The Shemwell Family

James Harvey LuceAge: 55 years18751931

Name
James Harvey Luce
Given names
James Harvey
Surname
Luce
Birth August 24, 1875

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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
MarriageLouella “Lula” Carrie ShemwellView this family
May 3, 1915 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 40 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Military
World War I Reistration
September 12, 1918 (Age 43 years)

Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 41 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 42 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/
Death of a wifeLouella “Lula” Carrie Shemwell
January 15, 1922 (Age 46 years)
Cause: Cancer
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 54 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 August 20, 1931 (Age 55 years)
Family with Louella “Lula” Carrie Shemwell - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: May 3, 1915Jackson, Missouri, United States
George William Brady + Louella “Lula” Carrie Shemwell - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: 1890
-14 months
step-son
William Jesse Brady
Birth: November 9, 1888 19 17Missouri, United States
Death: July 26, 1936Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Virginia Gayle Brady
Birth: November 24, 1891 22 20Missouri, United States
Death: April 5, 1983Los Angeles, California, United States
4 years
step-son
Andrew Louis Brady
Birth: May 15, 1895 26 23Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: March 1, 1942Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, United States
7 years
step-daughter
Edna Lee “Betty” Brady
Birth: July 6, 1902 33 30Nebraska, United States
Death: December 20, 1967Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Charles Williams + Louella “Lula” Carrie Shemwell - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: May 25, 1889Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States

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