The Shemwell Family

John Alva HallAge: 58 years18851943

Name
John Alva Hall
Given names
John Alva
Surname
Hall
Birth February 4, 1885 25 23
Birth of a sisterLena River Hall
December 28, 1886 (Age 22 months)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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
Census June 19, 1900 (Age 15 years)
Death of a motherNancy Jane Greer
April 29, 1901 (Age 16 years)
Death of a sisterLena River Hall
December 14, 1905 (Age 20 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Jane Hinch
June 29, 1908 (Age 23 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherThomas Hall
1912 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageRuth E JonesView this family
about 1917 (Age 31 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Howard Ross Hall
April 5, 1918 (Age 33 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Marshall Hall
November 19, 1918 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 31 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 32 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/
Census January 19, 1920 (Age 34 years)
Death of a brotherOtis Burns Hall
August 13, 1921 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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 25, 1930 (Age 45 years)
Census April 6, 1940 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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 July 14, 1943 (Age 58 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Masonic Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
John Marshall Hall
Birth: July 20, 1859 26 22Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 19, 1918Fresno, Fresno, California, United States
mother
Marriage: November 20, 1881Tennessee, United States
10 months
elder brother
16 months
elder brother
13 months
himself
John Alva Hall
Birth: February 4, 1885 25 23Dallas, Texas, United States
Death: July 14, 1943Olympia, Thurston, Washington, United States
23 months
younger sister
Lena River Hall
Birth: December 28, 1886 27 25Tennessee, United States
Death: December 14, 1905Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Family with Ruth E Jones - View this family
himself
John Alva Hall
Birth: February 4, 1885 25 23Dallas, Texas, United States
Death: July 14, 1943Olympia, Thurston, Washington, United States
wife
Ruth E Jones
Birth: about 1895Oklahoma, United States
Death: August 25, 1962King, California, United States
Marriage: about 1917
15 months
son
Howard Ross Hall
Birth: April 5, 1918 33 23Deming, Luna, New Mexico, United States
Death: November 13, 1978Seattle, King, Washington, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Marshall Hall - Household

Rhea, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Hall, John MheadWMJun185940M18TNTNTNDay Laborer
Hall, Nancy JwifeWFAug186138M1844TNVATN
Hall, Otis BsonWMSep188217STNTNTNWeight Master Coal
Hall, Victor CsonWMJan188416STNTNTNDriver Mines
Hall, John AsonWMFeb188515STXTNTNDriver Mines
Hall, Lena RdaughterWFDec188613STNTNTN
Hall, Abbie MsisterWFSep187821STNTNTNMusic Teacher

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Alva Hall - Household

Wible Road Kern, California

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hall, JohnheadMW32MTXTNTNAuto MechanicGarage
Hall, RuthwifeFW25MOKKSTX
Hall, HowardsonMW1-8mSNMTXOK

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Alva Hall - Household

La Pray Road Forest Center, Stevens, Washington

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hall, J AheadMW45M32TXUSUSLaborLogging
Hall, RuthwifeFW35M23OKKSKS
Hall, HowardsonMW12SNMTXOK

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Alva Hall - Household

Overhulse Road McLane, Thurston, Washington

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Hall, John AXheadMW55MTXOlympiaWASteam Gas EngineerHiway Construction
Hall, Ruth EwifeFW45MOKOlympiaWAPress WomanLaundry
Hall, Howard RsonMW21SNMOlympiaWALaborGarage