The Shemwell Family

Irvin Eugene SmithAge: 74 years19211995

Name
Irvin Eugene Smith
Given names
Irvin Eugene
Surname
Smith
Birth 1921
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 8 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 29, 1940 (Age 19 years)
MarriageWilma Iola ReynoldsView this family
November 26, 1942 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 20 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 29 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 25 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 1995 (Age 74 years)

Family with Wilma Iola Reynolds - View this family
himself
wife
Wilma Iola Reynolds
Birth: March 29, 1921 40 37Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: September 5, 2009Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Marriage: November 26, 1942Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Paul Wallace Holmes + Wilma Iola Reynolds - View this family
wife’s husband
Paul Wallace Holmes
Birth: August 20, 1923Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: September 21, 1995Wyandotte, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States
wife
Wilma Iola Reynolds
Birth: March 29, 1921 40 37Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: September 5, 2009Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
step-daughter
Private
step-daughter
Private

No family available

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Irvin Eugene Smith - Household

Alley, Shannon, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Smith, EugeneheadMW19SMOSame PlaceFarmerAgriculture
Smith, WilmawifeFW19SMOSame Place