The Shemwell Family

Claud ReidAge: 71 years18971968

Name
Claud Reid
Given names
Claud
Surname
Reid
Birth October 1, 1897
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 months)
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
Census April 29, 1910 (Age 12 years)
Note: Next door to Bethel
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 18 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 19 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 20 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 5, 1920 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James Barkley Reid
April 12, 1920 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Carl Elwood Reid
July 24, 1923 (Age 25 years)
Death of a sonCarl Elwood Reid
November 20, 1924 (Age 27 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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 32 years)
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Robert James Rogers
July 12, 1942 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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
Birth of a grandson
#2
Timothy James Reid
September 25, 1946 (Age 48 years)
Census April 12, 1950 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 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 sonJames Barkley Reid
December 3, 1967 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 December 3, 1968 (Age 71 years)
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himself
Claud Reid
Birth: October 1, 1897Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 3, 1968Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
wife
Bethel Shemwell
Birth: July 26, 1898 36 34Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 11, 1968Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
son
James Barkley Reid
Birth: April 12, 1920 22 21Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 3, 1967Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
daughter
Private
son
Carl Elwood Reid
Birth: July 24, 1923 25 24Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 20, 1924
daughter
Private

No family available

Census
Next door to Bethel
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Claud Reid - Household

Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Claud ReidheadMW22MKYKYKYFarmerFarm
Bethel ReidwifeFW21MKYKYKY

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Claud Reid - Household

6091 Pennsylvania Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Reid, ClaudheadMW52MarKYPress OperatorAuto Factory
Reid, BethelwifeFW51MarKYSales ladyDime Store