The Shemwell Family

George Walter DentonAge: 82 years18871969

Name
George Walter Denton
Given names
George Walter
Surname
Denton
Birth July 18, 1887
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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
MarriageJulia Mae HuffmanView this family
August 30, 1908 (Age 21 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Opal Mae Denton
June 8, 1910 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Lillie Louella Denton
March 30, 1912 (Age 24 years)
Death of a wifeJulia Mae Huffman
1913 (Age 25 years)
MarriageMary Olga FultonView this family
September 3, 1915 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 28 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 29 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
Birth of a daughter
#3
Donald Denton
December 25, 1918 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 30 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 16, 1920 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Maxine J Hyslip
January 22, 1928 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 42 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Jenice Jerlene “Jerry” Hyslip
August 29, 1931 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Franklin David Hyslip
April 3, 1934 (Age 46 years)
Death of a wifeMary Olga Fulton
August 21, 1934 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Bobbie Jean Hyslip
July 6, 1938 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Ronald Terry “Ronnie” Hyslip
May 27, 1941 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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 62 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 daughterLillie Louella Denton
November 6, 1968 (Age 81 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 58 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 November 23, 1969 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Center Cemetery
Family with Julia Mae Huffman - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: August 30, 1908Sharp, Arkansas, United States
21 months
daughter
Opal Mae Denton
Birth: June 8, 1910 22 19Center, Sharp, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 2, 1989Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona, United States
22 months
daughter
Family with Mary Olga Fulton - View this family
himself
wife
Mary Olga Fulton
Birth: December 14, 1891Kansas, United States
Death: August 21, 1934Center, Sharp, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: September 3, 1915Sharp, Arkansas, United States
3 years
daughter
Donald Denton
Birth: December 25, 1918 31 27Center, Sharp, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 17, 1990Marianna, Lee, Arkansas, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - George W Denton - Household

Morgan, Sharp, Arkansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Denton, George WheadMW22M11ARTNARBlack SmithCustom
Denton, JuliawifeFW18M1100ARTNAR

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George Walter Denton - Household

Lave Creek, Sharp, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Denton, George WheadMW32MARTNARBlacksmithGeneral Repair Shop
Denton, OlgawifeFW29MKSNENE
Denton, OpaldaughterFW9SARARAR
Denton, LilliedaughterFW7SARARAR
Denton, DonalddaughterFW1-1mSARARKS