The Shemwell Family

Martha M Wilson1899

Name
Martha M Wilson
Given names
Martha M
Surname
Wilson
Married name
Martha M Taylor
Birth 1899
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 17 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 18 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 19 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/
MarriageGeorge B TaylorView this family
about 1919 (Age 20 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Birth of a son
#1
James Martin Taylor
August 1, 1920 (Age 21 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 30 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 18, 1930 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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 51 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 47 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
Marriage of a childJames Martin TaylorGeneva Fern CravenView this family
January 18, 1979 (Age 80 years)
Note: Marriage info found on findagrave site
Death of a sonJames Martin Taylor
September 10, 1989 (Age 90 years)
Deathunknown

Family with George B Taylor - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1919Kansas, United States
19 months
son
James Martin Taylor
Birth: August 1, 1920 22 21
Death: September 10, 1989Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States

No family available

Marriage
Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Census1930 United States - Census transcript - George B Taylor - Household

Cedar, Barber, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Taylor, GeorgeheadRYesMW32M20NoYesMOIAINYesLaborerGeneral farmWYes
Taylor, MarthawifeFW31M20NoYesKSKSKSYesNone
Taylor, James MsonMW9SYesKSMOKSNone
Taylor, Richard EsonMW7SYesKSMOKSNone