The Shemwell Family

Walter Richard YoungerAge: 82 years18821965

Name
Walter Richard Younger
Given names
Walter Richard
Surname
Younger
Birth June 5, 1882

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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
Religious marriageLula ChristianView this family
June 5, 1912 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James Christian Younger
May 30, 1914 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 33 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 34 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 35 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 1, 1920 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Inez Virginia Younger
1929 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 47 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 19, 1930 (Age 47 years)
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 59 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 wifeLula Christian
October 10, 1945 (Age 63 years)
MarriageInez Mary ChristianView this family
about 1947 (Age 64 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 67 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 63 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, 1965 (Age 82 years)
Family with Lula Christian - View this family
himself
wife
Lula Christian
Birth: March 15, 1889 51 36Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States
Death: October 10, 1945Santa Barbara, California, United States
Marriage: June 5, 1912Craig, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
son
James Christian Younger
Birth: May 30, 1914 31 25Craig, Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 9, 1999Tehama, California, United States
16 years
daughter
Inez Virginia Younger
Birth: 1929 46 39Oklahoma, United States
Death: May 8, 2015Monterey, California, United States
Family with Inez Mary Christian - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1947
David Harrison Hollan + Inez Mary Christian - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: December 25, 1912Craig, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
step-son
21 months
step-daughter
Ruth Mary Hollan
Birth: September 20, 1915 27 21Missouri, United States
Death: September 29, 1983Nevada, California, United States

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Walter Richard Younger - Household

Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Younger, Walter headMW36MKSMOMOcarpenter
Younger, LulawifeFW30MMOMOIL
Younger, JamessonMW5SOKKSMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Walter Richard Younger - Household

Alluwe, Nowata, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Younger, Walter RheadMW47M30KSMOMOpumperoil fields
Younger, Lula MwifeFW41M23MOMOIL
Younger, JamessonMW15SOKKSMO
Younger, Inez VdaughterFW1SOKKSMO