The Shemwell Family

Henry Kenneth SaftAge: 71 years19141986

Name
Henry Kenneth Saft
Given names
Henry Kenneth
Surname
Saft
Birth October 12, 1914 35 30
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 14 months)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a brotherWayne Thompson Saft
December 29, 1917 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 2 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 3 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 15, 1920 (Age 5 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Lafayette Thompson
July 10, 1921 (Age 6 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah A Adams
1928 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 14 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 15 years)
Census April 29, 1940 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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 35 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 fatherHenry Saft
October 17, 1959 (Age 45 years)
Death of a motherClara Etta Thompson
July 7, 1961 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 31 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 July 28, 1986 (Age 71 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
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father
Henry Saft
Birth: March 22, 1879Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: October 17, 1959Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States
mother
Clara Etta Thompson
Birth: February 28, 1884 36 27Missouri, United States
Death: July 7, 1961Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Marriage: July 11, 1906Neosho, Newton, Missouri, United States
8 years
himself
Henry Kenneth Saft
Birth: October 12, 1914 35 30Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: July 28, 1986Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger brother
Wayne Thompson Saft
Birth: December 29, 1917 38 33Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 9, 1988Sarasota, Florida, United States
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himself
Henry Kenneth Saft
Birth: October 12, 1914 35 30Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: July 28, 1986Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
wife
Private

Henry Kenneth Saft has 6 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Henry Saft - Household

311 Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Saft, HenryheadMW39MMOGermanyPAMerchantFurniture
Saft, ClarawifeFW36MMOMOOH
Saft, KennethsonMW5SMOMOMO
Saft, WaynesonMW2SOKMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Henry Saft - Household

311 A. N. East Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Saft, HenryheadMW50M26MOGermanyPAOwnerFurniture Store
Saft, CarriewifeFW45M21MOMOOH
Saft, KennethsonMW15SMOMOMO
Saft, WaynesonMW12SOKMOMO
Thompson, Orvasister in lawFW42SMOMOOH

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Henry Saft - Household

311 C Street Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Saft, HenryXheadMW61MMOSame HouseSales ManagerRetail Furniture
Saft, ClarawifeFW52MMOSame House
Saft, KennethsonMW24SMOSame HouseSalesmanRetail Furniture
Saft, WaynesonMW21SOKSame HouseSalesmanRetail Furniture