The Shemwell Family

David Oliver Rucker Jr.Age: 63 years18821946

Name
David Oliver Rucker Jr.
Given names
David Oliver
Surname
Rucker
Name suffix
Jr.
Birth September 15, 1882 38 34
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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
Death of a fatherDavid Oliver Rucker
about 1900 (Age 17 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Jane Alsup
December 31, 1903 (Age 21 years)
MarriageLorana “Lula” PulleyView this family
June 16, 1905 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Nellie Mae Rucker
May 7, 1906 (Age 23 years)
Death of a wifeLorana “Lula” Pulley
September 18, 1907 (Age 25 years)
Cause: Typhoid Fever - Miscarriage
Death of a sisterLucy O Rucker
January 27, 1914 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 33 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 34 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 35 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 47 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 10, 1930 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Nellie Mae Sims
June 21, 1937 (Age 54 years)
Census April 18, 1940 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 59 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
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 63 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 March 1, 1946 (Age 63 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crown Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Elizabeth Jane Alsup
Birth: May 16, 1848Wilson, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 31, 1903Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Marriage:
elder sister
Lucy O Rucker
Birth: February 23, 1878 34 29Tennessee, United States
Death: January 27, 1914Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder sister
2 years
himself
David Oliver Rucker Jr.
Birth: September 15, 1882 38 34Wilson, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 1, 1946Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States
Family with Lorana “Lula” Pulley - View this family
himself
David Oliver Rucker Jr.
Birth: September 15, 1882 38 34Wilson, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 1, 1946Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States
wife
Lorana “Lula” Pulley
Birth: June 25, 1885 37 33Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 18, 1907Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: June 16, 1905Davidson, Tennessee, United States
11 months
daughter
Nellie Mae Rucker
Birth: May 7, 1906 23 20Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 7, 1957Colorado, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - David Oliver Rucker Jr. - Household

1498 Ames Street Jefferson, Colorado

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Rucker, David OheadMW47WdTNTNTNShoe makerShoe store
Rucker, Nellie MdaughterFW23MTNTNTNSaleswomanDepartment store

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - David Oliver Rucker Jr. - Household

1478 Ames Street Mount Air, Jefferson, Colorado

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Rucker, David OheadMW57WdTNSame PlaceShoe MakerShoe Shop