The Shemwell Family

Robert Austin SwanAge: 67 years19111978

Name
Robert Austin Swan
Given names
Robert Austin
Surname
Swan
Birth January 20, 1911
MarriageMarvel Louise KennedyView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 4 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 5 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 6 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 18 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
Birth of a son
#1
Steven William Swan
January 6, 1939 (Age 27 years)
Census April 29, 1940 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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 38 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 sonSteven William Swan
November 17, 1957 (Age 46 years)
Death of a wifeMarvel Louise Kennedy
October 24, 1963 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 December 1, 1978 (Age 67 years)
Family with Marvel Louise Kennedy - View this family
himself
Robert Austin Swan
Birth: January 20, 1911Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Death: December 1, 1978Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
wife
Marvel Louise Kennedy
Birth: June 24, 1912 32 25Kansas, United States
Death: October 24, 1963Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Marriage:
son
Steven William Swan
Birth: January 6, 1939 27 26Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Death: November 17, 1957Kansas, United States

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Robert Austin Swan - Household

Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Swan, Robert AheadMW29MKSsalesmanhardware company
Swan, Mar LwifeFW27MKS
Swan, Steven WsonMW1SKS