The Shemwell Family

John Walker StovallAge: 89 years18911981

Name
John Walker Stovall
Given names
John Walker
Surname
Stovall
Birth April 5, 1891 34 26

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 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 sisterLucille S “Lucy” Stovall
August 13, 1899 (Age 8 years)
Death of a motherMollie E McGehee
October 29, 1899 (Age 8 years)
Note: Explanation of date change will be uploaded shortly
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Young McGehee
August 28, 1902 (Age 11 years)
Will August 10, 1903 (Age 12 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSusan E Cannady
1907 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 24 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 25 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 26 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 38 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 fatherThomas William Stovall
September 4, 1931 (Age 40 years)
Death of a sisterLucille S “Lucy” Stovall
September 28, 1944 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 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 58 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 sisterCatherine “Kate” Stovall
May 13, 1960 (Age 69 years)
Death of a brotherHepburn M Stovall
August 14, 1960 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 54 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 February 8, 1981 (Age 89 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakwood Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: May 6, 1884Franklin, North Carolina, United States
11 months
elder brother
Hepburn M Stovall
Birth: March 23, 1885 28 20North Carolina, United States
Death: August 14, 1960North Carolina, United States
4 years
elder sister
Catherine “Kate” Stovall
Birth: November 10, 1888 31 23Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 13, 1960Granville, North Carolina, United States
2 years
himself
John Walker Stovall
Birth: April 5, 1891 34 26
Death: February 8, 1981Franklin, North Carolina, United States
8 years
younger sister
Lucille S “Lucy” Stovall
Birth: August 13, 1899 42 34Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 28, 1944Vance, North Carolina, United States