The Shemwell Family

Robert Leroy DupuyAge: 67 years18691937

Name
Robert Leroy Dupuy
Given names
Robert Leroy
Surname
Dupuy
Birth October 26, 1869
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869

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 8 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 28 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
MarriageBridgett “Bertie” DaughertyView this family
about 1899 (Age 29 years)

Note: Marriage info found on findagrave site
Census June 9, 1900 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Daisy Lee Dupuy
July 26, 1900 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Ethelbert James “Jack” Dupuy
December 11, 1902 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Robert Eugene “Buck” Dupuy
December 24, 1905 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Ruth Helen Dupuy
November 4, 1906 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 46 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 47 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 48 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 February 27, 1920 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 59 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 10, 1930 (Age 60 years)
Death of a wifeBridgett “Bertie” Daugherty
June 22, 1935 (Age 65 years)
Death October 15, 1937 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairview Cemetery
Family with Bridgett “Bertie” Daugherty - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1899
19 months
daughter
Daisy Lee Dupuy
Birth: July 26, 1900 30 25Howard, Texas, United States
Death: October 23, 1986Hidalgo, New Mexico, United States
2 years
son
Ethelbert James “Jack” Dupuy
Birth: December 11, 1902 33 27Potter, Texas, United States
Death: June 21, 1967Longview, Gregg, Texas, United States
3 years
son
Robert Eugene “Buck” Dupuy
Birth: December 24, 1905 36 30El Paso, Texas, United States
Death: April 15, 1972Midland, Midland, Texas, United States
10 months
daughter
Ruth Helen Dupuy
Birth: November 4, 1906 37 31El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States
Death: May 27, 1996Pima, Arizona, United States

Marriage
Marriage info found on findagrave site
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Robert Leroy Dupuy - Household

Ed 97 Howard, Texas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Dupuy, Robert LheadWMAug187128M1TXMSMOCarpenter0YesYesYesRH
Dupuy, BertiewifeWFMay187624M100TXMOINYesYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Robert Leroy Dupuy - Household

ED 104 Ranger, Eastland, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Dupuy, Robert LheadOFMW50MYesYesTXMSMSYesCarpenterBuildingS
Dupuy, BertiewifeFW40MYesYesTXININYesNone
Dupuy, Dosy LdaughterFW20SNoYesYesTXTXTXYesNone
Dupuy, EthelbertsonMW18SNoYesYesTXTXTXYesNone
Dupuy, RobertsonMW15SYesYesYesTXTXTXYesNone
Dupuy, RuthdaughterFW13SYesYesYesTXTXTXYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Robert Leroy Dupuy - Household

ED 13 Presidio, Presidio, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Dupuy, Robert LheadR10NoMW59M27NoYesTXMSMSYesDriverEYes
Dupuy, BrotiewifeFW55M23NoYesTXMOINYesNone