The Shemwell Family

George McAllisterAge: 94 years18771972

Name
George McAllister
Given names
George
Surname
McAllister
Birth September 6, 1877
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 3 months)

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 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
MarriageLula HudspethView this family
February 9, 1904 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Janice McAllister
December 8, 1904 (Age 27 years)
Census April 22, 1910 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Robert E McAllister
August 22, 1913 (Age 35 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/
Census January 23, 1920 (Age 42 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
Census April 7, 1930 (Age 52 years)
Marriage of a childRobert E McAllisterOdette Mabel WashbondView this family
November 6, 1936 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
George Robert “Butch” McAllister
June 1, 1939 (Age 61 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 62 years)
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
Death of a daughterMary Janice McAllister
July 1966 (Age 88 years)
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 May 18, 1972 (Age 94 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Zion Cemeter
Family with Lula Hudspeth - View this family
himself
George McAllister
Birth: September 6, 1877Illinois, United States
Death: May 18, 1972Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, United States
wife
Lula Hudspeth
Birth: January 24, 1881 26 20Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: 1981Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, United States
Marriage: February 9, 1904Bond, Illinois, United States
10 months
daughter
Mary Janice McAllister
Birth: December 8, 1904 27 23Illinois, United States
Death: July 1966Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
9 years
son
Robert E McAllister
Birth: August 22, 1913 35 32Potomac, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Death: April 23, 1981Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - George McAllister - Household

Patoka, Marion, Illinois

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
McAllister, GeorgeheadMW32M16ILILILPhotographerOwn Studio
McAllister, LulawifeFW29M1611ILKYIL
McAllister, Mary JdaughterFW5SILILIL
Hudspeth, Dr J CMW55WdKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George McAllister - Household

Tunbridge, DeWitt, Illinois

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
McAllister, GeorgeheadMW42MILILILOperatorTelegraph
McAllister, LulawifeFW37MILILIL
McAllister, JanicedaughterFW15SILILIL
McAllister, RobertsonMW6SILILIL

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - George McAllister - Household

529 N. Oltawa Lincoln, Logan, Illinois

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
McAllister, GeorgeheadMW51M25ILILILOperatorTelegraph
McAllister, LulawifeFW48M22ILKYIL
McAllister, Robert EsonMW16SILILIL

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - George McAllister - Household

611 Ottowa Lincoln, Logan, Illinois

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
McAllister, GeorgeheadMW61MILSame HouseTelegraphRailroad
McAllister, LulaXwifeFW58MILSame House
McAllister, JanicedaughterFW35SILSame HouseTeacherGrade School