The Shemwell Family

Dilmus Watson KillianAge: 66 years18971964

Name
Dilmus Watson Killian
Given names
Dilmus Watson
Surname
Killian
Birth November 2, 1897 38 25
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 months)
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
Death of a fatherJohn Robert Killian
1910 (Age 12 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 18 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
#1
James Arvil Killian
July 14, 1918 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 19 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 20 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/
Census January 14, 1920 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Clifford Leon Killian
October 23, 1923 (Age 25 years)
Death of a motherSarah L Warbington
October 10, 1928 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 31 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 10, 1930 (Age 32 years)
Census April 15, 1940 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Donald Eugene Killian
May 27, 1942 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Arvil Dale Killian
May 28, 1944 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 52 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 sonJames Arvil Killian
May 9, 1960 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 13, 1964 (Age 66 years)
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father
mother
Sarah L Warbington
Birth: January 5, 1872Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: October 10, 1928Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Marriage:
elder sister
Laura Mae Killian
Birth: December 4, 1895 37 23Missouri, United States
Death: August 17, 1975Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
23 months
himself
Dilmus Watson Killian
Birth: November 2, 1897 38 25Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 13, 1964Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Family with Grace Ethel Epps - View this family
himself
Dilmus Watson Killian
Birth: November 2, 1897 38 25Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 13, 1964Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
wife
Grace Ethel Epps
Birth: August 8, 1897 23 18Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 25, 1990Garden City, Wayne, Michigan, United States
son
James Arvil Killian
Birth: July 14, 1918 20 20Goreville, Johnson, Illinois, United States
Death: May 9, 1960Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
daughter
Private
son
Clifford Leon Killian
Birth: October 23, 1923 25 26Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: December 16, 1987
George Henry Rideout + Grace Ethel Epps - View this family
wife’s husband
George Henry Rideout
Birth: January 29, 1889Kentucky, United States
Death: April 11, 1973Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
wife
Grace Ethel Epps
Birth: August 8, 1897 23 18Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 25, 1990Garden City, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Marriage:

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Dilmus Watson Killian - Household

Front Street Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Killian, Dilmus WheadMW22MMOKYMOLaborerStove Mill
Killian, Grace EwifeFW22MARMOMO
Killian, James AsonMW1-5mSILMOAR
Hodge, Sidneybrother in lawMW24MILILILLaborerStove Mill
Hodge, Laura Melder sisterFW24MMOKYMO
Hodge, Earnest AnephewMW5SMOILMO
Hodge, Estel LnephewMW2-9mSILILMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Dilmus Watson Killian - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Killian, D WheadMW42MMOROwnerRetail Grocery
Killian, Grace EwifeFW42MARRHousewife?
Killian, Clifford LeonsonMW16SMORLaborerFarm ?