The Shemwell Family

Henry Anderson Thomas1848

Name
Henry Anderson Thomas
Given names
Henry Anderson
Surname
Thomas
Birth January 1848
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 9 years)

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 13 years)

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 19 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 19 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 21 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
MarriageSarah A SandageView this family
January 13, 1875 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 30 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Claude Henry Thomas
July 10, 1881 (Age 33 years)
Adoption of a sonClaude Henry Thomas
before 1885 (Age 37 years)
Adoption: Adopted by both parents
Note: Listed as adopted in 1895 (and subsequent) Kansas Census'. He is shown in the Henry Thomas household in the 1885 Census.
Census 1885 (Age 37 years)
Census 1895 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 50 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 5, 1900 (Age 52 years)
Marriage of a childClaude Henry ThomasRessie Leona FowlerView this family
about 1904 (Age 56 years)
Note: Marriage info based on 1910 Census
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Vera Oma Thomas
about 1905 (Age 57 years)
Census 1905 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Henry Oliver Thomas
November 15, 1906 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Grace Maude Thomas
July 18, 1908 (Age 60 years)
Census April 27, 1910 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Hazel Iva Thomas
November 4, 1910 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Olive Bernice Thomas
November 1, 1914 (Age 66 years)
Census 1915 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 68 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Edith Irene Thomas
August 2, 1917 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 69 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 70 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 72 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Claudine Alberta Thomas
March 3, 1923 (Age 75 years)
Census 1925 (Age 77 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 81 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 May 7, 1930 (Age 82 years)
Death of a grandsonHenry Oliver Thomas
July 28, 1935 (Age 87 years)
Death of a sonClaude Henry Thomas
January 9, 1936 (Age 88 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 93 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 102 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 98 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
Deathunknown

Family with Sarah A Sandage - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: January 13, 1875Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
7 years
son

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Henry Anderson Thomas - Household

Hillsboro, Fleming, Kentucky, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Thomas, Henry AWM32headMWorks in Woolen FactoryxxKYKYKY
Thomas, Sarah AWF37wifeMKeeping HouseKYSCKY
Hargrett, JohnWM20nephewSLaborerKYKYKY

CensusKansas State - Census transcript - Henry Anderson Thomas - Household

Catlin, Marion, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Thomas, H AheadMW37MKYFarming
Thomas, SwifeFW42MKY
Thomas, C HsonMWSKY

CensusKansas State - Census transcript - Claude Henry Thomas - Household

Rock Creek, Butler, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Thomas, H AheadMW47MKY
Thomas, S AwifeFW54MKY
Thomas, Claud Hson - adoptedMaW13SKY

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Henry Anderson Thomas - Household

Plum Grove, Butler, Kansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Thomas, Henry AheadWMJan184852M23KYOHKYFarmer0YesYesYesRF
Thomas, Sarah AwifeWFNov184059M2310KYSCKYYesYesYes
Thomas, Claude Hadopted sonWMJul188118SKYKYKYAt School3YesYesYes

CensusKansas State - Census transcript - Henry Anderson Thomas - Household

Butler, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Thomas, H AheadMW57MKY
Thomas, SarahwifeFW63MKY
Thomas, C HsonMW22MKY
Thomas, Rissadaughter-in-lawFW19MKS

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Henry Anderson Thomas - Household

Eldorado, Butler, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Thomas, Henry AheadMW62M233KYKYKYEnglishGeneral FarmOAYesYesRF
Thomas, Sarah AwifeFW68M2331KYSCKYEnglishNoneYesYes

CensusUnited States - Census transcript - Henry Anderson Thomas - Household

Butler, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Thomas, H AheadMW67MKYFarmer
Thomas, SarahwifeFW73MKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Sarah A Sandage - Household

Clifford, Butler, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Thomas, Henry AheadRMW71MYesYesKYKYKYYesFarmerGeneralOA
Thomas, Sarah AwifeFW78MYesYesKYSCKYYesNone

CensusKansas State - Census transcript - Henry Anderson Thomas - Household

Butler, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Thomas, H AheadMW78MKYFarmer
Thomas, Sarah AwifeFW85MKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Henry Anderson Thomas - Household

Potwin, Butler, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Thomas, H AndersonheadR20NoMW78M24NoNoKYKYKYYesNone
Thomas, Sarah AwifeFW80M16NoYesOHOHOHYesNone