The Shemwell Family

Charles Oscar BennettAge: 85 years18761962

Name
Charles Oscar Bennett
Given names
Charles Oscar
Surname
Bennett
Birth December 24, 1876 32 31
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 12 months)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a fatherGeorge Washington Bennett
April 23, 1881 (Age 4 years)
Death of a motherRosena East
October 29, 1891 (Age 14 years)

Death of a sisterMary Elizabeth Bennett
February 25, 1897 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 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
MarriageBirdie Alice BunchView this family
about 1908 (Age 31 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Elizabeth Lucile Bennett
May 1, 1909 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Dorothy Cordelia Bennett
July 25, 1911 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Charles Owen “Chuck” Bennett Jr.
March 17, 1916 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 39 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 40 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 41 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 3, 1920 (Age 43 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherHenrietta “Rita” Parham
September 6, 1924 (Age 47 years)
Cause: Heart
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 52 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 4, 1930 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Cecil MillerElizabeth Lucile BennettView this family
June 13, 1931 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Richard Cecil Miller
December 6, 1931 (Age 54 years)
Death of a daughterElizabeth Lucile Bennett
September 20, 1932 (Age 55 years)
Death of a brotherOwen Thomas Bennett
September 24, 1934 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Alan Dale Bennett
March 25, 1938 (Age 61 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Owen “Chuck” Bennett Jr.Evelyn Rachel FolgerView this family
May 26, 1939 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 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
Death of a wifeBirdie Alice Bunch
May 31, 1946 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 73 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 69 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, 1962 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
George Washington Bennett
Birth: November 6, 1844 23 19Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: April 23, 1881Lawrence, Indiana, United States
mother
Marriage: February 4, 1866Lawrence, Indiana, United States
21 months
elder brother
Owen Thomas Bennett
Birth: October 24, 1867 22 22Iowa, United States
Death: September 24, 1934Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, United States
13 months
elder sister
Mary Elizabeth Bennett
Birth: November 28, 1868 24 23Lawrence, Indiana, United States
Death: February 25, 1897Strawn, Livingston, Illinois, United States
3 years
elder sister
5 years
himself
Family with Birdie Alice Bunch - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1908
16 months
daughter
Elizabeth Lucile Bennett
Birth: May 1, 1909 32 29Kentucky, United States
Death: September 20, 1932Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, United States
2 years
daughter
Dorothy Cordelia Bennett
Birth: July 25, 1911 34 32Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 10, 1991Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, United States
5 years
son

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles Oscar Bennett - Household

502 East Thompson Street Blue River, Johnson, Indiana

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Bennett, Charles OheadMW43MINININLetter CutterMonument Co.
Bennett, Birdie AwifeFW40MKYGAKY
Bennett, ElizabethdaughterFW10SKYINKY
Bennett, DorothydaughterFW8SKYINKY
Bennett, Charles JrsonMW3-9mSININKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles Oscar Bennett - Household

30 W. South St. Franklin, Johnson, Indiana

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Bennett, Charles OheadMW53M29INININSculptorMonuments
Bennett, Birdie AwifeFW50M27KYKYKY
Bennett, Elizabeth LdaughterFW20SKYINKYBook keeperAuto - Insurance
Bennett, DorothydaughterFW18SKYINKY
Bennett, Charles JrsonMW14SININKY