John Benjamin Van BeekAge: 77 years1897–1975
- Name
- John Benjamin Van Beek
- Given names
- John Benjamin
- Surname
- Van Beek
 Birth | November 7, 1897 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 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 |
 Marriage | Genevieve Shemwell — View this family February 10, 1914 (Age 16 years) |
 Divorce | Genevieve Shemwell — View this family May 26, 1915 (Age 17 years) Note: Genevieve filed for divorce from John due to cruelty. |
| 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 31 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 |
| 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 |
 Death of a wife | Genevieve Shemwell January 20, 1947 (Age 49 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 |
| 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 | February 5, 1975 (Age 77 years) |
| Family with Genevieve Shemwell |
| himself |
John Benjamin Van Beek Birth: November 7, 1897 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States Death: February 5, 1975 — San Bernardino, California, United States |
| ex-wife |
Genevieve Shemwell Birth: May 6, 1896 31 22 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States Death: January 20, 1947 — Lassen, California, United States |
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Marriage: February 10, 1914 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States |
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Divorce: May 26, 1915 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States |
| Leo DeLacy Maloney + Genevieve Shemwell |
| wife’s husband |
Leo DeLacy Maloney Birth: January 4, 1888 22 21 — Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States Death: November 2, 1929 — Hotel Astor, New York, New York, United States |
| ex-wife |
Genevieve Shemwell Birth: May 6, 1896 31 22 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States Death: January 20, 1947 — Lassen, California, United States |
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Marriage: January 25, 1923 — Riverside, California, United States |
No family available
| Divorce | Genevieve filed for divorce from John due to cruelty. |