The Shemwell Family

Michael “Mike” PercicAge: 89 years18791968

Name
Michael “Mike” Percic
Given names
Michael
Surname
Percic
Nickname
Mike
Birth February 4, 1879
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 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
MarriageDorathea BezjakView this family
calculated 1905 (Age 25 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Michael Percic Jr.
about 1906 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Alma Percic
July 5, 1907 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#3
William Frank Percic
July 15, 1909 (Age 30 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Frank Percic
July 19, 1911 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Joseph John Percic
March 19, 1913 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Anna Dolores Percic
February 6, 1915 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 36 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a daughter
#7
Olga Marilyn Percic
February 12, 1917 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 37 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 38 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/
Death of a sonMichael Percic Jr.
before 1920 (Age 40 years)

Census June 20, 1920 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
William Percic
October 27, 1929 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 50 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 12, 1930 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Doris Percic
April 30, 1933 (Age 54 years)
Marriage of a childHarry Francis EvansOlga Marilyn PercicView this family
1934 (Age 54 years)
Marriage of a childHoward Boyd LammAnna Dolores PercicView this family
1935 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Howard Park Lamm
October 20, 1936 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 70 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 wifeDorathea Bezjak
December 27, 1954 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 66 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 August 1968 (Age 89 years)
Family with Dorathea Bezjak - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: calculated 1905
2 years
son
Michael Percic Jr.
Birth: about 1906 26 18Ohio, United States
Death: before 1920
18 months
daughter
Alma Percic
Birth: July 5, 1907 28 19Lowellville, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
Death: October 17, 1990Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
2 years
son
William Frank Percic
Birth: July 15, 1909 30 21Lowellville, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
Death: August 17, 1986Pennsylvania, United States
2 years
son
Frank Percic
Birth: July 19, 1911 32 23Lowellville, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
Death: May 21, 2004Mahoning, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
20 months
son
Joseph John Percic
Birth: March 19, 1913 34 25Lowellville, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
Death: January 21, 1997New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States
23 months
daughter
Anna Dolores Percic
Birth: February 6, 1915 36 27Bessemer, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: November 10, 1990
2 years
daughter
Olga Marilyn Percic
Birth: February 12, 1917 38 29Bessemer, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: February 13, 2012Mahoning, Ohio, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Michael “Mike” Percic - Household

Jackson Street Poland, Mahoning, Ohio

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Percic, MichaelheadMW30M5Austria - CroationAustria - CroationAustria - Croation1898EnglishMerchantSaloon
Percic, DorawifeFW21M533Austria - CroationAustria - CroationAustria - Croation1895English
Percic, Michael Jr.sonMW4SOHAustria - CroationAustria - Croation
Percic, AlmadaughterFW2SOHAustria - CroationAustria - Croation
Percic, WilliamsonMW8mSOHAustria - CroationAustria - Croation

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Michael “Mike” Percic - Household

Bessemer, Lawrence, Pennsylvania

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Percic, MikeheadMW39M19071904AustriaCroationAustriaCroationAustriaCroationTransfer Man?? Truck
Bezjak, DorothywifeFW30M18951904AustriaAustriaCroationAustriaCroation
Percic, ElmadaughterFW13SOHAustriaCroationAustriaCroation
Percic, WilliamsonMW9MOHAustriaCroationAustriaCroation
Percic, FranksonMW8MOHAustriaCroationAustriaCroation
Percic, JoesonMW7MOHAustriaCroationAustriaCroation
Percic, AnnadaughterFW4-11mSPAAustriaCroationAustriaCroation
Percic, OlgadaughterFW2-9mSPAAustriaCroationAustriaCroation

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Michael “Mike” Percic - Household

North Beaver, Lawrence, Pennsylvania

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Percic, MikeheadMW47M22ItalyItalyItalyCroationTruckingHimself
Percic, DoratheawifeFW38M16YugoslaviaYugoslaviaYugoslaviaCroation
Percic, AlmadaughterFW22SOHItalyYugoslaviaMaidPrivate House
Percic, FranksonMW18SOHItalyYugoslavia
Percic, JosephsonMW17SOHItalyYugoslavia
Percic, AnnadaughterFW15SPAItalyYugoslavia
Percic, OlgadaughterFW12SPAItalyYugoslavia