The Shemwell Family

Averill William Smith1903

Name
Averill William Smith
Given names
Averill William
Surname
Smith
Birth July 17, 1903
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 12 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 13 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 14 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 26 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 38 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
MarriageCatherine Dolly “Kate” LawsonView this family
August 25, 1950 (Age 47 years)
Death of a wifeCatherine Dolly “Kate” Lawson
October 24, 1953 (Age 50 years)
Burial of a wifeCatherine Dolly “Kate” Lawson
October 27, 1953 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 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

Family with Catherine Dolly “Kate” Lawson - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: August 25, 1950Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
William Goddard Burkhart + Catherine Dolly “Kate” Lawson - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: September 1, 1892Greenfield, Dade, Missouri, United States
-5 years
step-daughter
Nora B Burkhart
Birth: February 1888 27 16Missouri, United States
Death: after 1920
5 years
step-daughter
Willie Bell Burkhart
Birth: March 26, 1893 32 21Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States
Death: June 3, 1952Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States
11 months
step-daughter
Doris D Burkhart
Birth: February 17, 1894 33 22Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States
Death: July 8, 1970Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
15 months
step-daughter
Ethel Rose Burkhart
Birth: May 17, 1895 34 23Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 6, 1979San Joaquin, California, United States
18 months
step-daughter
Hattie May Burkhart
Birth: November 21, 1896 36 24Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 1, 1983Sebastopol, Sonoma, California, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Alice Lyda Burkhart
Birth: May 13, 1899 38 27Oklahoma, United States
Death: August 12, 1977Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
9 months
step-daughter
Drucilla Burkhart
Birth: January 1900 39 28Oklahoma, United States
Death: before 1910
3 years
step-daughter
3 years
step-daughter
Catherine Louise Burkhart
Birth: February 22, 1905 44 33Colorado, United States
Death: April 4, 1995Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
19 months
step-daughter
Nina Edna Burkhart
Birth: September 15, 1906 45 34Loma, Mesa, Colorado, United States
Death: July 15, 1928Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States
19 months
step-son
19 months
step-son
John Thomas Burkhart
Birth: November 19, 1909 49 37Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States
Death: February 28, 1979Castleford, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States
Frank Shamby + Catherine Dolly “Kate” Lawson - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: June 2, 1947Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States

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