The Shemwell Family

George Henry RideoutAge: 84 years18891973

Name
George Henry Rideout
Given names
George Henry
Surname
Rideout
Birth January 29, 1889
MarriageGrace Ethel EppsView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 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 26 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 27 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 28 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 40 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 60 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 56 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 April 11, 1973 (Age 84 years)
Family with Grace Ethel Epps - View this family
himself
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:
Dilmus Watson Killian + Grace Ethel Epps - View this family
wife’s husband
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
step-son
James Arvil Killian
Birth: July 14, 1918 20 20Goreville, Johnson, Illinois, United States
Death: May 9, 1960Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
step-daughter
Private
step-son
Clifford Leon Killian
Birth: October 23, 1923 25 26Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: December 16, 1987

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