The Shemwell Family

Jack TaylorAge: 66 years18871953

Name
Jack Taylor
Given names
Jack
Surname
Taylor
Birth May 13, 1887 26 21
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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
MarriageVerna Belle ShemwellView this family
December 21, 1912 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Homa Lavila Taylor
November 13, 1913 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 28 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 29 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 30 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 28, 1920 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 42 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
Census April 5, 1930 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childCurtis William LawsonHoma Lavila TaylorView this family
September 12, 1937 (Age 50 years)
Census April 5, 1940 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Billy Jack Lawson
August 14, 1940 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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 of a fatherWashington Hardee Taylor
March 14, 1952 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 62 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 58 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 October 4, 1953 (Age 66 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maplelawn Park Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Washington Hardee Taylor
Birth: July 5, 1860Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 14, 1952Graves, Kentucky, United States
mother
Marriage:
himself
Jack Taylor
Birth: May 13, 1887 26 21Veola, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 4, 1953McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Family with Verna Belle Shemwell - View this family
himself
Jack Taylor
Birth: May 13, 1887 26 21Veola, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 4, 1953McCracken, Kentucky, United States
wife
Verna Belle Shemwell
Birth: March 15, 1887 25 17Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 30, 1955McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: December 21, 1912Massac, Illinois, United States
11 months
daughter
Homa Lavila Taylor
Birth: November 13, 1913 26 26Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 26, 2000Kentucky, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Jack Taylor - Household

Hausmann, Graves, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Taylor, JackheadMW32MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Taylor, VernawifeFW32MKYKYKY
Taylor, Homa LdaughterFW6MKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Jack Taylor - Household

Dogwood & Hardmoney Graves, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Taylor, JackheadMW42M26KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Taylor, VernawifeFW42M26KYKYKY
Taylor, LaviladaughterFW16MKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Jack Taylor - Household

Graves, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Taylor, JackheadMW52MKYSame PlaceFarmerFarm
Taylor, VernawifeFW53MKYSame Place