The Shemwell Family

Walter J DungeyAge: 64 years18651929

Name
Walter J Dungey
Given names
Walter J
Surname
Dungey
Birth May 5, 1865
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 19 months)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 19 months)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 3 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 12 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageHattie Belle HollandView this family
February 5, 1890 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Naoma Dungey
March 2, 1891 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Lola Bess Dungey
June 8, 1896 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 32 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
#3
Roscoe Dungey
January 4, 1899 (Age 33 years)
Census June 14, 1900 (Age 35 years)
Death of a wifeHattie Belle Holland
September 10, 1902 (Age 37 years)
MarriageEthel Mae RichieView this family
estimated 1910 (Age 44 years)

Census May 5, 1910 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childWalter T MyersNaoma DungeyView this family
about 1913 (Age 47 years)

Marriage of a childVirgil SwindleLola Bess DungeyView this family
September 13, 1915 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Frances D Swindle
December 15, 1915 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 50 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Wilma Alverda Swindle
August 20, 1917 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 51 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 52 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 64 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 October 30, 1929 (Age 64 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Red Oak Cemetery
Family with Hattie Belle Holland - View this family
himself
wife
Hattie Belle Holland
Birth: March 4, 1872 41 38Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: September 10, 1902Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Marriage: February 5, 1890Phelps, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
13 months
daughter
5 years
daughter
Lola Bess Dungey
Birth: June 8, 1896 31 24Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: October 26, 1962Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
3 years
son
Roscoe Dungey
Birth: January 4, 1899 33 26Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: January 31, 1953Jasper, Missouri, United States
Family with Ethel Mae Richie - View this family
himself
wife
Ethel Mae Richie
Birth: July 21, 1890Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: July 3, 1990Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: estimated 1910

No family available

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Walter J Dungey - Household

Mcdonald, Jasper, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Dungey, Walter JheadWMMay186535M10ILTNTNFarmer
Dungey, Hattie BwifeWFMar187228M1033ILKYTN
Dungey, NaomadaughterWFMar18919SMOILIL
Dungey, LolahdaughterWFJun18963SMOILIL
Dungey, RoscosonWMJan18982SMOILIL

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Walter J Dungey - Household

Red Oak, Lawrence, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Dungey, WalterheadMW48M200ILPNILFarmerGeneral Farm
Dungey, RichiewifeFW22M100MOILIN
Dungey, LolahdaughterFW13SMOILIL
Dungey, RoscoesonMW11SMOILIL