The Shemwell Family

George Bennett CrowderAge: 79 years18741954

Name
George Bennett Crowder
Given names
George Bennett
Surname
Crowder
Birth March 15, 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
MarriageIda Pearl HarrisView this family
1896 (Age 21 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 24 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 26, 1900 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Lucian Crowder
February 1903 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Anna Belle Crowder
June 2, 1907 (Age 33 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 36 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/
Census January 22, 1920 (Age 45 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 2, 1930 (Age 56 years)
Census April 18, 1940 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 67 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 75 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 71 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death January 20, 1954 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Family with Ida Pearl Harris - View this family
himself
George Bennett Crowder
Birth: March 15, 1874Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 20, 1954Todd, Kentucky, United States
wife
Ida Pearl Harris
Birth: July 22, 1875 25 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 11, 1955Todd, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: 1896
7 years
son
Lucian Crowder
Birth: February 1903 28 27Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 1964
4 years
daughter
Anna Belle Crowder
Birth: June 2, 1907 33 31Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death:

No family available

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - George Bennett Crowder - Household

Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Crowder, George BheadWMMar187426M4KYVATNfarmer
Crowder, Ida PwifeWFJul187524M400KYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - George Bennett Crowder - Household

Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Crowder, George BheadMW35M13KYVATNfarmer
Crowder, Ida PwifeFW34M1332KYKYKY
Crowder, LuciansonMW6SKYKYKY
Crowder, Anna BdaughterFW2SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George Bennett Crowder - Household

Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Crowder, BennettheadMW46MKYKYKYfarmer
Crowder, PearlwifeFW45MKYKYKY
Crowder, LuciansonMW16SKYKYKY
Crowder, AnibeldaughterFW12SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - George Bennett Crowder - Household

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Crowder, George BheadMW56M21KYKYKYfarmer
Crowder, Ida PwifeFW54M20KYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - George Bennett Crowder - Household

Sharon Road Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Crowder, BennettXheadMW66MKYSame HouseFarmingOwn Farm
Crowder, PearlwifeFW64MKYSame House