The Shemwell Family

Ada Virginia BlankAge: 74 years18901965

Name
Ada Virginia Blank
Given names
Ada Virginia
Surname
Blank
Married name
Ada Virginia Travers
Birth June 11, 1890
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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
MarriageJohn Sidney TraversView this family
calculated 1911 (Age 20 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Ada B Travers
1911 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 25 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 26 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 27 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 6, 1920 (Age 29 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 April 2, 1930 (Age 39 years)
Marriage of a childKenneth Lee RudyAda B TraversView this family
calculated 1939 (Age 48 years)

Census April 15, 1940 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Sidney Lee Rudy
February 16, 1944 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 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 59 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 husbandJohn Sidney Travers
December 24, 1961 (Age 71 years)
Death of a daughterAda B Travers
April 5, 1963 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 55 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 February 1965 (Age 74 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Loudon Park Cemetery
Family with John Sidney Travers - View this family
husband
John Sidney Travers
Birth: November 2, 1888 29 31Laurel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Death: December 24, 1961Elkridge, Howard, Maryland, United States
herself
Marriage: calculated 1911
1 year
daughter
Ada B Travers
Birth: 1911 22 20Maryland, United States
Death: April 5, 1963Elkrldge, Howard, Maryland, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Sidney Travers - Household

Dist 1 West of center of Washington Pike Elk Ridge, Howard, Maryland

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Travers, John SheadMW30MMDDCMDStation EngineerPower House
Travers, AdawifeFW24MMDMDMD
Travers, AdadaughterFW8SMDMDMD

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Sidney Travers - Household

Levering Avenue Elk Ridge, Howard, Maryland

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Travers, J SidneyheadMW41M23MDDCMDEngineerWater Works
Travers, Ada TwifeFW37M18MDMDMD
Travers, Ada BdaughterFW18SMDMDMD

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Sidney Travers - Household

Levering Avenue ElkRidge, Howard, Maryland

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Travers, J SidneyheadMW51MMDSame PlaceSteam Engineer?? Water Supply
Travers, Ada VirginiawifeFW48MMDSame Place