The Shemwell Family

Jessie Judson BaysAge: 26 years18921918

Name
Jessie Judson Bays
Given names
Jessie Judson
Surname
Bays
Birth May 12, 1892 33 24
Birth of a brotherHudson Handon Bays
September 28, 1895 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert Leslie Bays
March 10, 1898 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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
Birth of a sisterLola Bell Bays
February 5, 1900 (Age 7 years)
Census June 20, 1900 (Age 8 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherElizabeth J Ferguson
September 28, 1910 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 23 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 24 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 25 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 November 9, 1918 (Age 26 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial
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father
mother
Marriage: January 12, 1888Brown, Texas, United States
10 months
elder brother
James Daniel Bays
Birth: November 23, 1888 29 21Brownwood, Brown, Texas, United States
Death: August 5, 1971Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States
4 years
himself
Jessie Judson Bays
Birth: May 12, 1892 33 24White Oaks, Lincoln, New Mexico, United States
Death: November 9, 1918Remilly-Aillicourt, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France
3 years
younger brother
Hudson Handon Bays
Birth: September 28, 1895 36 28New Mexico, United States
Death: September 13, 1969King, Washington, United States
2 years
younger brother
Robert Leslie Bays
Birth: March 10, 1898 39 30Largo, San Miguel, New Mexico, United States
Death: April 22, 1989Pierce, Washington, United States
23 months
younger sister
Lola Bell Bays
Birth: February 5, 1900 40 32New Mexico, United States
Death: February 17, 1976King, Washington, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Martin Louis Bays - Household

ED 111 Largo, San Miguel, New Mexico, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Bays, LouisheadWMFeb185941M12TXKYMOCabble DriverYesYesYesRH
Bays, RosettawifeWFAug186732M1265MOMOMOYesYesYes
Bays, JamessonWMNov188811SNMTXMOAt School3YesYesYes
Bays, JessiesonWMMay18919SNMTXMO0NoNoYes
Bays, HudsonsonWMSep18945SNMTXMONoNoYes
Bays, LesliesonWMMar18982SNMTXMONoNoYes
Bays, BelledaughterWFFeb19000 years 5 monthsSNMTXMONoNoYes
Walker, MyrtleboarderWFJan188020SNMNMNMYesNoYes