The Shemwell Family

John B Locke1901

Name
John B Locke
Given names
John B
Surname
Locke
Birth about 1901 50 38
Birth of a brotherSam J Locke
about 1904 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterMary A Locke
about 1906 (Age 5 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 15 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a fatherRichard Alexander Locke
August 31, 1917 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 16 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 17 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 28 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 motherJulia Ann Robertson
October 3, 1931 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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 half-brotherRichard Seymour Locke
March 28, 1951 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 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 half-sisterHenry Roads Weeks
May 24, 1956 (Age 55 years)

Death of a half-brotherFrank Coleman Locke
March 17, 1957 (Age 56 years)
Death of a half-brotherCharles Edgar “Charlie” Locke
April 8, 1957 (Age 56 years)
Death of a half-brotherShellie Locke
December 29, 1959 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 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
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 9, 1898Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
10 months
elder brother
3 years
himself
4 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
Father’s family with Martha Ellen “Mattie” Driskill - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: October 31, 1882Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
1 year
half-brother
Richard Seymour Locke
Birth: November 13, 1883 33 29Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 28, 1951Spencer, Indiana, United States
3 years
half-brother
5 months
half-brother
2 years
half-brother
Shellie Locke
Birth: November 12, 1888 38 34Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 29, 1959Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Mother’s family with Noah L Weeks - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: April 18, 1878Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
11 months
half-sister
Henry Roads Weeks
Birth: March 9, 1879 16Kentucky, United States
Death: May 24, 1956
Mother’s family with J F Horton - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: August 30, 1883Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Richard Alexander Locke - Household

Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Locke, Richard AheadMW59M212TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Locke, Julia AwifeFW47M21255KYKYKY
Locke, SeymoreMW26SKYTNKYFarmerWorking Out
Locke, William TsonMW11SKYTNKY
Locke, John BsonMW9SKYTNKY
Locke, Sam JsonMW6SKYTNKY
Locke, Mary AdaughterFW4SKYTNKY