The Shemwell Family

Ida Mae BennettAge: 80 years18831963

Name
Ida Mae Bennett
Given names
Ida Mae
Surname
Bennett
Married name
Ida Mae Reynolds
Birth June 5, 1883
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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
MarriageJohn Henry ReynoldsView this family
September 14, 1902 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Claude Henry Reynolds
April 19, 1904 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Kenneth Revell Reynolds
May 16, 1908 (Age 24 years)
Census April 23, 1910 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 32 years)

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 daughter
#3
Edna Maxine Reynolds
January 3, 1918 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 33 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 34 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 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Wilma Iola Reynolds
March 29, 1921 (Age 37 years)
Marriage of a childKenneth Revell ReynoldsSally Ann SmithView this family
about 1929 (Age 45 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 46 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 46 years)
Marriage of a childClaude Henry ReynoldsBonnie Naydene SmithView this family
December 25, 1934 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childNewman Hazel WalkerEdna Maxine ReynoldsView this family
June 5, 1938 (Age 55 years)
Census April 4, 1940 (Age 56 years)
Death of a husbandJohn Henry Reynolds
March 16, 1941 (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childIrvin Eugene SmithWilma Iola ReynoldsView this family
November 26, 1942 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 58 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Scott Reynolds
1946 (Age 62 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 66 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 62 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 26, 1963 (Age 80 years)
Cause of death: Bronchial Pneumonia
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Seneca Cemetery
Family with John Henry Reynolds - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: September 14, 1902Newton, Missouri, United States
19 months
son
Claude Henry Reynolds
Birth: April 19, 1904 23 20Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: April 9, 1970Garland, Dallas, Texas, United States
4 years
son
Kenneth Revell Reynolds
Birth: May 16, 1908 27 24Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: August 1, 1974Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
10 years
daughter
Edna Maxine Reynolds
Birth: January 3, 1918 36 34Missouri, United States
Death: August 12, 2009Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
3 years
daughter
Wilma Iola Reynolds
Birth: March 29, 1921 40 37Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: September 5, 2009Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Henry Reynolds - Household

Buffalo, Newton, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Reynolds, John HheadMW29M17MOMOINFarmerGeneral Farm
Reynolds, Ida MwifeFW26M1722OKTNIL
Reynolds, Claude HsonMW5SMOMOOK
Reynolds, Kenneth RsonMW1-11mSMOMOOK

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Henry Reynolds - Household

Mayan Hotel Afton, Ottawa, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Reynolds, John HheadMW38MMOMOMORestaurantMayan Hotel
Reynolds, IdawifeFW36MOKILIL
Reynolds, ClaudesonMW15SMOMOOK
Reynolds, KennethsonMW11SMOMOOK
Reynolds, EdnadaughterFW2SMOMOOK

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Henry Reynolds - Household

Seneca, Newton, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Reynolds, John HheadMW49M21MOMOMOQuarrymanTripoli mines
Reynolds, Ida MwifeFW46M19OKTNIL
Reynolds, Edna MdaughterFW12S20MOMOOK
Reynolds, Wilma IdaughterFW9S21MOMOOK

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Henry Reynolds - Household

Ottawa Street Seneca, Newton, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Reynolds, John HheadMW59MMOSame PlaceLaborerIndependant Gravel Co.
Reynolds, IdaXwifeFW56MOKSame Place