The Shemwell Family

Walter Pomeroy EatonAge: 74 years18711946

Name
Walter Pomeroy Eaton
Given names
Walter Pomeroy
Surname
Eaton
Birth November 11, 1871
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 6 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 26 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
Religious marriageLillian Belle “Lily” ShemwellView this family
April 26, 1905 (Age 33 years)
Census April 23, 1910 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 44 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 45 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 46 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 48 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 57 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
Death of a wifeLillian Belle “Lily” Shemwell
January 27, 1932 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 70 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
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 74 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 June 24, 1946 (Age 74 years)
Family with Lillian Belle “Lily” Shemwell - View this family
himself
Walter Pomeroy Eaton
Birth: November 11, 1871Massachusetts, United States
Death: June 24, 1946Santa Clara, California, United States
wife
Lillian Belle “Lily” Shemwell
Birth: November 14, 1876 31 29Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 27, 1932Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: April 26, 1905Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Private + Lillian Belle “Lily” Shemwell - View this family
wife’s husband
Private
wife
Lillian Belle “Lily” Shemwell
Birth: November 14, 1876 31 29Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 27, 1932Los Angeles, California, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Walter Pomeroy Eaton - Household

Los Angeles, CA.

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Eaton, WalterheadMW35M5MAMANYNone
Eaton, LillianwifeFW30M500KYKYKYNone
Shemwell, Williamfather in lawMW60WKYNCNCNone

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Walter Pomeroy Eaton - Household

30 Park Ave Venice, Los Angeles, California

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Eaton, Walter PheadMW48MMAMAMECredit ManagerHardware Co.
Eaton, Lillian BwifeFW44MKYKYTN
Shemwell, Williamfather in lawMW74WdKYKYTNRetired
Washington, ArdellmaidFB45MTXTXTXMaidPrivate Family