The Shemwell Family

George Neil Blatt Jr.Age: 54 years19081962

Name
George Neil Blatt Jr.
Given names
George Neil
Surname
Blatt
Name suffix
Jr.
Birth April 15, 1908 31 29
MarriageBernice F View this family
unknown

Census May 4, 1910 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 7 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a motherLulu Ethel Spotts
January 26, 1917 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 8 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
Marriage of a parentGeorge Neil BlattRosa Lee “Rosalie” ShemwellView this family
calculated 1918 (Age 9 years)

Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 9 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 9, 1920 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 21 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 12, 1930 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 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 41 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 fatherGeorge Neil Blatt
October 12, 1956 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 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 June 1962 (Age 54 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maple Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Lulu Ethel Spotts
Birth: April 26, 1878Jackson, Will, Illinois, United States
Death: January 26, 1917Joliet, Will, Illinois, United States
Marriage: August 21, 1902Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
3 years
elder sister
Lois Blatt
Birth: November 13, 1905 29 27Elwood, Will, Illinois, United States
Death: April 9, 2005Wilmington, Will, Illinois, United States
2 years
himself
George Neil Blatt Jr.
Birth: April 15, 1908 31 29Will, Illinois, United States
Death: June 1962Will, Illinois, United States
Father’s family with Rosa Lee “Rosalie” Shemwell - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: calculated 1918
Family with Bernice F - View this family
himself
George Neil Blatt Jr.
Birth: April 15, 1908 31 29Will, Illinois, United States
Death: June 1962Will, Illinois, United States
wife
Marriage:

George Neil Blatt Jr. has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - George Neil Blatt - Household

Cherry Street Jackson, Will, Illinois

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Blatt, GeorgeheadMW33M110ILDenmarkILLawyer
Blatt, LuluwifeFW31M11022ILOHOH
Blatt, LoisdaughterFW4SILILIL
Blatt, George Jr.sonMW2SILILIL

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George Neil Blatt - Household

1210 Oneida Street Joliet, Will, Illinois

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Blatt, George NheadMW43MILDenmarkDanishILLawyerGeneral Practice
Blatt, RosaliewifeFW32MMOKYMO
Blatt, LoisdaughterFW14SILILMO
Blatt, Bernice LdaughterFW12SMOILMO
Blatt, GeorgesonMW11SILILMO
Blatt, HeloisedaughterFW12SMOILMO

Bernice & Heloise Gray are listed as Blatt

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - George Neil Blatt - Household

631 Western Ave Joliet, Will, Illinois

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Blatt, George NheadMW53M28ILDenmarkILLawyerOwn office
Blatt, RosaliewifeFW42M17MOKYKY
Blatt, Bernice LeesonMW23SMOTNIL
Blatt, George NsonMW22SILTNIL
Blatt, Heloise DdaughterFW20SMOTNIL

Bernice & Heloise Gray are listed as Blatt, Bernice is now a son? -b