The Shemwell Family

William Otis SennAge: 83 years18811964

Name
William Otis Senn
Given names
William Otis
Surname
Senn
Birth July 10, 1881 25 22
Birth of a sisterInfant Senn
December 12, 1882 (Age 17 months)
Death of a sisterInfant Senn
December 12, 1882 (Age 17 months)
Birth of a sisterLucia Clarice Senn
May 22, 1884 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherWalter Wallace Senn
October 12, 1885 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherJosiah Hassell Senn
February 7, 1887 (Age 5 years)
Death of a brotherJosiah Hassell Senn
July 2, 1887 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Elizabeth Senn
August 7, 1888 (Age 7 years)
Death of a brotherJames Stewart Senn
October 13, 1889 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterLouise Bedenbaugh Senn
September 11, 1890 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherDavid Forest Senn
August 6, 1892 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterRebecca Frances Senn
January 6, 1894 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherGeorge Comer Senn
May 17, 1896 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a sisterEmma Gladys Senn
January 22, 1898 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 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
Death of a sisterLucia Clarice Senn
November 8, 1898 (Age 17 years)
MarriageLeila Virginia McTeerView this family
about 1914 (Age 32 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 34 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 35 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 36 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 fatherDavid Rufus Senn
March 13, 1922 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 48 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 motherEmma Frances Stewart
June 8, 1932 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 60 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 68 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 brotherGeorge Comer Senn
February 3, 1954 (Age 72 years)
Death of a sisterCarrie Mae Senn
March 17, 1955 (Age 73 years)
Death of a wifeLeila Virginia McTeer
October 14, 1959 (Age 78 years)

Death of a brotherWalter Wallace Senn
February 4, 1960 (Age 78 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 64 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 August 12, 1964 (Age 83 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 15, 1877Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
1 year
elder brother
James Stewart Senn
Birth: November 24, 1878 22 20South Carolina, United States
Death: October 13, 1889South Carolina, United States
2 months
elder sister
Carrie Mae Senn
Birth: January 23, 1879 23 20Floyd, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Death: March 17, 1955Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
3 years
himself
17 months
younger sister
Infant Senn
Birth: December 12, 1882 26 24South Carolina, United States
Death: December 12, 1882South Carolina, United States
17 months
younger sister
Lucia Clarice Senn
Birth: May 22, 1884 28 25South Carolina, United States
Death: November 8, 1898South Carolina, United States
17 months
younger brother
Walter Wallace Senn
Birth: October 12, 1885 29 26South Carolina, United States
Death: February 4, 1960
16 months
younger brother
Josiah Hassell Senn
Birth: February 7, 1887 31 28South Carolina, United States
Death: July 2, 1887South Carolina, United States
18 months
younger sister
Mary Elizabeth Senn
Birth: August 7, 1888 32 29Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Death: July 7, 1965Newberry, South Carolina, United States
2 years
younger sister
23 months
younger brother
David Forest Senn
Birth: August 6, 1892 36 33South Carolina, United States
Death: December 4, 1967Newberry, South Carolina, United States
17 months
younger sister
Rebecca Frances Senn
Birth: January 6, 1894 38 35Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Death: August 27, 1973Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
2 years
younger brother
20 months
younger sister
Emma Gladys Senn
Birth: January 22, 1898 42 39Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Death: January 9, 1991
Family with Leila Virginia McTeer - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1914

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