The Shemwell Family

Hunter Cleveland CristAge: 76 years18841960

Name
Hunter Cleveland Crist
Given names
Hunter Cleveland
Surname
Crist
Birth February 29, 1884
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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
Religious marriageOdette ChristianView this family
November 28, 1906 (Age 22 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Robert Hunter Crist
November 19, 1915 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#2
William Ode “Bill” Crist
October 22, 1916 (Age 32 years)
Death of a wifeOdette Christian
November 1, 1916 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 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 32 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 33 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 45 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 granddaughter
#1
Peggy Sue Crist
June 18, 1942 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 65 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 sonRobert Hunter Crist
October 22, 1956 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 61 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 August 6, 1960 (Age 76 years)
Family with Odette Christian - View this family
himself
wife
Odette Christian
Birth: 1879 41 25Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States
Death: November 1, 1916Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Marriage: November 28, 1906Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States
9 years
son
Robert Hunter Crist
Birth: November 19, 1915 31 36Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Death: October 22, 1956Hampton, Hampton, Virginia, United States
11 months
son
William Ode “Bill” Crist
Birth: October 22, 1916 32 37Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Death: March 8, 1989Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Hunter Cleveland Crist - Household

Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Crist, Hunter CheadMW26M4OHMOMOmail carrier
Crist, OdettewifeFW21M4MOMOIL