The Shemwell Family

Robert Jessie SandersAge: 63 years18961960

Name
Robert Jessie Sanders
Given names
Robert Jessie
Surname
Sanders
Birth November 2, 1896 33 27
MarriageLillian Elizabeth HornView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 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 paternal grandmotherMary Ann Hester
March 26, 1914 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Odis Bentley Sanders
October 2, 1915 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 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 20 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 21 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 32 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 motherNancy Jennie Tomerlin
January 11, 1937 (Age 40 years)
Death of a fatherJames Thomas Sanders
June 14, 1937 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Carolyn Faye Sanders
April 13, 1941 (Age 44 years)

Birth of a grandson
#2
Robert Lee Sanders
September 21, 1942 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 53 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 granddaughterCarolyn Faye Sanders
May 5, 1959 (Age 62 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 9, 1960 (Age 63 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Nancy Jennie Tomerlin
Birth: May 14, 1869Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 11, 1937Todd, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: about 1893Todd, Kentucky, United States
4 years
himself
Robert Jessie Sanders
Birth: November 2, 1896 33 27Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 9, 1960Todd, Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Sarah V Sears - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: about 1885
21 months
half-brother
4 years
half-brother
Lee Raymon Sanders
Birth: April 4, 1890 27 28Kentucky, United States
Death: November 1966Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Family with Lillian Elizabeth Horn - View this family
himself
Robert Jessie Sanders
Birth: November 2, 1896 33 27Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 9, 1960Todd, Kentucky, United States
wife
Lillian Elizabeth Horn
Birth: June 12, 1898Kentucky, United States
Death: November 26, 1971Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Marriage:
son
Odis Bentley Sanders
Birth: October 2, 1915 18 17Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 7, 1974Logan, Kentucky, United States

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