The Shemwell Family

William Newton VincentAge: 75 years18771952

Name
William Newton Vincent
Given names
William Newton
Surname
Vincent
Birth May 9, 1877 38 26
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 7 months)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a sisterMinnie Edith Vincent
December 27, 1879 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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
Death of a sisterMary Nida Vincent
July 21, 1911 (Age 34 years)
Death of a fatherAndrew Jackson Vincent
March 18, 1916 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 38 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 39 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 40 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/
Marriage of a parentWilliam C BakerLucy Jane FerrellView this family
January 18, 1922 (Age 44 years)
Death of a motherLucy Jane Ferrell
November 15, 1924 (Age 47 years)
Death of a brotherJames Wiley Vincent
February 20, 1927 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 52 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 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 72 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 68 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 October 22, 1952 (Age 75 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 1, 1872Johnson, Illinois, United States
14 months
elder brother
James Wiley Vincent
Birth: May 30, 1873 34 22St. Clair, Michigan, United States
Death: February 20, 1927Los Angeles, California, United States
20 months
elder sister
Mary Nida Vincent
Birth: January 17, 1875 36 24Missouri, United States
Death: July 21, 1911Weiser, Washington, Idaho, United States
2 years
himself
William Newton Vincent
Birth: May 9, 1877 38 26Lincoln, Kansas, United States
Death: October 22, 1952Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
3 years
younger sister
Minnie Edith Vincent
Birth: December 27, 1879 41 29St. Clair, Michigan, United States
Death: August 8, 1966Multnomah, Oregon, United States
Mother’s family with John G Estes - View this family
step-father
John G Estes
Birth: about 1846Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Death: about 1869Barren, Kentucky, United States
mother
Marriage: September 29, 1865
Mother’s family with William C Baker - View this family
step-father
William C Baker
Birth: September 7, 1846Memphis, Scotland, Missouri, United States
Death: December 10, 1936Baker City, Baker, Oregon, United States
mother
Marriage: January 18, 1922Baker, Oregon, United States