The Shemwell Family

James Burrel Porter JrAge: 67 years18851953

Name
James Burrel Porter Jr
Given names
James Burrel
Surname
Porter
Name suffix
Jr
Birth August 19, 1885
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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 30 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageEtta Lee BurrisView this family
after 1917 (Age 31 years)

Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 31 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 32 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 44 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 May 7, 1930 (Age 44 years)
Census April 15, 1940 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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 64 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 60 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 January 12, 1953 (Age 67 years)
Family with Etta Lee Burris - View this family
himself
James Burrel Porter Jr
Birth: August 19, 1885Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Death: January 12, 1953Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
wife
Etta Lee Burris
Birth: September 3, 1891 29 27Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: November 1979Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Marriage: after 1917
Charles H Dement + Etta Lee Burris - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Etta Lee Burris
Birth: September 3, 1891 29 27Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: November 1979Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Marriage: July 1, 1916Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Divorce: 1917Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Burrel Porter Jr - Household

East Armour Blvd Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Porter, James BheadMW44M35MOMOILDeputy SheriffCounty
Porter, Etta LwifeFW39M29MOOHMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - James Burrel Porter Jr - Household

Tracy Street Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Porter, James BXheadMW54MMOSame PlaceCounty ClerkCounty Clerks Office
Porter, Etta LeewifeFW48MMOSame Place