The Shemwell Family

Douglas Columbus WatsonAge: 53 years18801934

Name
Douglas Columbus Watson
Given names
Douglas Columbus
Surname
Watson
Birth September 27, 1880
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 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
MarriageEffie Mae SelbyView this family
August 1915 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 35 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Military
WW1 Draft
September 12, 1918 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 36 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 37 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/
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Lavinia Watson
May 26, 1919 (Age 38 years)
Census January 26, 1920 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 49 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 16, 1930 (Age 49 years)
Death April 24, 1934 (Age 53 years)
Family with Effie Mae Selby - View this family
himself
Douglas Columbus Watson
Birth: September 27, 1880Georgia, United States
Death: April 24, 1934Rapides, Louisiana, United States
wife
Effie Mae Selby
Birth: July 29, 1890 39 28Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 8, 1977Rapides, Louisiana, United States
Marriage: August 1915New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
4 years
daughter
Mary Lavinia Watson
Birth: May 26, 1919 38 28Louisiana, United States
Death: June 15, 1994Rapides, Louisiana, United States

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Douglas Columbus Watson - Household

372 Jefferson Highway - Lee St Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Watson, D CheadMW39MGAGAGAStationary EngineerLumber Mill
Watson, EffiewifeFW29MTNTNTNNone
Watson, Mary LaviniadaughterFW7mSLAGATN
Selby, Evasister in lawFW22STNTNTNTeacherPublic School

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Douglas Columbus Watson - Household

Jefferson Highway Rapides, Louisiana

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Watson, Douglas CheadMW48M23TNVAVARetail MerchantGrocery
Watson, Effie MwifeFW39M25TNTNTN
Watson, Mary LdaughterFW11SLATNTN