The Shemwell Family

James Harry MillenAge: 98 years18921991

Name
James Harry Millen
Given names
James Harry
Surname
Millen
Birth December 19, 1892 31 26
Birth of a sisterCatherine E Millen
about 1892
Birth of a brotherHarry M Millen
about 1893 (Age 13 days)
Birth of a brotherOtis W Millen
June 20, 1897 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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 sisterElla May Millen
about 1900 (Age 7 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherHenry Mitchell
March 13, 1900 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Edward “Jack” Millen
August 26, 1903 (Age 10 years)
Death of a sisterElla May Millen
about 1903 (Age 10 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherHarriet Miranda “Mary” Shemwell
March 11, 1906 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 23 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 24 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 25 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 1, 1920 (Age 27 years)
MarriageMildred Elizabeth ShaverView this family
December 15, 1920 (Age 27 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Doris Evelyn Millen
January 4, 1924 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James Harry Millen Jr
June 23, 1925 (Age 32 years)
Death of a fatherJames Howard Millen
April 8, 1927 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 36 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
Birth of a son
#3
David Lawrence Millen
May 24, 1930 (Age 37 years)
Death of a motherMary Lee “Mollie” Mitchell
September 16, 1930 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 48 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 57 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 brotherOtis W Millen
September 2, 1972 (Age 79 years)
Death of a sisterDenie Kathleen Millen
September 24, 1974 (Age 81 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 53 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 of a brotherJohn Edward “Jack” Millen
August 17, 1976 (Age 83 years)
Death of a brotherSt Augustus “Gus” Millen
May 23, 1979 (Age 86 years)
Death of a wifeMildred Elizabeth Shaver
May 1, 1987 (Age 94 years)
Death of a daughterDoris Evelyn Millen
July 27, 1987 (Age 94 years)
Death March 10, 1991 (Age 98 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 18, 1888Todd, Kentucky, United States
11 months
elder brother
St Augustus “Gus” Millen
Birth: November 15, 1889 28 23Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 23, 1979Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States
3 years
himself
James Harry Millen
Birth: December 19, 1892 31 26Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 10, 1991Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
-15 months
elder sister
Denie Kathleen Millen
Birth: September 23, 1891 30 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 24, 1974Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
15 months
sister
2 years
younger brother
Harry M Millen
Birth: about 1893 31 26Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death:
5 years
younger brother
Otis W Millen
Birth: June 20, 1897 35 31Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 2, 1972Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States
4 years
younger sister
Ella May Millen
Birth: about 1900 38 33Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: about 1903Todd, Kentucky, United States
4 years
younger brother
John Edward “Jack” Millen
Birth: August 26, 1903 42 37Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 17, 1976Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
Family with Mildred Elizabeth Shaver - View this family
himself
James Harry Millen
Birth: December 19, 1892 31 26Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 10, 1991Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
wife
Mildred Elizabeth Shaver
Birth: May 5, 1899Earlington, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 1, 1987Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
Marriage: December 15, 1920
3 years
daughter
Doris Evelyn Millen
Birth: January 4, 1924 31 24Earlington, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 27, 1987Contra Costa, California, United States
18 months
son
James Harry Millen Jr
Birth: June 23, 1925 32 26Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 30, 2007Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States
5 years
son
David Lawrence Millen
Birth: May 24, 1930 37 31Earlington, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 2, 2016Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States

James Harry Millen has 4 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Howard Millen - Household

306 Cumberland Ave Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Millen, HowardheadMW58MKYKYKYConductorRailroad
Millen, Mary LeewifeFW54MKYTNKY
Millen, HarrysonMW29STNKYKYEngineerRailroad
Millen, OtissonMW22SKYKYKY
Millen, JohnsonMW16SKYKYKY