The Shemwell Family

James Robert ReynoldsAge: 75 years18861962

Name
James Robert Reynolds
Given names
James Robert
Surname
Reynolds
Birth August 29, 1886 25 25
Birth of a sisterMary May Reynolds
November 16, 1892 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterCorda Jane “Cordie” Reynolds
August 1, 1896 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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
Birth of a brotherCharles Elic Reynolds
September 13, 1900 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a brotherFred A Reynolds
March 6, 1903 (Age 16 years)
MarriageFleta MoreheadView this family
March 26, 1911 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 29 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 30 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 31 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/
Death of a maternal grandmotherNancy Keziah Thompson
January 29, 1920 (Age 33 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Perry Lankford
December 3, 1925 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 43 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
Death of a motherElizabeth Adaline Lankford
December 25, 1937 (Age 51 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Henry Reynolds
March 16, 1941 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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
Death of a sisterMartha K Reynolds
November 11, 1946 (Age 60 years)
Death of a fatherGeorge W Reynolds
September 8, 1951 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 63 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 sisterCorda Jane “Cordie” Reynolds
April 9, 1962 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 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 April 12, 1962 (Age 75 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Seneca Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 28, 1879Newton, Missouri, United States
13 months
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
Martha K Reynolds
Birth: October 16, 1883 22 22Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: November 11, 1946Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
3 years
himself
James Robert Reynolds
Birth: August 29, 1886 25 25Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: April 12, 1962Jasper, Missouri, United States
6 years
younger sister
Mary May Reynolds
Birth: November 16, 1892 31 31Missouri, United States
Death: 1964Oklahoma, United States
4 years
younger sister
Corda Jane “Cordie” Reynolds
Birth: August 1, 1896 35 35Missouri, United States
Death: April 9, 1962Woodland, Yolo, California, United States
4 years
younger brother
Charles Elic Reynolds
Birth: September 13, 1900 39 39Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: March 11, 1979San Bernardino, California, United States
3 years
younger brother
Fred A Reynolds
Birth: March 6, 1903 42 41Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: March 1, 1988Lake, California, United States
Family with Fleta Morehead - View this family
himself
James Robert Reynolds
Birth: August 29, 1886 25 25Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: April 12, 1962Jasper, Missouri, United States
wife
Fleta Morehead
Birth: September 27, 1892Missouri, United States
Death: November 18, 1966Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Marriage: March 26, 1911Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States