The Shemwell Family

Ida Belle GloverAge: 82 years18771960

Name
Ida Belle Glover
Given names
Ida Belle
Surname
Glover
Married name
Ida Belle Lasky
Birth May 18, 1877
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 7 months)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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
MarriageFrederick Williams Lasky SrView this family
August 29, 1900 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Marguerite O “Margaret” Lasky
May 21, 1914 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 38 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 39 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 40 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 2, 1920 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 52 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
Marriage of a childWesley Jefferson “WJ” GreenMarguerite O “Margaret” LaskyView this family
June 12, 1936 (Age 59 years)
Death of a husbandFrederick Williams Lasky Sr
September 25, 1938 (Age 61 years)
Census April 16, 1940 (Age 62 years)
Marriage of a childGranbury Dabney “Uncle Dow” ShemwellMarguerite O “Margaret” LaskyView this family
about 1944 (Age 66 years)
Note: Granbury D Shemwell and Marguerite O Lasky Marriage
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 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
Census April 7, 1950 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 72 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 68 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 May 6, 1960 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Colorado City Cemetery
Family with Frederick Williams Lasky Sr - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: August 29, 1900Mitchell, Eastland, Texas, United States
14 years
daughter

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Frederick Williams Lasky Sr - Household

Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Lasky, F WheadRMW44MYesYesILGermanyGermanILYesProprietorCafeOA
Lasky, Ida BellwifeFW42MYesYesTXALKYYesCookCafeOA
Lasky, Fred JrsonMW17SNoYesYesTXILTXYesWaiterCafeW
Lasky, Anna BelldaughterFW15SYesYesYesTXILTXYesNone
Lasky, FranksonMW11SYesYesYesTXILTXYesNone
Lasky, RoysonMW8SYesYesYesTXILTXYes
Lasky, MargueritedaughterFW5STXILTX

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Ida Belle Glover - Household

Dawson, Texas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Lasky, Ida BellheadOYesFW62WdNoTXFarmerFarmE520
Lasky, FranksonMW30SNoTXFarmerFarmPW520
Lasky, RoysonMW28SNoTXFarmerFarmOA520
Lasky, MargueritdaughterFW25SNoTX

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Ida Belle Glover - Household

Dawson, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Lasky, Ida BellheadFW72MarTXHRetired FarmerFarmO
Lasky, FranksonMW40MarTXWK30FarmerFarmO
Lasky, Ray LeesonMW38MarTXWK30FarmerFarmO
Lasky, Valdadaughter-in-lawFW40MarTXWK9Sales ClerkDepartment StoreP
Lasky, Jerry Adamsstep-grandsonMW18NevTXOT48Carpenter HelperWorking at Ball ParkP
Shemwell, Dabbyson-in-lawMW48MarMOWK60Book KeeperDepartment StoreP
Shemwell, MargretdaughterFW36MarTXHFarm HelperFarmP