The Shemwell Family

Gaither Henry Adison MooreAge: 69 years18941964

Name
Gaither Henry Adison Moore
Given names
Gaither Henry Adison
Surname
Moore
Birth December 1, 1894 37 21
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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
MarriageKerna Elliot ShemwellView this family
December 30, 1913 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 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 daughter
#1
Vera M Moore
January 11, 1917 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
William Henry Moore
November 17, 1918 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 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 23 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 27, 1920 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Edward Powell Moore
June 14, 1922 (Age 27 years)
DivorceKerna Elliot ShemwellView this family
between 1922 and 1930 (Age 27 years)
Prison
Prison
April 24, 1926 (Age 31 years)
Note: Leavenworth, Kansas, U.S. Penitentiary, Name Index to Inmate Case Files, 1895-1936
Death of a fatherJohn Henry Moore
February 1, 1927 (Age 32 years)
escaped
Escaped
December 12, 1928 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Marilyn Louise Moore
December 6, 1945 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 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 51 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
Death February 14, 1964 (Age 69 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maplelawn Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
John Henry Moore
Birth: September 1857Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 1, 1927Ballard, Kentucky, United States
mother
Marriage:
himself
Family with Kerna Elliot Shemwell - View this family
himself
ex-wife
Marriage: December 30, 1913Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Divorce: between 1922 and 1930Ballard, Kentucky, United States
5 years
son
William Henry Moore
Birth: November 17, 1918 23 31Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 23, 1977Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, United States
-22 months
daughter
Vera M Moore
Birth: January 11, 1917 22 29Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 27, 1995Berrien, Michigan, United States
5 years
son
Edward Powell Moore
Birth: June 14, 1922 27 35Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 25, 1984Berrien, Michigan, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Gaither Henry Adison Moore - Household

Kevil, Ballard, KY

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Moore, Gaither HheadMW25MKYKYVAMechanicMotor
Moore, Eliott KwifeFW32MKYKYKY
Moore, VeradaughterFW3MKYKYKY
Moore, William HsonMW11mSKYKYKY

Prison
Leavenworth, Kansas, U.S. Penitentiary, Name Index to Inmate Case Files, 1895-1936 View Record Name Gaither Moore Incarceration Date 24 Apr 1926 Inmate Number 25233