The Shemwell Family

James Allen Jones1874

Name
James Allen Jones
Given names
James Allen
Surname
Jones
Birth about 1874 24 21
Birth of a brotherWilliam Henry “Dub” Jones
December 13, 1875 (Age 23 months)
Birth of a brotherRobert Lee Jones
November 1, 1877 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 4 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Elizabeth Rhymes
February 28, 1879 (Age 5 years)

Birth of a sisterFlorence F Jones
February 1880 (Age 6 years)
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherWalter Cornelius Jones
July 3, 1882 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterEmma Ann Jones
December 4, 1884 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert Cornelius “Coot” Jones Jr.
February 25, 1889 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a sisterEula V Jones
August 1893 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 24 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
Death of a motherElizabeth Danalee “Bettie” Hammond
June 3, 1905 (Age 31 years)
Death of a fatherRobert Cornelius Jones
July 22, 1912 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 42 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 43 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 44 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/
Death of a brotherRobert Lee Jones
March 14, 1922 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 55 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 67 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 brotherWilliam Henry “Dub” Jones
December 2, 1949 (Age 75 years)
Death of a brotherWalter Cornelius Jones
September 6, 1952 (Age 78 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 76 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 sisterEmma Ann Jones
May 19, 1966 (Age 92 years)
Death of a brotherRobert Cornelius “Coot” Jones Jr.
April 15, 1971 (Age 97 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 72 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

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father
mother
Marriage: December 24, 1872
2 years
himself
23 months
younger brother
William Henry “Dub” Jones
Birth: December 13, 1875 26 23Richland, Louisiana, United States
Death: December 2, 1949Richland, Louisiana, United States
23 months
younger brother
Robert Lee Jones
Birth: November 1, 1877 28 25Louisiana, United States
Death: March 14, 1922Louisiana, United States
2 years
younger sister
Florence F Jones
Birth: February 1880 31 27Alto, Richland, Louisiana, United States
Death:
2 years
younger brother
Walter Cornelius Jones
Birth: July 3, 1882 33 29Richland, Louisiana, United States
Death: September 6, 1952Richland, Louisiana, United States
2 years
younger sister
Emma Ann Jones
Birth: December 4, 1884 35 32Richland, Louisiana, United States
Death: May 19, 1966Epps, West Carroll, Louisiana, United States
4 years
younger brother
Robert Cornelius “Coot” Jones Jr.
Birth: February 25, 1889 40 36Alto, Richland, Louisiana, United States
Death: April 15, 1971Epps, West Carroll, Louisiana, United States
5 years
younger sister
Eula V Jones
Birth: August 1893 44 40Richland, Louisiana, United States
Death:

James Allen Jones has 9 first cousins recorded

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Robert Cornelius Jones - Household

Alto, Richland, Louisiana

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Jones, R CWM30headMFarmerMS
Jones, Elizabeth DWF27wifeMLAMSMS
Jones, James AllenWM6sonSLAMSLA
Jones, William HWM4sonMLAMSLA
Jones, Robert LeeWM2sonMLAMSLA
Jones, Florence FWF4mFebSLAMSLA