The Shemwell Family

Thomas Henry HelmAge: 83 years18831966

Name
Thomas Henry Helm
Given names
Thomas Henry
Surname
Helm
Birth March 25, 1883 38 39
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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 15, 1900 (Age 17 years)
Death of a motherMartha Jane Emerson
June 7, 1903 (Age 20 years)
MarriageMaggie RogersView this family
January 26, 1904 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Walter Lee Helm
October 31, 1904 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Claude Helm
March 15, 1906 (Age 22 years)
Death of a wifeMaggie Rogers
March 30, 1906 (Age 23 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 32 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 33 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 34 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 46 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
Death of a fatherMarion Wilson Helm
July 16, 1930 (Age 47 years)
Death of a sisterRosa Ella Helm
September 30, 1931 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 58 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
Death of a sisterFrances Elizabeth Helm
June 21, 1951 (Age 68 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 66 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 sisterEldora Florence Helm
May 14, 1960 (Age 77 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 62 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 4, 1966 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodlawn Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 1, 1866Johnson, Illinois, United States
9 months
elder sister
5 years
elder sister
8 years
elder sister
Eldora Florence Helm
Birth: October 15, 1879 35 35Missouri, United States
Death: May 14, 1960Missouri, United States
3 years
himself
Thomas Henry Helm
Birth: March 25, 1883 38 39Missouri, United States
Death: June 4, 1966Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Family with Maggie Rogers - View this family
himself
Thomas Henry Helm
Birth: March 25, 1883 38 39Missouri, United States
Death: June 4, 1966Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
wife
Maggie Rogers
Birth: March 22, 1885Columbus, Hickman, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 30, 1906Missouri, United States
Marriage: January 26, 1904Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
9 months
son
Walter Lee Helm
Birth: October 31, 1904 21 19Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: July 6, 1986Missouri, United States
16 months
son
Claude Helm
Birth: March 15, 1906Missouri, United States
Death: November 4, 1984Indiana, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Marion Wilson Helm - Household

ED 12 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Helm, Marion WheadWMApr184555M34TNTNTNLaborer0YesYesYesOFF
Helm, Martha JwifeWFDec184357M3465ILTNKYYesYesYes
Helm, Henry TsonWMMar188317SMOTNILAT SchoolYesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Joshua Epps - Household

ED 13 Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Epps, William JheadMW42M120MOMOMOEnglishLaborerRail RoadWNo0YesYesOMH
Epps, Fannie EwifeFW38M12011MOTNILEnglishNoneYesYes
Epps, Claud RsonMW15SMOMOMOEnglishDriverGroceryWNo0YesYes
Helm, Henrybrother-in-lawMW27WdMOTNILEnglishLaborerRail RoadWNo0YesYes
Helm, WalternephewMW5SMOMOKYNone
Helm, ClaudnephewMW4SMOMOKYNone