The Shemwell Family

Thomas E Plaster JrAge: 58 years18621921

Name
Thomas E Plaster Jr
Given names
Thomas E
Surname
Plaster
Name suffix
Jr
Birth June 23, 1862
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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 4 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 4 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 6 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 15 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageMinerva Jane “Minnie” ParhamView this family
June 28, 1885 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Myrtle Ann Plaster
April 20, 1886 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mable Elizabeth Plaster
January 17, 1889 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Gracey Plaster
February 6, 1891 (Age 28 years)

Death of a daughterGracey Plaster
August 12, 1892 (Age 30 years)

Birth of a son
#4
William Otto Plaster
July 27, 1893 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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 4, 1900 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Elva A Plaster
November 20, 1900 (Age 38 years)
Death of a daughterElva A Plaster
September 20, 1901 (Age 39 years)

Birth of a daughter
#6
Ruth Agnes Plaster
April 14, 1904 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 53 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 54 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 55 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 wifeMinerva Jane “Minnie” Parham
December 16, 1919 (Age 57 years)
Death March 7, 1921 (Age 58 years)
Family with Minerva Jane “Minnie” Parham - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: June 28, 1885Hayes Mill, Texas, Missouri, United States
10 months
daughter
Myrtle Ann Plaster
Birth: April 20, 1886 23 22Cabool, Texas, Missouri, United States
Death: January 19, 1956Almartha, Ozark, Missouri, United States
3 years
daughter
Mable Elizabeth Plaster
Birth: January 17, 1889 26 25Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: May 29, 1952Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
daughter
3 years
son
William Otto Plaster
Birth: July 27, 1893 31 29Birch Tree, Shannon, Missouri, United States
Death: April 26, 1953Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
7 years
daughter
Elva A Plaster
Birth: November 20, 1900 38 37Missouri, United States
Death: September 20, 1901
3 years
daughter
Ruth Agnes Plaster
Birth: April 14, 1904 41 40Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri, United States
Death: May 25, 1949Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Sarah Elizabeth Shockley - Household

Oak Street Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Parham, Sarah EheadWFFeb184060Wd112MOTNMO
Parham, FranklinsonWMApr187822SMOMOTNDay Laborer
Parham, LouisadaughterWFMar188119SMOMOTN
Plaster, ThomasboarderWMJun186137M15MOUnknownMODay Laborer
Parham, MiinniewifeWFAug186237M1541MOTNMO
Plaster, MyrtledaughterWFApr188614SMOMOMOAt School
Plaster, MabledaughterWFJan188911SMOMOMO
Plaster, OttisonWMJul18927SMOMOMO

Thomas is son in law- Minnie is Daughter & grandchildren -b