The Shemwell Family

Robert Newton TrueAge: 66 years18801946

Name
Robert Newton True
Given names
Robert Newton
Surname
True
Birth November 13, 1880
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 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
Religious marriageEmma Elizabeth HollandView this family
October 1, 1905 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ada Fern True
March 22, 1907 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Edna Holland True
January 10, 1909 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 35 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 36 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 37 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 27, 1920 (Age 39 years)
Marriage of a childErnest Wilbur GholsonAda Fern TrueView this family
November 29, 1923 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 48 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 4, 1930 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Billy Byron Johnson
October 18, 1932 (Age 51 years)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 61 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
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 65 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 29, 1946 (Age 66 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Barron Cemetery
Family with Emma Elizabeth Holland - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: October 1, 1905Centerton, Benton, Arkansas, United States
18 months
daughter
Ada Fern True
Birth: March 22, 1907 26 23Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 14, 1973Ventura, Ventura, California, United States
22 months
daughter
Edna Holland True
Birth: January 10, 1909 28 25Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 22, 1987Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Robert Newton True - Household

Benton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
True, Newt RheadMW38MARUSUSfarmer
True, EmmawifeFW36MARTNKY
True, AdadaughterFW12SARARAR
True, EdnadaughterFW10SARARAR