The Shemwell Family

Robert Lee O'NealAge: 90 years19021993

Name
Robert Lee O'Neal
Given names
Robert Lee
Surname
O'Neal
Birth December 22, 1902 31 28
Census April 23, 1910 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 13 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 14 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 15 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 17 years)
MarriageJeanette KueckelhanView this family
1923 (Age 20 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn P Crockett
June 7, 1929 (Age 26 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 26 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 10, 1930 (Age 27 years)
Census April 6, 1940 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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 47 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 fatherEdward Lee O'Neal
November 17, 1954 (Age 51 years)
Death of a motherMary Belle “Mollie” Crockett
November 14, 1955 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 43 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 of a wifeJeanette Kueckelhan
April 15, 1991 (Age 88 years)
Death March 13, 1993 (Age 90 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Edward Lee O'Neal
Birth: October 1871Missouri, United States
Death: November 17, 1954Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
mother
Mary Belle “Mollie” Crockett
Birth: 1874 22 17Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: November 14, 1955Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Marriage: April 8, 1896Cooper, Missouri, United States
7 years
himself
Robert Lee O'Neal
Birth: December 22, 1902 31 28Missouri, United States
Death: March 13, 1993Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
Family with Jeanette Kueckelhan - View this family
himself
Robert Lee O'Neal
Birth: December 22, 1902 31 28Missouri, United States
Death: March 13, 1993Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
wife
Jeanette Kueckelhan
Birth: August 15, 1901 31 24Missouri, United States
Death: April 15, 1991Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
Marriage: 1923Missouri, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Lee O'Neal - Household

Cooper, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
O'Neal, LeeheadMW38M15MOVATNfarmer
O'Neal, BellewifeFW31M1511MOMOMO
O'Neal, Robert LsonMW7SMOMOMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Lee O'Neal - Household

Cooper, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
O'Neal, LeeheadMW48MMOMOMOfarmer
O'Neal, BellewifeFW45MMOMOMO
O'Neal, Robert sonMW17SMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Robert Lee O'Neal - Household

Cooper, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
O'Neal, Robert LheadMW27M20MOMOMOfarmer
O'Neal, JeanettewifeFW28M21MOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Robert Lee O'Neal - Household

Cooper, Missouri, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
O'Neal, Robert headMW37MMOfarmer
O'Neal, JeanettewifeFW38MMO