The Shemwell Family

Denie Kathleen MillenAge: 83 years18911974

Name
Denie Kathleen Millen
Given names
Denie Kathleen
Surname
Millen
Married name
Denie Kathleen Smithson
Birth September 23, 1891 30 25
MarriageRobert Archibald Smithson Sr.View this family
unknown

Birth of a brotherJames Harry Millen
December 19, 1892 (Age 14 months)
Birth of a sisterCatherine E Millen
about 1892 (Age 3 months)
Birth of a brotherHarry M Millen
about 1893 (Age 15 months)
Birth of a brotherOtis W Millen
June 20, 1897 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 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 8 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherHenry Mitchell
March 13, 1900 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Edward “Jack” Millen
August 26, 1903 (Age 11 years)
Death of a sisterElla May Millen
about 1903 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherHarriet Miranda “Mary” Shemwell
March 11, 1906 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Dr. Robert Archibald Smithson Jr.
October 11, 1914 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 24 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 25 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 26 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 14, 1920 (Age 28 years)
Death of a fatherJames Howard Millen
April 8, 1927 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 38 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
Death of a motherMary Lee “Mollie” Mitchell
September 16, 1930 (Age 38 years)
Census April 25, 1940 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 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 husbandRobert Archibald Smithson Sr.
June 15, 1951 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 58 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 80 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 54 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 September 24, 1974 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery
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
younger brother
James Harry Millen
Birth: December 19, 1892 31 26Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 10, 1991Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
-15 months
herself
Denie Kathleen Millen
Birth: September 23, 1891 30 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 24, 1974Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
15 months
younger 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 Robert Archibald Smithson Sr. - View this family
husband
herself
Denie Kathleen Millen
Birth: September 23, 1891 30 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 24, 1974Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
Marriage:
son
Dr. Robert Archibald Smithson Jr.
Birth: October 11, 1914 27 23Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
Death: November 17, 2009Palm Desert, Riverside, California, United States

Denie Kathleen Millen has 4 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Robert Archibald Smithson Sr. - Household

28 N. Glenmore Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Smithson, Robert AheadMW32MKYVAINEngineerLocomotive
Smithson, KathleenwifeFW28MKYKYKY
Smithson, Robert AsonMW5-1mSINKYKY