The Shemwell Family

William Gladden TimsonAge: 84 years18511936

Name
William Gladden Timson
Given names
William Gladden
Surname
Timson
Birth October 22, 1851
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 9 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 15 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 15 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 17 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 26 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageCharlotte Alice RhodeView this family
February 15, 1883 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ella Marie Timson
April 21, 1889 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Clifton Cole Timson
September 23, 1893 (Age 41 years)
Census 1895 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 46 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
Marriage of a childOrville Liniel ClapperElla Marie TimsonView this family
December 25, 1907 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Esther Marie Clapper
October 27, 1908 (Age 57 years)
Death of a wifeCharlotte Alice Rhode
July 30, 1916 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 64 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 65 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 66 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 childClifton Cole TimsonPearl Ora ClapperView this family
October 6, 1920 (Age 68 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Lila Lorraine Timson
November 8, 1921 (Age 70 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Lela Lorraine Timson
November 8, 1921 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 77 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 granddaughter
#4
Mary Alice Timson
December 17, 1932 (Age 81 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Clifton Fay Timson
November 18, 1934 (Age 83 years)
Death April 18, 1936 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tabor Cemetery
Family with Charlotte Alice Rhode - View this family
himself
William Gladden Timson
Birth: October 22, 1851Byron, Ogle, Illinois, United States
Death: April 18, 1936Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
wife
Charlotte Alice Rhode
Birth: July 25, 1852 34 29Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: July 30, 1916Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Marriage: February 15, 1883Fremont, Iowa, United States
6 years
daughter
Ella Marie Timson
Birth: April 21, 1889 37 36Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: February 20, 1971Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
4 years
son

No family available

CensusIowa State - Census transcript - William Gladden Timson - Household

Fremont, Iowa, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Timson, WilliamheadMW43MILFarmer
Timson, CharlottawifeFW42MIAKeeping House
Timson, JohnsonMW11SIA
Timson, MarydaughterFW8SIA
Timson, ElladaughterFW5SIA
Timson, PaulsonMW4SIA
Timson, CliftonsonMW1SIA