The Shemwell Family

Josephine RicksAge: 79 years18771957

Name
Josephine Ricks
Given names
Josephine
Surname
Ricks
Married name
Josephine Fogg
Birth May 8, 1877 31 26
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 7 months)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a sisterMary A Ricks
December 5, 1880 (Age 3 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherEleanor “Nellie” Martin
February 26, 1882 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherMartin Ricks
March 27, 1882 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterLavina Ricks
January 7, 1885 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterFlorence Ricks
January 21, 1887 (Age 9 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJoel Ricks
December 15, 1888 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterLucy Ricks
January 7, 1889 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherFrank Ricks
January 11, 1891 (Age 13 years)
Death of a brotherJosiah Ricks Jr.
November 25, 1892 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a brotherDavid Lester Ricks
October 24, 1893 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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 fatherJosiah Ricks Sr.
November 4, 1916 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 38 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 39 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 40 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 brotherFrank Ricks
March 21, 1925 (Age 47 years)
Death of a motherLucy Ann Merrill
October 7, 1928 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 52 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 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 brotherMartin Ricks
November 6, 1947 (Age 70 years)
Death of a sisterEleanor Camilla Ricks
September 20, 1950 (Age 73 years)
Death of a sisterMary A Ricks
September 26, 1950 (Age 73 years)
Death of a sisterLucy Ricks
October 15, 1951 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 72 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 68 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 23, 1957 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sugar City Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: July 1, 1868Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
5 months
elder sister
Eleanor Camilla Ricks
Birth: December 6, 1868 23 17Logan, Cache, Utah, United States
Death: September 20, 1950Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States
23 months
elder brother
Josiah Ricks Jr.
Birth: November 6, 1870 25 19Logan, Cache, Utah, United States
Death: November 25, 1892Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States
2 years
elder brother
Joel Justin Ricks
Birth: November 20, 1872 27 21Logan, Cache, Utah, United States
Death: December 19, 1961Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
2 years
elder brother
Wallace Ricks
Birth: March 8, 1875 29 24Benson, Cache, Utah, United States
Death: February 1, 1969Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States
2 years
herself
Josephine Ricks
Birth: May 8, 1877 31 26Benson, Cache, Utah, United States
Death: April 23, 1957Panorama City, Los Angeles, California, United States
4 years
younger sister
Mary A Ricks
Birth: December 5, 1880 35 29Benson, Cache, Utah, United States
Death: September 26, 1950Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States
16 months
younger brother
Martin Ricks
Birth: March 27, 1882 36 31Benson, Cache, Utah, United States
Death: November 6, 1947Dillon, Beaverhead, Montana, United States
3 years
younger sister
Lavina Ricks
Birth: January 7, 1885 39 34Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States
Death: July 3, 1957Driggs, Teton, Idaho, United States
2 years
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
Lucy Ricks
Birth: January 7, 1889 43 38Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States
Death: October 15, 1951Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
2 years
younger brother
Frank Ricks
Birth: January 11, 1891 45 40Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States
Death: March 21, 1925Clawson, Teton, Idaho, United States
3 years
younger brother
David Lester Ricks
Birth: October 24, 1893 48 42Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States
Death: July 30, 1957Provo, Utah, Utah, United States

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