesYesILPAILYesNone
Gulick, Orville BsonMW13SYesYesYesILILILYesNone
Gulick, BurtonsonMW9SYesYesYesILILILNone
Gulick, Robert LsonMW4 years 8 monthsSILILILNone

Obituary
John Burton Gulick Obituary and Family Listing Decatur Herald 5/26/1928 John B.Gulick resident of RR 3 north of Decatur died in St. Marys hospital at 12:30 oclock Friday noon,after having been confined to the hospital three days with heart trouble. He had been ill for some time. John Gulick was born in Decatur township on July 2, 1874. He was the son of Mr.and Mrs. Asa Gulick.He was married on Oct. 4, 1898 in Hickory Point township. He leaves his wife and the following children: Mrs. Louise Roberts Orville Gulick, Burton, Robert and Jack Gulick all of Decatur. He has a brother, Oran Gulick and his mother, Mrs. Julia Gulick all of decatur. He was a member of Sharon church and of the Modern Woodmen of America in Bearsdale. Decatur Daily Review 5/25/1928 John B. Gulick,widely known in Macon county where for a number of years he was a grain buyer at Boody died in St. Marys hospital at 12:20 Friday noon. Mr.Gulick had been in poor health for some time and several years ago retired from business, moving to a farm four and a half miles northwest of Decatur. Mr.Gulick was born in Decatur township July 2, 1874. He and Miss Ada Sites were married in October 1898 in Hickory Point township. He was a member of the Modern Woodman lodge at Bearsdale and also of the Sharon church. He leaves his wife and the following children: Mrs. Louise Roberts, Orville Gulick,Buton Gulick,Robert Gulick and Jack Gulick, his aged mother, Mrs. Julia Gulick, 1140 N. Monroe and a a brother Oren gulick northwest of Decatur. The body was taken to Dawson and Wikoff funeral home and prepared for burial. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35281301/john_burton_gulick
Name
Asa Gulick Obituary and Family Listing Decatur Herald 1/13/1918 Asa Gulick aged 70 years a farmer living seven miles northwest of Decatur who was attacked by hogs Friday afternoon after having fallen into the lot,following an attack of apoplexy died in St.Marys hospital early Saturday morning without having recovered consciousness. Mr. Gulick had gone into the lot as was his usual custom early Friday evening to feed the animals when he was stricken with apoplexy.As he lay on the cement floor which covered the feeding lot the hogs attacked him, tearing the flesh from his fingers and hands and badly lacerating his left side. Mrs. Gulick went into the lot after her husband had been gone about half an hour and found the animals fighting over his body. She had great difficulty in driving them away but finally succeeded after throwing feed to them in another part of the pen. Mr. Gulick was rushed to St. Marys hospital in the Moran ambulance which was on the road for more than five hours fighting the drifts which covered the wheels of the ambulance. The exposure, the attack of the hogs and the apoplexy were more than a man of Mr. Gulicks advanced age could withstand and he died a few hours after reaching the hospital. Mr.Gulick was one of the best known farmers in Macon county, having lived in the county for 69 years. He was born near the present home, Jan. 8, 1848. Mr. Gulick was a member of the Sharon Methodist church for many years and was well known and well liked. He leaves his wife and two sons, John B. Gulick of Bearsdale, a grain buyer and O.R.Gulick a farmer living in Illini township. The body was taken to the Dawson undertaking establishment and prepared for burial. Definite funeral arrangements will not be annoucded until the weather moderates. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35281008/asa_s_gulick
Name
Julia Gulick (nee Troutman) Obituary and Family Listing Decatur Herald 7/10/1933 Mrs.Julia Gulick,81,widow of Asa Gulick and early resident of Harristown township, died at 6:30 Sunday in the home of her son,Oran Gulickn near Sharon Methodist church. For 15 years since the death of her husband in 1918,Mrs. Gulick had maintained her residence in 1140 N. Monroe street,but made frequent visits to the home of her son and it was on one of these visits that her last illness occurred. Mrs. Gulick was born in Indiana, March 26, 1852 and came to Macon county in a covered wagon with her parents when a child of four.The family settled on the farm where her death occurred. When she was 15 her father erected a new house on the farm. She was married in this house in October 1873, the house continued to be her home until here husbands death. She was a member of Sharon Methodist church. Mrs.Gulick was the last of a family of five boys and three girls. One of her sons, John died in 1928. She leaves beside her other son,Oran, eight grandchilden and two great grandchildren. The body was taken to the Dawson & Wikoff funeral home where funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 pm Tuesday by Rev.C. L.Bell.Burial will be in Boiling Springs cemetery. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35281135/julia-gulick
Name
Mary Louise Roberts (nee Gulick) Obituary and Family Listing Mrs. Roberts was born in Decatur, the daughter of John D. and Ada Gulick. She married Claude M. Roberts in 1919. He died in 1962. Surviving are her son, Robert H. of Decatur; brothers, Burton of Macon; Jack of Lincoln; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Two brothers preceded her in death. Herald & Review, Decatur, IL, 25 June 1981 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101871947/mary_louise_roberts
Name
Robert L Gulick Obituary and Family Listing This obituary documents his parents, wife, children, and siblings. See the newspaper clipping attached to the record on Robert's profile. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-decatur-daily-review-gulickrobertl/125779496/