The Shemwell Family

Rolla Sylvester BinghamAge: 52 years18841936

Name
Rolla Sylvester Bingham
Given names
Rolla Sylvester
Surname
Bingham
Birth January 2, 1884 26 25
Birth of a brotherLonnie Victor Bingham
September 24, 1885 (Age 20 months)
Birth of a brotherCharles A Bingham
1887 (Age 2 years)
Death of a brotherCharles A Bingham
1889 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterBessie Lorene Bingham
January 9, 1891 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterLuna L Bingham
1894 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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 brotherWalter N Bingham
October 28, 1898 (Age 14 years)
Death of a sisterLuna L Bingham
July 2, 1900 (Age 16 years)
Burial of a sisterLuna L Bingham
1900 (Age 15 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arrow Rock Cemetery
Census June 27, 1900 (Age 16 years)
Death of a brotherEdgar Ardenne Bingham
1901 (Age 16 years)
Burial of a brotherEdgar Ardenne Bingham
1901 (Age 16 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arrow Rock Cemetery
Death of a paternal grandfatherCapt. George Bingham
September 1, 1904 (Age 20 years)
Death of a brotherChester M Bingham
1905 (Age 20 years)

Civil marriageLena H EasthamView this family
May 19, 1906 (Age 22 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 26 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Edgar “Willie” Bingham
February 27, 1911 (Age 27 years)
Death of a motherMargaret “Maggie” Grubb
September 5, 1911 (Age 27 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMinerva Valdenar
June 13, 1916 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 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 32 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 33 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/
Census January 5, 1920 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 45 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 7, 1930 (Age 46 years)
Death February 3, 1936 (Age 52 years)
Cause of death: Suicide
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arrow Rock Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 8, 1878Saline, Missouri, United States
15 months
elder brother
Edgar Ardenne Bingham
Birth: 1879 21 20Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: 1901Saline, Missouri, United States
4 years
elder brother
Chester M Bingham
Birth: 1882 24 23Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: 1905
2 years
himself
Rolla Sylvester Bingham
Birth: January 2, 1884 26 25Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: February 3, 1936Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
21 months
younger brother
Lonnie Victor Bingham
Birth: September 24, 1885 28 26Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death:
2 years
younger brother
Charles A Bingham
Birth: 1887 29 28Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: 1889Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
4 years
younger sister
Bessie Lorene Bingham
Birth: January 9, 1891 33 32Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: May 27, 1959Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
4 years
younger sister
Luna L Bingham
Birth: 1894 36 35Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: July 2, 1900Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
5 years
younger brother
Walter N Bingham
Birth: October 28, 1898 41 40Pomona, Los Angeles, California, United States
Death:
Family with Lena H Eastham - View this family
himself
Rolla Sylvester Bingham
Birth: January 2, 1884 26 25Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: February 3, 1936Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
wife
Lena H Eastham
Birth: February 4, 1882Saline City, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: August 14, 1948Napton, Saline, Missouri, United States
Marriage: May 19, 1906Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States

Rolla Sylvester Bingham has 8 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Edgar “Willie” Bingham - Household

Pomona, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Bingham, William headWMApr185743M21MOVAMEfarm laborer
Bingham, MargaretwifeWFOct185742M2197MOVAMO
Bingham, Edgar AsonWMJul187920SMOMOMOfarm laborer
Bingham, Chester MsonWMApr188218SMOMOMOblacksmith
Bingham, Rolla SsonWMJan188416SMOMOMO
Bingham, Victor AsonWMSep18869SMOMOMO
Bingham, Bessie LdaughterWFJan18916SMOMOMO
Bingham, Walter NsonWMOct18991SCAMOMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Rolla S Bingham - Household

Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Bingham, Rolla SheadMW25M4MOMOMOagentinsurance
Bingham, Lena HwifeFW27M4MOMOMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Rolla Sylvester Bingham - Household

Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Bingham, Rolla SheadMW35MMOMOMOdrapery hangerwindow shade company
Bingham, Lena HwifeFW36MMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Rolla Sylvester Bingham - Household

Jackson, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Bingham, Rolla SheadMW46M22MOMOMOsalesmanwindow shades
Bingham, Lena HwifeFW48M24MOMOMO