The Shemwell Family

Lloyd Valentine SmithAge: 69 years19171987

Name
Lloyd Valentine Smith
Given names
Lloyd Valentine
Surname
Smith
Birth October 30, 1917 32 32
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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 2 months)

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/
Death of a paternal grandfatherHenry Jasper Smith
February 16, 1922 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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 12, 1930 (Age 12 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherEmaline Permelia Holland
August 25, 1931 (Age 13 years)
Census April 5, 1940 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 motherDorothy Mathiel Valentine
May 3, 1946 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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 fatherHomer Jasper Smith
September 15, 1954 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 June 25, 1987 (Age 69 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rose Hills Memorial Park
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father
Homer Jasper Smith
Birth: August 1, 1885 34 33Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States
Death: September 15, 1954Los Angeles, California, United States
mother
Dorothy Mathiel Valentine
Birth: February 11, 1885Pennsylvania, United States
Death: May 3, 1946Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: March 28, 1907Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
11 years
himself
Lloyd Valentine Smith
Birth: October 30, 1917 32 32Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Death: June 25, 1987Los Angeles, California, United States
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himself
Lloyd Valentine Smith
Birth: October 30, 1917 32 32Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Death: June 25, 1987Los Angeles, California, United States
wife
Private

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Homer Jasper Smith - Household

2203 Virginia Road Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Smith, HomerheadMW44M21ILGAKYRealtorOwn Business
Smith, Dorothy VwifeFW45M21PAMAPA
Smith, Lloyd VsonMW12SILILPA

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Homer Jasper Smith - Household

2203 Virginia Road Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Smith, HomerheadMW54MILSame Place
Smith, DorothywifeFW55MPASame Place
Smith, LloydsonMW22SILSame Place