John Riley AsherAge: 64 years1900–1965
- Name
- John Riley Asher
- Given names
- John Riley
- Surname
- Asher
 Birth | September 19, 1900 28 28 |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | James Riley Asher January 20, 1904 (Age 3 years) |
 Census | April 20, 1910 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Patience Jane Blake October 14, 1912 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Patrick Shemwell Jr. January 14, 1913 (Age 12 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 15 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 16 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 17 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 7, 1920 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Hester Sherrod January 7, 1922 (Age 21 years) Note: Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA |
 Marriage | Drusilla Chloe Kennerly — View this family January 16, 1922 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 29 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 21, 1930 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a father | James Thomas Asher March 19, 1939 (Age 38 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1940 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a mother | Etta Bell Shemwell April 25, 1942 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a sister | Hettie Gertrude “Gertie” Asher October 13, 1944 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a brother | Ellis Elvin Asher May 19, 1945 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 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 49 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 wife | Drusilla Chloe Kennerly June 9, 1959 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 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 | January 2, 1965 (Age 64 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lewisburg Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Thomas Asher Birth: July 9, 1872 36 30 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: March 19, 1939 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Etta Bell Shemwell Birth: August 4, 1872 35 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 25, 1942 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: 1892 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Leslie Elbert Asher Birth: July 2, 1894 21 21 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 7, 1965 |
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15 months elder brother |
Ellis Elvin Asher Birth: October 6, 1895 23 23 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 19, 1945 — Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Hettie Gertrude “Gertie” Asher Birth: February 13, 1898 25 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 13, 1944 |
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3 years himself |
John Riley Asher Birth: September 19, 1900 28 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 2, 1965 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Drusilla Chloe Kennerly |
| himself |
John Riley Asher Birth: September 19, 1900 28 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 2, 1965 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Drusilla Chloe Kennerly Birth: September 29, 1898 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: June 9, 1959 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 16, 1922 — Kentucky, United States |
John Riley Asher has 14 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (14)
Parents Wiley “Buck” Shemwell + Sarah Permelia Sherrod
Parents George Henry Shemwell + Lucinda “Lou” Stinson
Parents Samuel Christian Shemwell + Bird Clio “Birdie” Hinton
Parents Samuel Christian Shemwell + Missie Germ “Germie” Edwards
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Asher - Household
Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Asher - Household
Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John Riley Asher - Household
Hopkinsville & Greenville Road Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - John Riley Asher - Household
Wolf Lick Road Logan, Kentucky
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