The Shemwell Family

Hamlet Edward McBrideAge: 72 years18711943

Name
Hamlet Edward McBride
Given names
Hamlet Edward
Surname
McBride
Birth January 1871
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 7 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 27 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
MarriageArtie EppsView this family
about 1901 (Age 30 years)
Note: Marriage info based on 1930 Census
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 45 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 46 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 47 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 7, 1920 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 58 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 16, 1930 (Age 59 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 70 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 1943 (Age 72 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Levelland Municipal Cemetery
Family with Artie Epps - View this family
himself
Hamlet Edward McBride
Birth: January 1871Bell, Texas, United States
Death: 1943Hockley, Texas, United States
wife
Artie Epps
Birth: May 1880 47 41Missouri, United States
Death: February 13, 1946Levelland, Hockley, Texas, United States
Marriage: about 1901Oklahoma, United States

No family available

Marriage
Marriage info based on 1930 Census
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Hamlet Edward McBride - Household

Justice Precinct 5, ED 162 McCulloch, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
McBride, Hammie EheadOMMW47MYesYesTXKYMSYesFarmer and County CommissionerEm
McBride, Artie EwifeFW39MYesYesMOMOMOYesEnumerator1920 censusW
McBride, Mattie MmotherFW68WdYesYesMSMSMSYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Hamlet Edward McBride - Household

ED 1 Brownfield, Terry, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
McBride, H EdwardheadR25NoMW59M29NoYesTXTNMsYesSection ForemanState Highway WYes
McBride, ArtiewifeFW49M22NoYesMOMOMOYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Hamlet Edward McBride - Household

Justice Precinct 5 Levelland, Hockley, Texas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
McBride, EdwardheadR20NoMW69MNoTXSection ForemanHighway DepartmentPW521780
McBride, ArtiewifeFW59MNoMO00