The Shemwell Family

Mary Janice McAllisterAge: 61 years19041966

Name
Mary Janice McAllister
Given names
Mary Janice
Surname
McAllister
Birth December 8, 1904 27 23
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Lavada “Mollie” Altom
February 21, 1906 (Age 14 months)
Census April 22, 1910 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert E McAllister
August 22, 1913 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 11 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 12 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 13 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 15 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 24 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 3, 1930 (Age 25 years)
Note: Boarder John M Downing Residence
Death of a maternal grandfatherDr. Joseph Cathern Hudspeth
July 13, 1936 (Age 31 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 36 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 45 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 41 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 July 1966 (Age 61 years)
Burial
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father
George McAllister
Birth: September 6, 1877Illinois, United States
Death: May 18, 1972Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, United States
mother
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
herself
Mary Janice McAllister
Birth: December 8, 1904 27 23Illinois, United States
Death: July 1966Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
9 years
younger brother
Robert E McAllister
Birth: August 22, 1913 35 32Potomac, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Death: April 23, 1981Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, United States

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

Census
Boarder John M Downing Residence Name: M Janice Mcallister Birth Year: abt 1905 Gender: Female Race: White Age in 1930: 25 Birthplace: Illinois Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Boarder Home in 1930: Aetna, Logan, Illinois, USA Map of Home: Street Address: Mulberry and Olive St. Dwelling Number: 27 Family Number: 27 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: Illinois Mother's Birthplace: Illinois Occupation: Teacher Industry: Public School Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker Employment: Yes
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