The Shemwell Family

William John SheffieldAge: 28 years19141943

Name
William John Sheffield
Given names
William John
Surname
Sheffield
Birth June 24, 1914
MarriageHelen Marion HallView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 18 months)

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 2 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 3 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 15 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 daughter
#1
Carol Ann Sheffield
January 11, 1939 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Michael John Sheffield
May 16, 1941 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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 May 4, 1943 (Age 28 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Union Cemetery
Family with Helen Marion Hall - View this family
himself
wife
Helen Marion Hall
Birth: June 24, 1914 30 22Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States
Death: December 15, 1990Kern, California, United States
Marriage:
daughter
Carol Ann Sheffield
Birth: January 11, 1939 24 24Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States
Death: May 18, 2012Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
2 years
son
Michael John Sheffield
Birth: May 16, 1941 26 26Fresno, California, United States
Death: November 6, 1999Lake Isabella, Kern, California, United States

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