The Shemwell Family

Albert BlehmAge: 68 years19101978

Name
Albert Blehm
Given names
Albert
Surname
Blehm
Birth April 8, 1910
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 5 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 6 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 7 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 19 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
MarriageIcle Mae HollandView this family
August 9, 1931 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Alfred Blehm
September 2, 1932 (Age 22 years)
Census May 21, 1940 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 31 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 39 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
Linda Kaye Blehm
May 19, 1954 (Age 44 years)
Death of a granddaughterLinda Kaye Blehm
May 25, 1954 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Ricky Ray Blehm
August 21, 1955 (Age 45 years)

Death of a grandsonRicky Ray Blehm
May 11, 1968 (Age 58 years)

Death of a wifeIcle Mae Holland
August 10, 1969 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 35 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 July 30, 1978 (Age 68 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Finley-Sunset Hills Memorial Park
Family with Icle Mae Holland - View this family
himself
Albert Blehm
Birth: April 8, 1910Homstead, Blaine, Oklahoma, United States
Death: July 30, 1978Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, United States
wife
Icle Mae Holland
Birth: 1912 32 29Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: August 10, 1969Multnomah, Oregon, United States
Marriage: August 9, 1931California, United States
13 months
son
Alfred Blehm
Birth: September 2, 1932 22 20Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: August 19, 2012Paradise, Butte, California, United States

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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Albert Blehm - Household

Scappoose, Columbia, Oregon

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Blehm, AlbertXheadMW30MOKRColumbiaOROwner ManagerBroom Factory
Blehm, IclewifeFW26MCARColumbiaORHelperBroom Factory
Blehm, AlfredsonMW8SCARColumbiaOR