The Shemwell Family

Seth Elmer BlackAge: 70 years18801950

Name
Seth Elmer Black
Given names
Seth Elmer
Surname
Black
Birth February 1, 1880 33 24
MarriageRosa May DuncanView this family
unknown

Birth of a brotherGrover Black
November 12, 1884 (Age 4 years)
Death of a brotherGrover Black
December 6, 1884 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherDaniel Black
April 15, 1889 (Age 9 years)
Death of a brotherDaniel Black
May 22, 1889 (Age 9 years)
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
Birth of a son
#1
Elmer Verland Black
October 23, 1905 (Age 25 years)

Death of a maternal grandmotherAnn Lucas Walker “Anna” Hunter
June 9, 1908 (Age 28 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Wesley Holland
December 29, 1910 (Age 30 years)
Death of a sonElmer Verland Black
April 22, 1914 (Age 34 years)
Death of a fatherLewis Linn Black
June 7, 1916 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 35 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 36 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 37 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 parentGeorge G RaceRoxanna Rosalie HollandView this family
September 6, 1928 (Age 48 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
Death of a motherRoxanna Rosalie Holland
March 6, 1941 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 61 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 69 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 65 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 November 16, 1950 (Age 70 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: East Lawn Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 1872Marion, Illinois, United States
3 years
elder brother
Thomas Emmett Black
Birth: February 5, 1875 28 19Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: September 3, 1952Marion, Illinois, United States
4 years
elder brother
Edwin R Black
Birth: September 6, 1878 32 23Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: July 20, 1879Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
17 months
himself
Seth Elmer Black
Birth: February 1, 1880 33 24Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: November 16, 1950Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
5 years
younger brother
Grover Black
Birth: November 12, 1884 38 29Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: December 6, 1884Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
4 years
younger brother
Daniel Black
Birth: April 15, 1889 42 33Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: May 22, 1889Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
Mother’s family with George G Race - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: September 6, 1928Marion, Illinois, United States
Family with Rosa May Duncan - View this family
himself
Seth Elmer Black
Birth: February 1, 1880 33 24Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: November 16, 1950Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
wife
Rosa May Duncan
Birth: March 3, 1885Illinois, United States
Death: April 1975Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
Marriage:
son
Elmer Verland Black
Birth: October 23, 1905 25 20
Death: April 22, 1914Illinois, United States