The Shemwell Family

Thomas “Tommie” CarterAge: 52 years18761928

Name
Thomas “Tommie” Carter
Given names
Thomas
Nickname
Tommie
Surname
Carter
Birth April 9, 1876 23 18
Birth of a brotherDorsey Carter
August 2, 1878 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 20 months)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 3, 1880 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterAddie Carter
September 10, 1880 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterNannie Carter
March 15, 1883 (Age 6 years)
Death of a sisterNannie Carter
October 4, 1886 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterMargaret Ruth Carter
March 22, 1888 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterBetsy Carter
October 8, 1890 (Age 14 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherAllen Eaton Carter
February 1892 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam L “Willie” Carter
July 26, 1893 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 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 grandmotherCatherine C “Katie” McMillan
October 20, 1898 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 39 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 40 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 41 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 fatherWilliam Malcolm Carter
September 27, 1922 (Age 46 years)
Death July 22, 1928 (Age 52 years)
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Thomas “Tommie” Carter
Birth: April 9, 1876 23 18Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 22, 1928Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
Dorsey Carter
Birth: August 2, 1878 25 20Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 1, 1953Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Addie Carter
Birth: September 10, 1880 27 22Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 27, 1955Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Nannie Carter
Birth: March 15, 1883 30 25Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 4, 1886Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
5 years
younger sister
Margaret Ruth Carter
Birth: March 22, 1888 35 30Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 17, 1959Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Betsy Carter
Birth: October 8, 1890 37 32Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 12, 1975El Centro, Imperial, California, United States
3 years
younger brother
William L “Willie” Carter
Birth: July 26, 1893 40 35Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 15, 1957Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States

Thomas “Tommie” Carter has 3 first cousins recorded

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Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William Malcolm Carter - Household

Dist. 4 Humphries, Tennessee

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Malcolm W CarterWM26headMFarmerTNTNTN
Mollie CarterWF22wifeMTNTNTN
Thomas CarterWM4sonSTNTNTN
Dausie CarterWM1sonSTNTNTN