The Shemwell Family

Thomas Lee McQuaidAge: 92 years19041997

Name
Thomas Lee McQuaid
Given names
Thomas Lee
Surname
McQuaid
Birth September 1904 33 28
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 11 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 12 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 13 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/
Death of a fatherMichael McQuaid
August 23, 1922 (Age 17 years)
Marriage of a parentHenry Carroll EppsMartha Ellen “Mattie” HartView this family
December 21, 1925 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 25 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 8, 1930 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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 45 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
Death of a motherMartha Ellen “Mattie” Hart
April 19, 1958 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 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 June 11, 1997 (Age 92 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sunset Hills Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
Michael McQuaid
Birth: December 5, 1870Lake, Lincoln, Colorado, United States
Death: August 23, 1922El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States
mother
Marriage: May 7, 1902Cooke, Texas, United States
2 years
himself
Thomas Lee McQuaid
Birth: September 1904 33 28Tucumcari, Quay, New Mexico, United States
Death: June 11, 1997Bellevue, King, Washington, United States
Mother’s family with Henry Carroll Epps - View this family
step-father
Henry Carroll Epps
Birth: about 1858 25 18Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 4, 1945Seattle, King, Washington, United States
mother
Marriage: December 21, 1925King, Washington, United States

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Henry Carroll Epps - Household

ED 8 Seattle, King, Washington, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Epps, H CheadO5500RNoMW71M45NoYesMOMOMOYesCarpenterBuildingOYes
Epps, MattiewifeFW55M50NoYesTXKYKYYesNone
McQuaid, Thomasstep-sonMW25SNoYesNMCOTXYesTellerBankWYes