The Shemwell Family

Ralph Otis HallAge: 41 years19051946

Name
Ralph Otis Hall
Given names
Ralph Otis
Surname
Hall
Birth September 5, 1905 22 24
Birth of a brotherAlvin Carl Hall
August 25, 1907 (Age 23 months)
Census May 10, 1910 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterHazel Ruth Hall
July 28, 1910 (Age 4 years)
Death of a motherFlorence Emma “Fannie” Washburn
August 17, 1912 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a half-sisterGladys Burns Hall
May 16, 1915 (Age 9 years)
Marriage of a parentOtis Burns HallGladys Hazel CollinsView this family
October 14, 1915 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 10 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a half-brotherRobert John Hall
August 5, 1917 (Age 11 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Marshall Hall
November 19, 1918 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 11 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 12 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 7, 1920 (Age 14 years)
Death of a fatherOtis Burns Hall
August 13, 1921 (Age 15 years)
MarriageNell May “Nellie” FlyView this family
March 5, 1927 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Ralph Otis Hall
July 11, 1929 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 24 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 2, 1930 (Age 24 years)
Census April 24, 1940 (Age 34 years)
Death of a half-brotherRobert John Hall
March 13, 1943 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 36 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
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 40 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 20, 1946 (Age 41 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary and Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 9, 1902Graysville, Rhea, Tennessee, United States
4 years
himself
Ralph Otis Hall
Birth: September 5, 1905 22 24Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 20, 1946Los Angeles, California, United States
2 years
younger brother
Alvin Carl Hall
Birth: August 25, 1907 24 26Mississippi, United States
Death: October 5, 1957San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States
3 years
younger sister
Father’s family with Gladys Hazel Collins - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: October 14, 1915Maricopa, Arizona, United States
-5 months
half-sister
Gladys Burns Hall
Birth: May 16, 1915 32 25Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
Death: May 2, 2010Crescent City, Del Norte, California, United States
2 years
half-brother
Robert John Hall
Birth: August 5, 1917 34 27Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States
Death: March 13, 1943San Diego, San Diego, California, United States
Family with Nell May “Nellie” Fly - View this family
himself
Ralph Otis Hall
Birth: September 5, 1905 22 24Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 20, 1946Los Angeles, California, United States
wife
Marriage: March 5, 1927Fresno, California, United States
2 years
son
Ralph Otis Hall
Birth: July 11, 1929 23 22Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: July 27, 2013Gold River, Sacramento, California, United States

Ralph Otis Hall has 6 first cousins recorded

Mother's family (0)

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Otis Burns Hall - Household

County Rd Kern, California

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Hall, Otis BheadMW27M8TNTNTNFarmerOwn Farm
Hall, Victoryounger brotherMW26STNTNTNClerkSteam RR
Hall, FanniewifeFW28M822TNTNGA
Hall, RalphsonMW4STNTNTN
Hall, CarlsonMW2SMSTNTN
Hall, John LfatherMW50Wd28TNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Otis Burns Hall - Household

3015 Washington Avenue Fresno, Fresno, California

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hall, OtisheadMW37MTNTNTNSalesmanAutomobile
Hall, GladyswifeFW28MNMTXIN
Hall, RalphsonMW14STNTNTN
Hall, CarlsonMW12SMSTNTN
Hall, RuthdaughterFW9SCATNTN
Hall, GladysdaughterFW4SAZTNNM
Hall, RobertsonMW2SCATNNM
Collins, Raymondbrother in lawMW28MINTXINCarpenterMill
Collins, Mariesister in lawFW21MNMTXINStenographerIce Co.

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Ralph Otis Hall - Household

1412 Fifth St. Alhambra, Los Angeles, California

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hall, RalphheadMW24M21AZUSUSAviatorOil Cpmpany
Hall, NellwifeFW23M20COUSUS
Hall, RalphsonMW8mSCAAZCO
Fly, Mildredsister in lawFW25SCOUSUS

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Ralph Otis Hall - Household

1414 El Miradero Glendale, Los Angeles, California

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Hall, RalphheadMW34MTNSame HouseAviatorAircraft
Hall, NellXwifeFW33MCOSame House
Hall, RalphsonMW10SCASame House