The Shemwell Family

Ada Henrietta TrimmerAge: 71 years1878–1950

Name
Ada Henrietta Trimmer
Given names
Ada Henrietta
Surname
Trimmer
Married name
Ada Henrietta Gulick
Birth September 18, 1878
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
Adoption between 1880 and 1897 (Age 15 months)
Adoption: Adopted by both parents
Note: Her biological mother, Susan Good, died in 1880
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 20 months)
Death of a motherSusan Elizabeth Good
September 10, 1880 (Age 23 months)
MarriageJohn Burton Gulick — View this family
October 7, 1897 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Louise Gulick
March 27, 1900 (Age 21 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Orville Berwin Gulick
January 11, 1906 (Age 27 years)
Death of a fatherHenry Trimmer
August 11, 1906 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Burton Gulick
March 6, 1910 (Age 31 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 31 years)
Death of a fatherSimon Pierce Seitz
October 21, 1914 (Age 36 years)
Death of a fatherSimon Pierce Seitz
October 21, 1914 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Robert Lynn Gulick
April 18, 1915 (Age 36 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/
Marriage of a childClaude Morrill Roberts — Mary Louise Gulick — View this family
about 1919 (Age 40 years)

Note: Marriage info at findagrave site
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a son
#5
John Jack Gulick
September 24, 1923 (Age 45 years)
Death of a husbandJohn Burton Gulick
May 25, 1928 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Robert Harold Roberts
December 29, 1928 (Age 50 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 51 years)
Death of a motherSarah Angeline Henson
February 7, 1934 (Age 55 years)
Death of a motherSarah Angeline Henson
February 7, 1934 (Age 55 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 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
Marriage of a childRobert Lynn Gulick — Rebecca Alicia Cook — View this family
April 26, 1946 (Age 67 years)
Note: Marriage info found in Robert Lynn Gulick Obituary
Death February 15, 1950 (Age 71 years)
Census April 7, 1950 (51 days after death)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 71 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 67 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
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Boiling Springs Cemetery
Family with adoptive parents - View this family
father
Simon Pierce Seitz
Birth: January 11, 1853 — Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: October 21, 1914 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
mother
Sarah Angeline Henson
Birth: July 27, 1853 — Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: February 7, 1934 — Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States
Marriage: March 24, 1872 — Macon, Illinois, United States
7 years
herself
Ada Henrietta Trimmer
Adoption: between 1880 and 1897 — Illinois, United States
Birth: September 18, 1878 — Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: February 15, 1950 — Macon, Illinois, United States
Family with parents - View this family
father
Henry Trimmer
Birth: 1821 — Pennsylvania, United States
Death: August 11, 1906 — Macon, Illinois, United States
mother
Susan Elizabeth Good
Birth: 1842 — Illinois, United States
Death: September 10, 1880 — Macon, Macon, Illinois, United States
Marriage: March 18, 1858 — Macon, Illinois, United States
21 years
herself
Ada Henrietta Trimmer
Adoption: between 1880 and 1897 — Illinois, United States
Birth: September 18, 1878 — Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: February 15, 1950 — Macon, Illinois, United States
Family with adoptive parents - View this family
father
Simon Pierce Seitz
Birth: January 11, 1853 — Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: October 21, 1914 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
mother
Sarah Angeline Henson
Birth: July 27, 1853 — Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: February 7, 1934 — Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States
Marriage: March 24, 1872 — Macon, Illinois, United States
7 years
herself
Ada Henrietta Trimmer
Adoption: between 1880 and 1897 — Illinois, United States
Birth: September 18, 1878 — Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: February 15, 1950 — Macon, Illinois, United States
Family with John Burton Gulick - View this family
husband
herself
Ada Henrietta Trimmer
Adoption: between 1880 and 1897 — Illinois, United States
Birth: September 18, 1878 — Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: February 15, 1950 — Macon, Illinois, United States
Marriage: October 7, 1897 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
3 years
daughter
Mary Louise Gulick
Birth: March 27, 1900 25 21 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: June 24, 1981 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
6 years
son
Orville Berwin Gulick
Birth: January 11, 1906 31 27 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: March 12, 1976 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
4 years
son
Burton Gulick
Birth: March 6, 1910 35 31 — Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: December 15, 1990 — Macon, Macon, Illinois, United States
5 years
son
Robert Lynn Gulick
Birth: April 18, 1915 40 36 — Illinois, United States
Death: October 24, 1976 — El Paso, Colorado, United States
8 years
son
John Jack Gulick
Birth: September 24, 1923 49 45 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: October 24, 2009 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

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Adoption
Her biological mother, Susan Good, died in 1880
Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Henry Trimmer - Household

Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Trimmer, HenryWM59headMFarmerPAPAPA
Trimmer, SusanWF38wifeMKeeping HouseILPAPA
Trimmer, JamesWM12sonSAt HomexILPAIL
Trimmer, JacobWM12sonSAt HomexILPAIL
Trimmer, SusanWF9daughterSAt HomexILPAIL
Trimmer, DavidWM6sonSxILPAIL
Trimmer, WilliamWM4sonSILPAIL
Trimmer, AdaWF1daughterSILPAIL

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Simon Pierce Seitz - Household

Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Seitz, Simon PheadWMJan185347M24PAPAPAFarmerYesYesYesOfF
Seitz, AngelinewifeWFJul185346M2411ILKYKYYesYesYes
Henson, Sarahmother-in-lawWFJan181387Wd82KYKYKYYesYesYes
Gulick, Adaadopted daughterWFOct187821M211ILILILYesYesYes
Gulick, John Bson-in-lawWMJul187425M2ILILINYesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Burton Gulick - Household

Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Gulick, John BheadMW35M112ILILILEnglishGrain DealerOAYesYesRH
Gulick, Ada HwifeFW31M11233ILILILEnglishYesYes
Gulick, Mary LdaughterFW10SILILILEnglishYesYesYes
Gulick, Orville BsonMW4SILILILEnglishNoNoNo
Gulick, Baby (Burton)sonMW0 years 7 monthsSILILILEnglishNoNoNo

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Burton Gulick - Household

Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Gulick, John BheadRMW45MYesYesILILINYesManagerGrain ElevatorW
Gulick, Ada HwifeFW41MYesYesILPAILYesNone
Gulick, Orville BsonMW13SYesYesYesILILILYesNone
Gulick, BurtonsonMW9SYesYesYesILILILNone
Gulick, Robert LsonMW4 years 8 monthsSILILILNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Ada Henrietta Trimmer - Household

Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Gulick, Ada HheadORYesFW51WdNoYesILUnited StatesUnited StatesYesManagerGeneral FarmEYes
Gulick, Orville BsonMW24M23NoYesILILILYesFarm LaborerGeneral FarmWYesNo
Gulick, Evelyndaughter (in-law)FW20M19NoYesILKYMOYesNone
Gulick, BurtonsonMW20SNoYesILILILYesFarm LaborerGeneral FarmWYes
Gulick, Robert LsonMW14SYesYesILILILYesNone
Gulick, John JsonMW6SYesYesILILILNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Ada Henrietta Trimmer - Household

Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Gulick, AdaxheadO3000NoFW61WdNoIL00
Gulick, Robert LsonMW24SNoILPasteurizerDairyPW52468
Gulick, John JsonMW16SNoIL00

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Ada Henrietta Trimmer - Household

Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Gulick, Ada HheadFW71WdILH
Gulick, John JsonMW26MarILWK48ButcherRetail Grocery StoreP
Gulick, June Ddaughter-in-lawFW24MarILWK40Billing ClerkUtility CompanyP

Name
John Burton Gulick Obituary and Family Listing Decatur Herald 5/26/1928 John B.Gulick resident of RR 3 north of Decatur died in St. Marys hospital at 12:30 oclock Friday noon,after having been confined to the hospital three days with heart trouble. He had been ill for some time. John Gulick was born in Decatur township on July 2, 1874. He was the son of Mr.and Mrs. Asa Gulick.He was married on Oct. 4, 1898 in Hickory Point township. He leaves his wife and the following children: Mrs. Louise Roberts Orville Gulick, Burton, Robert and Jack Gulick all of Decatur. He has a brother, Oran Gulick and his mother, Mrs. Julia Gulick all of decatur. He was a member of Sharon church and of the Modern Woodmen of America in Bearsdale. Decatur Daily Review 5/25/1928 John B. Gulick,widely known in Macon county where for a number of years he was a grain buyer at Boody died in St. Marys hospital at 12:20 Friday noon. Mr.Gulick had been in poor health for some time and several years ago retired from business, moving to a farm four and a half miles northwest of Decatur. Mr.Gulick was born in Decatur township July 2, 1874. He and Miss Ada Sites were married in October 1898 in Hickory Point township. He was a member of the Modern Woodman lodge at Bearsdale and also of the Sharon church. He leaves his wife and the following children: Mrs. Louise Roberts, Orville Gulick,Buton Gulick,Robert Gulick and Jack Gulick, his aged mother, Mrs. Julia Gulick, 1140 N. Monroe and a a brother Oren gulick northwest of Decatur. The body was taken to Dawson and Wikoff funeral home and prepared for burial. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35281301/john_burton_gulick
Name
Mary Louise Roberts (nee Gulick) Obituary and Family Listing Mrs. Roberts was born in Decatur, the daughter of John D. and Ada Gulick. She married Claude M. Roberts in 1919. He died in 1962. Surviving are her son, Robert H. of Decatur; brothers, Burton of Macon; Jack of Lincoln; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Two brothers preceded her in death. Herald & Review, Decatur, IL, 25 June 1981 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101871947/mary_louise_roberts
Name
Robert L Gulick Obituary and Family Listing This obituary documents his parents, wife, children, and siblings. See the newspaper clipping attached to the record on Robert's profile. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-decatur-daily-review-gulickrobertl/125779496/