The Shemwell Family

Arthur Wilson DowellAge: 82 years18891972

Name
Arthur Wilson Dowell
Given names
Arthur Wilson
Surname
Dowell
Birth November 2, 1889 34 23
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Eliza Shemwell
January 14, 1900 (Age 10 years)
Death of a sisterEllen Mary Dowell
May 7, 1900 (Age 10 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 10 years)
Census April 16, 1910 (Age 20 years)
Death of a motherMartha Ellen “Mattie” Wilson
October 4, 1916 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 26 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 27 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 28 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 9, 1920 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 39 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 May 6, 1930 (Age 40 years)
Death of a fatherGeorge Washington Dowell Jr.
August 8, 1931 (Age 41 years)
Census May 2, 1940 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 60 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 56 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 June 2, 1972 (Age 82 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 19, 1883Calvert, Maryland, United States
15 months
elder sister
Ellen Mary Dowell
Birth: July 29, 1884 29 18Calvert, Maryland, United States
Death: May 7, 1900Calvert, Maryland, United States
2 years
elder sister
Anita Shemwell “Annie” Dowell
Birth: July 1886 31 20Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States
Death: August 10, 1978Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States
3 years
himself
Family with Lucretia Agnes Hilcken - View this family
himself
wife
son
Private

Arthur Wilson Dowell has 4 first cousins recorded

Mother's family (0)

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Dowell - Household

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
George Washington DowellheadWMDec 185445M17--MDMDMDCircuit Court Judge
Martha Ellen wifeWFJun 186633M1722NJPNPN
Annie S. DowelldaughterWFJul 188613S---MDMDMDSchool
Arthur W. DowellsonWMNov 18909S---MDMDMDSchool
Annie S DowellsisterWFOct 185148S---MDMDMDAsst ? Work
Wm W. DukeboarderWMMay 187525S---MDMDMDJustice Peace
W. S. ShemwellboarderWMJan 183070S---MDMDMDMerchant
Thos R. KingboarderWMAug 187029S---MDMDMDClerk

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Dowell Jr. - Household

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Dowell, George WheadMW55M126MDMDMDClerkCircuit Court
Dowell, Mattie EwifeFW43M12642MDVAPNTeachingMusic
Dowell, Anita SdaughterFW23SMDMDMDTeachingPrivate School
Dowell, Arthur WsonMW20SMDMDMD
Wilson, Joseph Pbrother in lawMW34SMDVAPNPrinterNews Office

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Arthur Wilson Dowell - Household

Calvert, Maryland

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Dowell, Arthur WheadMW50MMDsame placeState AttorneyCalvert County
Dowell, Lucretia HwifeFW50MNYsame place
Hilcken, Carolynmother in lawFW83WdNYRHungingtonNY
Lacey, Carey ElodgerMW27SSCRHemingwaySCTeacherHigh School