The Shemwell Family

John Thomas CampbellAge: 74 years18841959

Name
John Thomas Campbell
Given names
John Thomas
Surname
Campbell
Birth May 2, 1884
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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
MarriageSarah Lemery SmithView this family
December 28, 1913 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Lawrence Albert Campbell
September 27, 1914 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Emeline Campbell
November 16, 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
Birth of a son
#3
Rexford Ray Campbell
June 29, 1918 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Walter Perkins Campbell
June 29, 1918 (Age 34 years)
Death of a wifeSarah Lemery Smith
June 29, 1918 (Age 34 years)
Burial of a wifeSarah Lemery Smith
July 1, 1918 (Age 34 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bald Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery
Death of a sonWalter Perkins Campbell
August 10, 1918 (Age 34 years)
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
Death of a sonLawrence Albert Campbell
December 13, 1937 (Age 53 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
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 January 18, 1959 (Age 74 years)
Family with Sarah Lemery Smith - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: December 28, 1913Ashe, North Carolina, United States
9 months
son
Lawrence Albert Campbell
Birth: September 27, 1914 30 19Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 13, 1937North Carolina, United States
2 years
daughter
Mary Emeline Campbell
Birth: November 16, 1916 32 22Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 19, 1992Bristol, Virginia, United States
19 months
son
Rexford Ray Campbell
Birth: June 29, 1918 34 23Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 9, 2012
son
Walter Perkins Campbell
Birth: June 29, 1918 34 23Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 10, 1918Ashe, North Carolina, United States

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