The Shemwell Family

William R EidsonAge: 77 years18591937

Name
William R Eidson
Given names
William R
Surname
Eidson
Birth May 18, 1859
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 22 months)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 7 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 7 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 9 years)

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 18 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 38 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
Religious marriageLottie Cosette BakerView this family
November 2, 1898 (Age 39 years)
Census April 27, 1910 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 56 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 57 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 58 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 5, 1920 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 70 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 14, 1930 (Age 70 years)
Death March 5, 1937 (Age 77 years)
Family with Lottie Cosette Baker - View this family
himself
William R Eidson
Birth: May 18, 1859Shelby, Missouri, United States
Death: March 5, 1937St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
wife
Lottie Cosette Baker
Birth: October 29, 1874 27 20Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: March 22, 1946St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Marriage: November 2, 1898St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William R Eidson - Household

Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Eidson, William RheadMW47M211MOKYMOpresidentpublishing company
Eidson, Cosette BwifeFW34M111MOMOMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Edison - Household

St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Edison, WilliamheadMW56MKYUSUS
Edison, CosettewifeFW44MMOMOMO
Baker, Bellmother in lawFW66WdMOPAMO
Baker, Ida Louisesister in lawFW42SMOMOMO
Bradford, Laviniagrandmother in lawFW96WdMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Eidson - Household

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Eidson, WilliamheadMW67M38KYKYMO
Eidson, CosettewifeFW54M23MOMOMO
Baker, Ida Lsister in lawFW52SMOMOMO
Baker, Bell Cmother in lawFW79WdMOMOMO