The Shemwell Family

Ida Gertrude CappsAge: 100 years18791980

Name
Ida Gertrude Capps
Given names
Ida Gertrude
Surname
Capps
Married name
Ida Gertrude Russell
Birth November 2, 1879
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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 Wickliffe RussellView this family
September 21, 1904 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Thomas Franklin Russell
August 26, 1905 (Age 25 years)
Death of a husbandJohn Wickliffe Russell
1910 (Age 30 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 36 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 37 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 38 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/
Marriage of a childThomas Franklin RussellCatherine ShemwellView this family
October 26, 1926 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Herman Franklin Russell
November 9, 1927 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Marvin Thomas Russell
September 9, 1929 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 49 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 18, 1930 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Leonard Dean Russell
November 2, 1931 (Age 52 years)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 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 70 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 sonThomas Franklin Russell
October 27, 1967 (Age 87 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 66 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 January 11, 1980 (Age 100 years)
Family with John Wickliffe Russell - View this family
husband
herself
Ida Gertrude Capps
Birth: November 2, 1879Kevil, Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 11, 1980Macomb, Michigan, United States
Marriage: September 21, 1904Wickliffe, Ballard, Kentucky, United States
11 months
son
Thomas Franklin Russell
Birth: August 26, 1905 25 25Kevil, Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 27, 1967Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Franklin Russell - Household

674 Collingwood Ave. Roseville, Macomb, Michigan

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Russell, Thomas FheadMW24M21KYKYKYAgentInsurance
Russell, KatherinewifeFW19M16KYKYKY
Russell, Herman FsonMW2-4mSMIKYKY
Russell, Marvin TsonMW7mSMIKYKY
Russell, Gertrude JmotherFW50MKYTNMO

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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Franklin Russell - Household

27252 Collingwood Roseville, Macomb, Michigan

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Russell, Thomas FXheadMW34DKYSame PlaceAssemblerAutomobile Factory
Russell, Gertrude ImotherFW60WdKYSame Place