The Shemwell Family

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Birth	September 12, 1870 Cass, Indiana, United States
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 7 years) Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Marriage	Salena V “Lena” Abbott — View this family January 19, 1893 (Age 22 years) Fulton, Indiana, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 27 years) Cuba 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
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 45 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 46 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 47 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 59 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 71 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 79 years) South Korea 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 75 years) Vietnam 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	May 30, 1951 (Age 80 years) Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States
Burial	Perrysburg Cemetery, Perrysburg, Miami, Indiana, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Perrysburg Cemetery

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Family with Salena V “Lena” Abbott - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Salena V “Lena” Abbott Lewis Franklin Sarver Birth: September 12, 1870 — Cass, Indiana, United States Death: May 30, 1951 — Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Campbell Troutman Family with spouse Lewis Franklin Sarver Family with spouse John William Keisling Salena V “Lena” Abbott Birth: September 29, 1871 50 36 — Indiana, United States Death: August 14, 1954
	Marriage: January 19, 1893 — Fulton, Indiana, United States

William Campbell Troutman + Salena V “Lena” Abbott - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Isabell Julian Alvin Delmar Troutman Harry Lesley Troutman Ferdinand Bliss Troutman Family with spouse Salena V “Lena” Abbott William Campbell Troutman Birth: August 22, 1846 23 18 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: January 21, 1929 — Indiana, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Campbell Troutman Family with spouse Lewis Franklin Sarver Family with spouse John William Keisling Salena V “Lena” Abbott Birth: September 29, 1871 50 36 — Indiana, United States Death: August 14, 1954
	Marriage: November 12, 1927 — Cass, Indiana, United States

John William Keisling + Salena V “Lena” Abbott - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Salena V “Lena” Abbott John William Keisling Birth: March 29, 1859 — Decatur, Indiana, United States Death: May 19, 1941 — Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Campbell Troutman Family with spouse Lewis Franklin Sarver Family with spouse John William Keisling Salena V “Lena” Abbott Birth: September 29, 1871 50 36 — Indiana, United States Death: August 14, 1954
	Marriage: March 2, 1936 — Howard, Indiana, United States

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Family with Salena V “Lena” Abbott
himself Parents (unknown)	Lewis Franklin Sarver 1870–1951
wife Parents Jacob Abbott Hannah Martindale	Salena V “Lena” Abbott 1871–1954
William Campbell Troutman + Salena V “Lena” Abbott
wife’s husband Parents Joseph Troutman Phoebe Clark	William Campbell Troutman 1846–1929
wife Parents Jacob Abbott Hannah Martindale	Salena V “Lena” Abbott 1871–1954
John William Keisling + Salena V “Lena” Abbott
wife’s husband Parents (unknown)	John William Keisling 1859–1941
wife Parents Jacob Abbott Hannah Martindale	Salena V “Lena” Abbott 1871–1954