The Shemwell Family

Curtis Norman CowelAge: 71 years18961968

Name
Curtis Norman Cowel
Given names
Curtis Norman
Surname
Cowel
Birth January 28, 1896 41 27
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherHarry Anderson Cowel
September 28, 1902 (Age 6 years)
Census May 17, 1910 (Age 14 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherCurtis Parke
October 4, 1912 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 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 20 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 21 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 fatherWilliam Anderson Cowel
January 28, 1928 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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 16, 1930 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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
Death of a motherMargaret Jane Parke
March 18, 1948 (Age 52 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 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 sisterMargaret Jane Cowel
August 1, 1959 (Age 63 years)
Death of a brotherHarry Anderson Cowel
February 6, 1960 (Age 64 years)
MarriageNellie Leona PaddockView this family
January 5, 1961 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 4, 1968 (Age 71 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: estimated 1890
22 months
elder sister
Margaret Jane Cowel
Birth: November 11, 1891 37 22New Market, Taylor, Iowa, United States
Death: August 1, 1959Mound City, Linn, Kansas, United States
22 months
elder sister
Bessie Irene Cowel
Birth: September 6, 1893 38 24Indian Territory, Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 27, 1968Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
2 years
himself
Curtis Norman Cowel
Birth: January 28, 1896 41 27Linn, Kansas, United States
Death: January 4, 1968Garnett, Anderson, Kansas, United States
7 years
younger brother
Harry Anderson Cowel
Birth: September 28, 1902 47 33Pleasenton, Linn, Kansas, United States
Death: February 6, 1960Blue Mound, Linn, Kansas, United States
Family with Nellie Leona Paddock - View this family
himself
Curtis Norman Cowel
Birth: January 28, 1896 41 27Linn, Kansas, United States
Death: January 4, 1968Garnett, Anderson, Kansas, United States
wife
Nellie Leona Paddock
Birth: September 3, 1902Wall Street, Linn, Kansas, United States
Death: 2002Redfield, Bourbon, Kansas, United States
Marriage: January 5, 1961Butler, Bates, Missouri, United States
Harry Anderson Cowel + Nellie Leona Paddock - View this family
younger brother
Harry Anderson Cowel
Birth: September 28, 1902 47 33Pleasenton, Linn, Kansas, United States
Death: February 6, 1960Blue Mound, Linn, Kansas, United States
wife
Nellie Leona Paddock
Birth: September 3, 1902Wall Street, Linn, Kansas, United States
Death: 2002Redfield, Bourbon, Kansas, United States
Marriage:

Curtis Norman Cowel has 1 first cousin recorded

Father's family (0)

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Anderson Cowel - Household

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Cowel, William AheadWMOct185445M10ILNYUSFarmer
Cowel, Margaret JwifeWFDec186831M1033KSKYIN
Cowel, Margaret JdaughterWFNov18918SIAILKSAt School
Cowel, Bessie IdaughterWFSep18936MOKILKSAt School
Cowel, Curtis NsonWMJan18964SKSILKS
Parke, Curtisfather in lawWMJun183366Wd41KYKYKYStationary Steem Engineer
Parke, Elizabeth Asister in lawWFFeb187129SKSKYIN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Anderson Cowel - Household

Potosi, Linn, Kansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Cowel, William AheadMW54M19ILNYINFarmerGeneral Farm
Cowel, Margaret JwifeFW41M1944KSKYIN
Cowel, MargaretdaughterFW18SIAILKS
Cowel, Bessie IdaughterFW16SInd. TerritoryILKS
Cowel, CurtissonMW14SKSILKS
Cowel, HarrysonMW7SKSILKS
Parke, Curtisfather in lawMW76WdKYKYKY
Parke, Tiffysister in lawFW39SKSKYIN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Curtis Norman Cowel - Household

Mound City, Linn, Kansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Cowel, Curtis NheadMW34SKSILKSFarmerGeneral Farm
Cowel, Margaret SmotherFW61Wd22KSILUS
Cowel, Margaret Jelder sisterFW38SIAILKS
Parke, Elizabeth Asister of Mrs Cowel (aunt)FW59SKSILUS