The Shemwell Family

Robert Leslie BaysAge: 91 years18981989

Name
Robert Leslie Bays
Given names
Robert Leslie
Surname
Bays
Also known as
Leslie Robert Bays
Birth March 10, 1898 39 30
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 days)
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 22 months)
Census June 20, 1900 (Age 2 years)
Census April 21, 1910 (Age 12 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherElizabeth J Ferguson
September 28, 1910 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 17 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a brotherJessie Judson Bays
November 9, 1918 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 18 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 19 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 14, 1920 (Age 21 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJoshua Daniel Epps
February 14, 1920 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 31 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 29, 1930 (Age 32 years)
Death of a fatherMartin Louis Bays
December 19, 1934 (Age 36 years)
Death of a motherMary Rosetta Epps
January 18, 1936 (Age 37 years)
Census April 20, 1940 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 43 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
Census April 12, 1950 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 51 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 brotherHudson Handon Bays
September 13, 1969 (Age 71 years)
Death of a brotherJames Daniel Bays
August 5, 1971 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 47 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 of a sisterLola Bell Bays
February 17, 1976 (Age 77 years)
Death April 22, 1989 (Age 91 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairmount Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
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
elder brother
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
elder brother
Hudson Handon Bays
Birth: September 28, 1895 36 28New Mexico, United States
Death: September 13, 1969King, Washington, United States
2 years
himself
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

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Martin Louis Bays - Household

ED 141 Tucumcari, Quay, New Mexico, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Bays, M LewisheadMW51M122TXKYMOEnglishBrand InspectorCAttle Sanitary BoardWNo6YesYesOFF
Bays, Mary RwifeFW42M12275MOMOMOEnglishNoneYesYes
Bays, Hudson HsonMW14STXTXMOEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Bays, Leslie RsonMW12STXTXMOEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Bays, Lola BdaughterFW10SNMTXMOEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Young, Melinda JFW68WdILKYKYEnglishNoneYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Martin Louis Bays - Household

ED 68 King, Washington, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Bays, Martin LheadOMMW60MYesYesTXKYMOYesRancherRanchW
Bays, Mary RwifeFW52MYesYesMOMOMOYes
Bays, HudsonsonMW24SYesYesTXTXMOYesLaborerLumber MillW
Bays, Robert LsonMW21SYesYesYesTXTXMOYes
Bays, Lola BdaughterFW19SNoYesYesNMTXMOYesStenog and Book KeeperGroceryW

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Martin Louis Bays - Household

ED 320 Maple Leaf, King, Washington, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Bays, Martin LheadO2500NoMW71M28NoYesTXKYMOYesNone
Bays, Mary RwifeFW62M21NoYesMOMOMOYesNone
Bays, James DsonMW41D38NoYesTXTXMOYesLocomotive FiremanRailway WYes
Bays, Hudson HsonMW34SNoYesTXTXMOYesLaborerWater MainWYes
Bays, Robert LsonMW32SNoYesTXTXMOYesLaborerWater Main - US EngineersWYes

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - James Daniel Bays - Household

Maple Leaf, King, Washington, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Bays, James DheadO2000NoMW51SNoTXLaborerWater DistPW18200
Bays, Hudson Hyounger brotherMW44SNoTXSurveyor
Bays, Leslie Rxyounger brotherMW42SNoTXCarpenterBuilding IndPW26600

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Robert Leslie Bays - Household

Seattle, King, Washington, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Bays, Robert LheadMW52NevTXW40Sod CarrierMasonry ContractorP
Bays, Herbert HbrotherMW