The Shemwell Family

Robert E McAllisterAge: 67 years19131981

Name
Robert E McAllister
Given names
Robert E
Surname
McAllister
Birth August 22, 1913 35 32
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 2 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 3 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 4 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 6 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 16 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 16 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherDr. Joseph Cathern Hudspeth
July 13, 1936 (Age 22 years)
MarriageOdette Mabel WashbondView this family
November 6, 1936 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#1
George Robert “Butch” McAllister
June 1, 1939 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 28 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 36 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 sisterMary Janice McAllister
July 1966 (Age 52 years)
Death of a fatherGeorge McAllister
May 18, 1972 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 32 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 motherLula Hudspeth
1981 (Age 67 years)
Death April 23, 1981 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Zion Cemeter
Family with parents - View this family
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
elder sister
Mary Janice McAllister
Birth: December 8, 1904 27 23Illinois, United States
Death: July 1966Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
9 years
himself
Robert E McAllister
Birth: August 22, 1913 35 32Potomac, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Death: April 23, 1981Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, United States
Family with Odette Mabel Washbond - View this family
himself
Robert E McAllister
Birth: August 22, 1913 35 32Potomac, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Death: April 23, 1981Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, United States
wife
Odette Mabel Washbond
Birth: July 11, 1915Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States
Death: August 31, 1999Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, United States
Marriage: November 6, 1936Indiana, United States
3 years
son
George Robert “Butch” McAllister
Birth: June 1, 1939 25 23Illinois, United States
Death: December 1986Illinois, United States

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