The Shemwell Family

Harold Arey “Ike” IsenhowerAge: 82 years19101993

Name
Harold Arey “Ike” Isenhower
Given names
Harold Arey
Nickname
Ike
Surname
Isenhower
Birth October 4, 1910 21 23
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 5 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 6 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 7 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 1, 1920 (Age 9 years)

Birth of a sisterAlberta Stine “Peaches” Isenhower
June 8, 1920 (Age 9 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherDougal Lindsay Arey
March 20, 1922 (Age 11 years)
Cause: Stroke
Death of a paternal grandmotherMargaret Catherine Stine
December 16, 1928 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 18 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 8, 1930 (Age 19 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherPhilo Elmore Isenhower
January 11, 1935 (Age 24 years)

Death of a maternal grandmotherNancy Lugenia “Nannie” Shemwell
October 15, 1939 (Age 29 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Death of a fatherBerman Harold Isenhower
June 22, 1941 (Age 30 years)
Death of a motherLottie Coleman Arey
June 22, 1941 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 31 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 son
#1
Harold Arey “Jim” Isenhower II
August 2, 1947 (Age 36 years)
MarriageJean Clark DunhamView this family
December 16, 1951 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 39 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 wifeMildred Nash
February 10, 1973 (Age 62 years)
Cause: Drug Addiction
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 35 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 of a sonHarold Arey “Jim” Isenhower II
January 7, 1979 (Age 68 years)
Cause: Car Accident
Death May 14, 1993 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forsyth Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
Berman Harold Isenhower
Birth: April 1, 1889 36 32Catawba, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 22, 1941Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
mother
Marriage:
himself
10 years
younger sister
Alberta Stine “Peaches” Isenhower
Birth: June 8, 1920 31 33Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 22, 2009Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Family with Mildred Nash - View this family
himself
wife
Mildred Nash
Birth: January 21, 1910 21 19Georgia, United States
Death: February 10, 1973Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States
son
Private
son
Harold Arey “Jim” Isenhower II
Birth: August 2, 1947 36 37Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 7, 1979North Myrtle Beach, Horry, South Carolina, United States
Family with Jean Clark Dunham - View this family
himself
wife
Jean Clark Dunham
Birth: June 29, 1910Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 7, 1993Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: December 16, 1951Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

Harold Arey “Ike” Isenhower has 8 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Berman Harold Isenhower - Household

Salisbury Rowan NC

NameRelationTenSexRaceAgeMCYOIN/AYONEduBPFBPMBPNLEng?OccupationIndustryEmploy
Berman H IsenhowerheadMW31SNCNCNCRental AgentPrivate Family
Lottie C IsenhowerwifeFW32SNCNCNC
Harold A IsenhowersonMW10SNCNCNC

Notes: Lafayette St.

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Berman Harold Isenhower - Household

Salisbury Rowan NC

NameRelationAssetsSexRaceAgeMCAgMEduBPFBPMBPNLYOIN/AEng?OccupationIndustryEmployVetWar
Berman H IsenhowerheadMW40S-NCNCNC
Lottie C IsenhowerwifeFW41S-NCNCNC
Harold A IsenhowersonMW20S-NCNCNCSalesmanMotor A-AM
Aberta S IsenhowerdaughterFW9S-NCNCNC
Mollie GainerservantFB55S-NCNCNCCookPrivate family

Notes: Lafayette St.