The Shemwell Family

Robert Asa GilmoreAge: 81 years18621944

Name
Robert Asa Gilmore
Given names
Robert Asa
Surname
Gilmore
Birth November 7, 1862
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 4 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 4 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 6 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 15 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageMartha Azlee EppsView this family
about 1887 (Age 24 years)
Note: Marriage info based on birth of first child
Birth of a daughter
#1
Pearl Lillian Gilmore
July 8, 1888 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Douglas Sydney Gilmore
April 18, 1891 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Willie Arthur Gilmore
April 10, 1893 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Louise Jane Gilmore
October 12, 1896 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Golda Maye “Goldie” Gilmore
March 26, 1898 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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 7, 1900 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Raleigh Ike Gilmore
November 13, 1902 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Leona Marie Gilmore
November 13, 1909 (Age 47 years)
Census April 29, 1910 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 53 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 54 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 55 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 57 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 66 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 May 28, 1930 (Age 67 years)
Census May 16, 1940 (Age 77 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 79 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 September 6, 1944 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lohn Cemetery
Family with Martha Azlee Epps - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1887Texas, United States
18 months
daughter
Pearl Lillian Gilmore
Birth: July 8, 1888 25 18Brady, McCulloch, Texas, United States
Death: April 22, 1969Brady, McCulloch, Texas, United States
3 years
son
Douglas Sydney Gilmore
Birth: April 18, 1891 28 20Lincoln, New Mexico, United States
Death: October 17, 1970Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, United States
2 years
son
Willie Arthur Gilmore
Birth: April 10, 1893 30 22New Mexico, United States
Death: February 10, 1970Taft, San Patricio, Texas, United States
4 years
daughter
Louise Jane Gilmore
Birth: October 12, 1896 33 26Millsap, Parker, Texas, United States
Death: March 10, 1969Refugio, Refugio, Texas, United States
17 months
daughter
Golda Maye “Goldie” Gilmore
Birth: March 26, 1898 35 27McCulloch, Texas, United States
Death: December 1992Texas, United States
5 years
son
Raleigh Ike Gilmore
Birth: November 13, 1902 40 32Brady, McCulloch, Texas, United States
Death: May 5, 1970Graham, Young, Texas, United States
7 years
daughter
Leona Marie Gilmore
Birth: November 13, 1909 47 39Texas, United States
Death: September 19, 1954Texas, United States

Marriage
Marriage info based on birth of first child
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Robert Asa Gilmore - Household

Justice Precinct 4, ED 109 McCulloch, Texas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Gilmore, Robert AheadWMSep186138M13TXMOMOFarmer0YesYesYesRF
Gilmore, Martha AwifeWFMay187030M1355MOMOMOYesYesYes
Gilmore, PearldaughterWFJul188811STXTXMO6YesYesYes
Gilmore, DouglassonWMApr18919STXTXMO6YesYesYes
Gilmore, ArthursonWMApr18937SNMTXMO0
Gilmore, LouisadaughterWFOct18954STXTXMO
Gilmore, MaydaughterWFMar18991STXTXMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Robert Asa Gilmore - Household

Justice Precinct 2, ED 129 Coleman, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Gilmore, Robert AheadMW49M22TXUnited StatesMOEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmEmpYesYesOFH
Gilmore, MarthawifeFW42M2277MOUnited StatesUnited StatesEnglishNoneYesYes
Gilmore, DouglassonMW19STXTXMOEnglishFarm HandHome FarmWYesYes
Gilmore, ArthursonMW16STXTXMOEnglishFarm HandHome FarmWYesYesNo
Gilmore, LouwesadaughterFW13STXTXMOEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Gilmore, MaedaughterFW11STXTXMOEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Gilmore, RolliesonMW7STXTXMONoneYes
Gilmore, LeonedaughterFW0 years 6 monthsSTXTXMONone

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Robert Asa Gilmore - Household

ED 145 Bayside, Refugio, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Gilmore, Robert AheadRMW58MYesYesTXMNMOYesFarmerFarmOA
Gilmore, MarthawifeFW48MYesYesMOMOMOYesNone
Gilmore, RaleighsonMW17SYesYesYesTXTXMOYesNone
Gilmore, LeonadaughterFW10SNoYesYesTXTXMOYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Robert Asa Gilmore - Household

Precinct 6, ED 8 Refugio, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Gilmore, RobertheadO2500NoMW67M25NoYesTXOHMOYesNone
Gilmore, AngelinewifeFW59M17NoYesMOMOMOYesNone
Gilmore, RaleighsonMW27SNoYesTXTXMOYesFarm LaborerGeneral FarmWYes
Gilmore, LeonadaughterFW20SNoYesTXTXMOYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Robert Asa Gilmore - Household

Justice Precinct 6 Refugio, Texas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Gilmore, Robt AxheadO1500NoMW77MNoTX
Gilmore, Martha IwifeFW70MNoMO
Gilmore, Arthur WsonMW44MNoNMFarmerFarm520