The Shemwell Family

Cornelia “Cina” VanStrienAge: 67 years18891957

Name
Cornelia “Cina” VanStrien
Given names
Cornelia
Surname
VanStrien
Nickname
Cina
Married name
Cornelia McMillan
Birth November 21, 1889
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 26 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 27 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 28 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/
MarriageJohn Henry McMillanView this family
March 8, 1919 (Age 29 years)
Census January 9, 1920 (Age 30 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 9, 1930 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 60 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 56 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 July 8, 1957 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery
Family with John Henry McMillan - View this family
husband
John Henry McMillan
Birth: July 5, 1887 31 26Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 15, 1969Michigan, United States
herself
Cornelia “Cina” VanStrien
Birth: November 21, 1889Leroy, Calhoun, Michigan, United States
Death: July 8, 1957Michigan, United States
Marriage: March 8, 1919Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Henry McMillan - Household

22 Summer Street Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
McMillan, John HheadMW33MTNTNPACarpenterHouse
McMillan, CorneliawifeFW30MMIHollandDutchHollandDutch

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Henry McMillan - Household

30 Winter Street Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
McMillan, John HheadMW41M33TNTNOHCarpenterGenrl Work
McMillan, CorneliawifeFW40M29MIHollandHolland