The Shemwell Family

George W ReynoldsAge: 90 years18601951

Name
George W Reynolds
Given names
George W
Surname
Reynolds
Birth December 12, 1860
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 months)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 6 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 6 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 8 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 17 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageElizabeth Adaline LankfordView this family
December 28, 1879 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
John Henry Reynolds
January 23, 1881 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Martha K Reynolds
October 16, 1883 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#3
James Robert Reynolds
August 29, 1886 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Mary May Reynolds
November 16, 1892 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Corda Jane “Cordie” Reynolds
August 1, 1896 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 37 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
Birth of a son
#6
Charles Elic Reynolds
September 13, 1900 (Age 39 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Robert Bennett Sr.Martha K ReynoldsView this family
October 13, 1901 (Age 40 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Henry ReynoldsIda Mae BennettView this family
September 14, 1902 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Luther Oren Bennett
October 13, 1902 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Fred A Reynolds
March 6, 1903 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Claude Henry Reynolds
April 19, 1904 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Kenneth Revell Reynolds
May 16, 1908 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childJames Robert ReynoldsFleta MoreheadView this family
March 26, 1911 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 55 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 granddaughter
#4
Edna Maxine Reynolds
January 3, 1918 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 56 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 57 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/
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Wilma Iola Reynolds
March 29, 1921 (Age 60 years)
Marriage of a childFred A ReynoldsVista O'Rinda Marie GoldenView this family
November 4, 1921 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 68 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
Birth of a grandson
#6
Robert A Reynolds
1934 (Age 73 years)

Death of a wifeElizabeth Adaline Lankford
December 25, 1937 (Age 77 years)
Death of a sonJohn Henry Reynolds
March 16, 1941 (Age 80 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 80 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 daughterMartha K Reynolds
November 11, 1946 (Age 85 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 89 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 85 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 September 8, 1951 (Age 90 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Thompson Grove Cemetery
Family with Elizabeth Adaline Lankford - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: December 28, 1879Newton, Missouri, United States
13 months
son
3 years
daughter
Martha K Reynolds
Birth: October 16, 1883 22 22Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: November 11, 1946Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
3 years
son
James Robert Reynolds
Birth: August 29, 1886 25 25Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: April 12, 1962Jasper, Missouri, United States
6 years
daughter
Mary May Reynolds
Birth: November 16, 1892 31 31Missouri, United States
Death: 1964Oklahoma, United States
4 years
daughter
Corda Jane “Cordie” Reynolds
Birth: August 1, 1896 35 35Missouri, United States
Death: April 9, 1962Woodland, Yolo, California, United States
4 years
son
Charles Elic Reynolds
Birth: September 13, 1900 39 39Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: March 11, 1979San Bernardino, California, United States
3 years
son
Fred A Reynolds
Birth: March 6, 1903 42 41Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: March 1, 1988Lake, California, United States

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