The Shemwell Family

Jeannette “Nettie” DurhamAge: 74 years18901965

Name
Jeannette “Nettie” Durham
Given names
Jeannette
Surname
Durham
Nickname
Nettie
Married name
Jeannette O'Neal
Birth April 26, 1890
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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
MarriageJames Edward “Ed” O'NealView this family
April 18, 1908 (Age 17 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Alda Lucille “Peggy” O'Neal
June 19, 1910 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Alene L O'Neal
August 29, 1912 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#3
James Willard O'Neal
March 14, 1916 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 25 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 26 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 27 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 10, 1920 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Donald Dee “Don” O'Neal
July 1, 1920 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Maxine J O'Neal
June 7, 1924 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 39 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 19, 1930 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Ronald Edward “Yockey” Allois
June 17, 1932 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childJames Willard O'NealMabel Ruth McSparrinView this family
1936 (Age 45 years)

Marriage of a childJames Ferdinand EadesAlene L O'NealView this family
January 2, 1937 (Age 46 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Sandra Kay Eades
October 9, 1940 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Donald Edward O'Neal
August 18, 1941 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 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
Birth of a grandson
#4
Timothy Lee “Tim” O'Neal
February 10, 1953 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 59 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 husbandJames Edward “Ed” O'Neal
March 30, 1961 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 55 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 February 16, 1965 (Age 74 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Herrin City Cemetery
Family with James Edward “Ed” O'Neal - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: April 18, 1908Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
2 years
daughter
Alda Lucille “Peggy” O'Neal
Birth: June 19, 1910 21 20Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 3, 1973Kissimmee, Osceola, Florida, United States
2 years
daughter
4 years
son
James Willard O'Neal
Birth: March 14, 1916 27 25Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Death: October 15, 1982Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States
4 years
son
Donald Dee “Don” O'Neal
Birth: July 1, 1920 31 30Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Death: November 30, 1994Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
4 years
daughter
Maxine J O'Neal
Birth: June 7, 1924 35 34Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Death: March 10, 2014Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Edward O'Neal - Household

Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
O'Neal, James EheadMW22M2KYKYKYMinerCoal Mines
O'Neal, NettiewifeFW20M2ILILIL

Next door to grandparents James L & Eliza Shemwell

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Edward O'Neal - Household

1204 Ural? Maple St. Herrin, Williamson, Illinois

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
O'Neal, EdwardheadMW31MKYKYKYMinerdigger
O'Neal, NettiewifeFW30MILILIL
O'Neal, AidadaughterFW9SKYKYIL
O'Neal, AlenedaughterFW7SKYKYIL
O'Neal, JamessonMW3SILKYIL

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Edward O'Neal - Household

1021 S 12th Herrin, Williamson, Illinois

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
O'Neal, EddheadMW41M19KYKYKYForemanCoal Mine
O'Neal, NettiewifeFW40M18KYKYKY
O'Neal, Alene LdaughterFW17SKYKYIL
O'Neal, James WsonMW14SILKYIL
O'Neal, Donald DsonMW9SILKYIL
O'Neal, Maxine JdaughterFW5SILKYIL

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - James Edward O'Neal - Household

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
O'Neal, EdwardheadMW51MKYSame houseManagerCoal Mines
O'Neal, NettiewifeFW50MILSame house
O'Neal, DonaldsonMW19SILSame houseBaker?? Bakery
O'Neal, MaxinedaughterFW15SILSame house
Altois, RonniegrandsonMW7SILSame house