The Shemwell Family

Hollis B FinnellAge: 68 years18991967

Name
Hollis B Finnell
Given names
Hollis B
Surname
Finnell
Birth 1899 27 27

Birth of a sisterGussie Lee Finnell
June 5, 1901 (Age 2 years)
Address: Salisbury, Chariton, Missouri, United States
Birth of a brotherLloyd Howell Finnell
1904 (Age 5 years)

Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Susan Drinkard
1911 (Age 12 years)

Death of a paternal grandfatherHowell Finnell
June 12, 1915 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 17 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 18 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 19 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 7, 1920 (Age 21 years)
Death of a fatherJames Logan Finnell
March 7, 1923 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 30 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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 51 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 motherMittie Susan Epperly
January 4, 1963 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 47 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 1967 (Age 68 years)

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father
James Logan Finnell
Birth: May 15, 1871 33 31Chariton, Missouri, United States
Death: March 7, 1923Salisbury, Chariton, Missouri, United States
mother
Mittie Susan Epperly
Birth: August 12, 1871Prairie Hill, Chariton, Missouri, United States
Death: January 4, 1963Salisbury, Chariton, Missouri, United States
Marriage: about 1897
3 years
himself
2 years
younger sister
Gussie Lee Finnell
Birth: June 5, 1901 30 29Clifton Hill, Randolph, Missouri, United States
Death: November 16, 1983Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States
4 years
younger brother

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Logan Finnell - Household

Third Street Salisbury, Chariton, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Finnell, James LheadMW48MMOMOMOLaborerGrain Elevator
Finnell, MittiewifeFW48MMOMOMO
Finnell, Hollis BsonMW20SMOMOMOSalesman Retail Groceries
Finnell, Gussie LdaughterFW18SMOMOMOTeacherPublic School
Finnell, Lloyd HsonMW15SMOMOMO