The Shemwell Family

Roy Owens1905

Name
Roy Owens
Given names
Roy
Surname
Owens
Birth 1905 44
Death of a fatherCharles W Owens
July 17, 1913 (Age 8 years)
Cause: Tuberculosis
Note: Has his middle initial as "W" on death certificate and on headstone, but clearly a "B…
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 11 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
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World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 12 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
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Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 13 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 paternal grandmotherRebecca Ann Reed
February 14, 1919 (Age 14 years)
Cause: Influenza
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 24 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
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World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 36 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
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Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 45 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 brotherGuy Owens
December 29, 1962 (Age 57 years)
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Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 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
Deathunknown

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father
Charles W Owens
Birth: 1861 25 24Kentucky, United States
Death: July 17, 1913Harvey, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
mother
Marriage: September 5, 1892Marshall, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
Guy Owens
Birth: June 1, 1895 34Kentucky, United States
Death: December 29, 1962Fulton, Fulton, Kentucky, United States
11 years
himself

Roy Owens has 7 first cousins recorded

Father's family (7)

Parents William J Owens + Celia Kinney
1Ida Owens1888
2Clara Owens1891
3Crate Owens1893
Parents Benjamin Owens + Tina Childers
1Nina Owens1911
3Private
4Private

Mother's family (0)