The Shemwell Family

John Nicholas MacomAge: 54 years18781932

Name
John Nicholas Macom
Given names
John Nicholas
Surname
Macom
Birth March 8, 1878 22 19
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a sisterEva C Macom
January 31, 1880 (Age 22 months)
Census June 7, 1880 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherHenry Herman Macom
August 27, 1881 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterEmma Marie Macom
March 9, 1883 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterClara Alfa Macom
December 31, 1884 (Age 6 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherPeter Macom
September 18, 1886 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherFred M Macom
December 10, 1888 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterAllye E Macom
March 15, 1895 (Age 17 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam V Macom
March 12, 1897 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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 13, 1900 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 37 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 38 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 39 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 brotherFred M Macom
June 18, 1921 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 51 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 1930 (Age 52 years)
Death June 20, 1932 (Age 54 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Poplar Bluff City Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: November 28, 1875Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
himself
John Nicholas Macom
Birth: March 8, 1878 22 19Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 20, 1932St. Louis, Missouri, United States
23 months
younger sister
Eva C Macom
Birth: January 31, 1880 24 21Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: January 30, 1949Butler, Missouri, United States
19 months
younger brother
Henry Herman Macom
Birth: August 27, 1881 26 22Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: November 18, 1932Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky, United States
18 months
younger sister
Emma Marie Macom
Birth: March 9, 1883 27 24Missouri, United States
Death: April 8, 1963Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
22 months
younger sister
Clara Alfa Macom
Birth: December 31, 1884 29 25Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: January 21, 1938Butler, Missouri, United States
4 years
younger brother
Fred M Macom
Birth: December 10, 1888 33 29Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 18, 1921Butler, Missouri, United States
6 years
younger sister
Allye E Macom
Birth: March 15, 1895 39 36Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 12, 1982Rockwall, Texas, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William V Macom - Household

ED 11 Black River, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Macom, WilliamWM24headMFarmerMOMOMO
Macom, LouisaWF21wifeMKeeping HouseKYBavaraBavara
Macom, JohnWM2sonSMOMOKY
Macom, EvaWF0 years 4 monthsJandaughterSMOMOKY

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Anna Louise Smith - Household

ED 17 Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Macum, Annie LheadWFJan185644Wd77OHGermanyGermanyLandlord0YesYesYesOFH
Macum, John NsonWMMar187822SMOMOOHClerk Meat Market0YesYesYes
Macum, Eva CdaughterWFJan188020SMOMOOHYesYesYes
Macum, Henry HsonWMAug188118SMOMOOHSalesman Grocery0YesYesYes
Macum, EmmadaughterWFMar188317SMOMOOH0YesYesYes
Macum, Clara SdaughterWFDec188415SMOMOOHAt School8YesYesYes
Macum, FredsonWMDec188811SMOMOOHAt School8YesYesYes
Macum, AlliedaughterWFMar18955SMOMOOH

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Anna Louise Smith - Household

ED 16 Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Macom, Anna LheadO5300FW71WdNoYesOHGermanyGermanyNone
Macom, JohnsonMW52SNoYesMOMOOHProprietorRetail Grocery StoreEYes
Walker, EvadaughterFW50WdNoYesMOMOOHNone
Haster, Emma MdaughterNoFW47WdNoYesMOMOOHSalesladyRetail Grocery StoreWYes