The Shemwell Family

Ruth E JonesAge: 67 years18951962

Name
Ruth E Jones
Given names
Ruth E
Surname
Jones
Married name
Ruth E Hall
Birth about 1895
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageJohn Alva HallView this family
about 1917 (Age 22 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Howard Ross Hall
April 5, 1918 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 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 23 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 25 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 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 35 years)
Census April 6, 1940 (Age 45 years)
Death of a husbandJohn Alva Hall
July 14, 1943 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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 55 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Cathy Lanae Hall
April 2, 1958 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 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 August 25, 1962 (Age 67 years)
Family with John Alva Hall - View this family
husband
John Alva Hall
Birth: February 4, 1885 25 23Dallas, Texas, United States
Death: July 14, 1943Olympia, Thurston, Washington, United States
herself
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

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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