The Shemwell Family

Charles Jackson TashAge: 71 years19161988

Name
Charles Jackson Tash
Given names
Charles Jackson
Surname
Tash
Birth October 22, 1916 44 36
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916

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 2 months)

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 14 months)

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/
Census January 2, 1920 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 12 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 maternal grandfatherCharles Lafayette “Fate” Shemwell
April 17, 1942 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 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 maternal grandmotherMary Harriet Sherrod
September 26, 1946 (Age 29 years)
Census April 1950 (Age 33 years)
Death of a fatherFrank Emmett Tash
March 25, 1953 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 33 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 sisterMary Mildred Tash
May 18, 1962 (Age 45 years)
Death of a sisterDoris Bernadine Tash
July 12, 1968 (Age 51 years)
Death of a motherBertie E Shemwell
January 10, 1970 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 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 February 4, 1988 (Age 71 years)
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father
Frank Emmett Tash
Birth: December 12, 1871Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Death: March 25, 1953Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States
mother
Marriage: 1901
2 years
elder sister
Mary Mildred Tash
Birth: January 3, 1903 31 22Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Death: May 18, 1962Auburn, King, Washington, United States
20 months
elder sister
Doris Bernadine Tash
Birth: September 4, 1904 32 24Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Death: July 12, 1968Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States
12 years
himself
Charles Jackson Tash
Birth: October 22, 1916 44 36Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Death: February 4, 1988Marin, California, United States

Charles Jackson Tash has 14 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Frank Emmett Tash - Household

1139 Alice Ave Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Tash, Frank EheadMW48MWAPNPNMail CarrierGovernment
Tash, Bertie EwifeFW39MKYKYKY
Tash, Mildred MdaughterFW17SWAWAKY
Tash, Doris BdaughterFW15SWAWAKY
Tash, Charles JsonMW3-2mSWAWAKY