The Shemwell Family

Charles Harry Wells Jr.Age: 83 years19182002

Name
Charles Harry Wells Jr.
Given names
Charles Harry
Surname
Wells
Name suffix
Jr.
Birth April 25, 1918 33 29
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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

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 2, 1920 (Age 20 months)
Death of a brotherAlbert Harold Wells
June 3, 1926 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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 12, 1930 (Age 11 years)
Census April 20, 1940 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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 maternal grandfatherLew Wallace Norton
October 13, 1946 (Age 28 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherEmma Grace Hendrix
October 8, 1949 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 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 27 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 of a motherEthel Belle Norton
December 12, 1978 (Age 60 years)
Death of a fatherCharles Harry Wells
January 30, 1979 (Age 60 years)
Death of a brotherFredrick Lew Wells
March 9, 1985 (Age 66 years)
Death of a brotherWesley Norton Wells
February 16, 1996 (Age 77 years)
Death February 10, 2002 (Age 83 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Chino Valley Cemetery
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Marriage: calculated 1904
20 months
elder brother
Fredrick Lew Wells
Birth: September 13, 1905 21 16Randsburg, Kern, California, United States
Death: March 9, 1985Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California, United States
2 years
elder brother
Albert Harold Wells
Birth: October 2, 1907 23 19Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: June 3, 1926San Luis Obispo, California, United States
3 years
elder brother
Wesley Norton Wells
Birth: April 23, 1910 25 21Lindsay, Tulare, California, United States
Death: February 16, 1996Kern, California, United States
8 years
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Helen Hicha
Birth: April 8, 1926Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Death: September 30, 2015Chino Valley, Yavapai, Arizona, United States
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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles Harry Wells - Household

247 Milage Lindsay, Tulare, California

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Wells, C HheadMW35MCACAORLaborerWell Drilling
Wells, EthelwifeFW31MKSIAIA
Wells, FredsonMW14SCACAKS
Wells, HaroldsonMW12SCACAKS
Wells, WesleysonMW9SCACAKS
Wells, CharlessonMW1-8mSCACAKS

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles Harry Wells - Household

502 11th St. Huntington Beach, Orange, California

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Wells, C HarryheadMW45MCACAOROil WorkerPetroleum
Wells, Ethel BwifeFW40MKSKSKS
Wells, Charles HsonMW11SCACAKS

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Charles Harry Wells - Household

315 14th Huntington Beach, Orange, California

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Wells, CharlesheadMW54MCASameOil DogerOil Fields
Wells, EthelXwifeFW51MKSSame
Wells, Charles JrsonMW21SCASame