The Shemwell Family

Clora Belle JacksonAge: 83 years18971980

Name
Clora Belle Jackson
Given names
Clora Belle
Surname
Jackson
Married name
Clora Belle Day
Birth February 6, 1897
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 months)
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 18 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 19 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 20 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/
MarriageJohn Thomas DayView this family
November 25, 1919 (Age 22 years)
Census January 2, 1920 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
John Francis Day
August 19, 1920 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mildred Ruth Day
July 31, 1921 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#3
James Robert “Bob” Day
February 2, 1923 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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 1, 1930 (Age 33 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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
Marriage of a childWilliam J LauxMildred Ruth DayView this family
October 21, 1947 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 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
Death of a husbandJohn Thomas Day
October 23, 1971 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 February 21, 1980 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McKendree Chapel Cemetery
Family with John Thomas Day - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 25, 1919Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States
9 months
son
John Francis Day
Birth: August 19, 1920 24 23Sandoval, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: September 27, 1995Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
11 months
daughter
Mildred Ruth Day
Birth: July 31, 1921 25 24Sandoval, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: August 24, 2011Lake Placid, Highlands, Florida, United States
18 months
son
James Robert “Bob” Day
Birth: February 2, 1923 27 25Sandoval, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: May 21, 2012Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois, United States

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Day - Household

Sandoval, Marion, Illinois

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Day, ThomasheadMW24MILILILFarmer
Day, ClloewifeFW22MILOHKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Day - Household

1930 Sandoval, Marion, Illinois - John T Day

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Day, John TheadMW34M24ILILILLaborerState Highway
Day, Cleo BwifeFW33M23ILILIL
Day, John FsonMW9SILILIL
Day, Ruth MdaughterFW8SILILIL
Day, Robert JsonMW7SILILIL

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Day - Household

Golder Road Irishtown, Clinton, Illinois

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Day, J TXheadMW44MILRMarionILFarmerFarming
Day, ClorawifeFW43MILRMarionIL
Day, John FsonMW19MILRMarionIL
Day, RuthdaughterFW18SILRMarionIL
Day, RobertsonMW17SILRMarionIL