The Shemwell Family

Virgil SwindleAge: 73 years18951969

Name
Virgil Swindle
Given names
Virgil
Surname
Swindle
Birth November 26, 1895
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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
MarriageLola Bess DungeyView this family
September 13, 1915 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Frances D Swindle
December 15, 1915 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 20 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 daughter
#2
Wilma Alverda Swindle
August 20, 1917 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 21 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 22 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/
Census January 6, 1920 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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 17, 1930 (Age 34 years)
Census April 29, 1940 (Age 44 years)
Death of a sonFrances D Swindle
January 7, 1943 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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
Census April 18, 1950 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 54 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 wifeLola Bess Dungey
October 26, 1962 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 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 August 4, 1969 (Age 73 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Park Cemetery
Family with Lola Bess Dungey - View this family
himself
Virgil Swindle
Birth: November 26, 1895Bowers Mill, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: August 4, 1969Jasper, Jasper, Missouri, United States
wife
Lola Bess Dungey
Birth: June 8, 1896 31 24Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: October 26, 1962Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Marriage: September 13, 1915Mt. Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
3 months
son
Frances D Swindle
Birth: December 15, 1915 20 19Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: January 7, 1943Africa
20 months
daughter
Wilma Alverda Swindle
Birth: August 20, 1917 21 21Avilla, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: October 27, 2011McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Virgil Swindle - Household

Mcdonald, Jasper, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Swindle, VirgilheadMW24MMOMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Swindle, Lola BwifeFW23MMOILIL
Swindle, Frances DsonMW4SMOMOMO
Swindle, Wilma AdaughterFW2-5mSMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Virgil Swindle - Household

Mineral, Jasper, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Swindle, VirgilheadMW34M19MOUSUSFarmerGeneral
Swindle, LolawifeFW34M18MOILIL
Swindle, FrancessonMW14SMOMOMO
Swindle, WilmadaughterFW12SMOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Virgil Swindle - Household

Mineral, Jasper, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Swindle, VirgilheadMW44MMOFarming
Swindle, LolaXwifeFW44MMO
Swindle, FrancessonMW24SMOButcher
Swindle, WilmadaughterFW22SMO

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Virgil Swindle - Household

819 Oak Street Carthage, Jasper, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Swindle, VirgilheadMW54MarMOPackingGarment Factory
Swindle, Lola BwifeFW53MarMO
Swindle, Wilma CdaughterFW33WdMOOperates Sewing MachineGarment Factory