The Shemwell Family

Edward Theodore FloydAge: 61 years18831944

Name
Edward Theodore Floyd
Given names
Edward Theodore
Surname
Floyd
Birth March 1, 1883
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
MarriageCora CoffelView this family
November 2, 1904 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Grace Blanche Floyd
May 16, 1905 (Age 22 years)
Census April 15, 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/
Marriage of a childPhillip Anderson NelsonGrace Blanche FloydView this family
January 11, 1924 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Phyllis Jean Nelson
October 16, 1924 (Age 41 years)
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
Birth of a grandson
#2
Robert Benona Nelson
September 11, 1930 (Age 47 years)
Death of a wifeCora Coffel
April 19, 1943 (Age 60 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 August 5, 1944 (Age 61 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Weston Cemetery
Family with Cora Coffel - View this family
himself
Edward Theodore Floyd
Birth: March 1, 1883Galveston, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: August 5, 1944Rensselaer, Jasper, Indiana, United States
wife
Cora Coffel
Birth: September 9, 1888Carroll, Indiana, United States
Death: April 19, 1943Rensselaer, Marion, Jasper, Indiana, United States
Marriage: November 2, 1904Pulaski, Indiana, United States
6 months
daughter

No family available

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Edward Theodore Floyd - Household

Marion, Jasper, Indiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Floyd, EdheadMW26M17INININEnglishTileDitcherWNo0YesYesRH
Floyd, CorawifeFW21M1733INININEnglishNoneYesYes
Floyd, GraciedaughterFW5SINININEnglishNone
Floyd, GlensonMW3SINININEnglishNone
Floyd, OrvalsonMW0 years 5 monthsSINININEnglishNone