The Shemwell Family

Sadie M ThompsonAge: 77 years18841962

Name
Sadie M Thompson
Given names
Sadie M
Surname
Thompson
Married name
Sadie M Eades
Birth October 5, 1884
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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
MarriageWilliam Thomas EadesView this family
July 11, 1902 (Age 17 years)

Birth of a son
#1
James Ferdinand Eades
February 15, 1907 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 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 32 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 33 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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 childJames Ferdinand EadesAlene L O'NealView this family
January 2, 1937 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Sandra Kay Eades
October 9, 1940 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 1, 1950 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 65 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
Death of a husbandWilliam Thomas Eades
1955 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 61 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 July 4, 1962 (Age 77 years)
Family with William Thomas Eades - View this family
husband
William Thomas Eades
Birth: February 21, 1881Renault, Monroe, Illinois, United States
Death: 1955Illinois, United States
herself
Sadie M Thompson
Birth: October 5, 1884Modoc, Randolph, Illinois, United States
Death: July 4, 1962Randolph, McLean, Illinois, United States
Marriage: July 11, 1902
5 years
son
James Ferdinand Eades
Birth: February 15, 1907 25 22Renault, Monroe, Illinois, United States
Death: October 9, 1976Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - William Thomas Eades - Household

Red Bud Road Renault, Monroe, Illinois

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Eades, William TheadMW69MarILRetired
Eades, Sadie MwifeFW65MarIL
Eades, James FsonMW43MarILConstruction EngineerOil Business
Eades, Alene Ldaughter in lawFW37MarKY
Eades, Sandra Kgrand daughterFW9NevIL