The Shemwell Family

Ralph Clinton HowardAge: 82 years19171999

Name
Ralph Clinton Howard
Given names
Ralph Clinton
Surname
Howard
Birth January 28, 1917 37 32
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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 11 months)

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 5, 1920 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 12 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 2, 1930 (Age 13 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 23 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherFranklin Leander “Tobe” Hall
April 1, 1941 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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
Death of a maternal grandmotherMartha Addie Gilbert
June 16, 1947 (Age 30 years)
MarriageStella AndersonView this family
December 9, 1950 (Age 33 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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 fatherWilliam Baxter Howard
August 15, 1958 (Age 41 years)
Death of a motherIda L Hall
June 13, 1968 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 brotherWilliam Raymond Howard
July 9, 1993 (Age 76 years)
Death of a sisterVerdella Louise Howard
July 2, 1994 (Age 77 years)
Death of a sisterMargaret Eunice Howard
March 4, 1997 (Age 80 years)
Death March 16, 1999 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Park Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 21, 1904Douglas, Illinois, United States
17 months
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
Mildred C Howard
Birth: October 1, 1908 29 24Douglas, Illinois, United States
Death: October 31, 1914Illinois, United States
2 years
elder sister
Margaret Eunice Howard
Birth: October 3, 1910 31 26Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States
Death: March 4, 1997O'Fallon, St. Charles, Missouri, United States
3 years
elder brother
William Raymond Howard
Birth: April 6, 1913 33 28Charleston, Coles, Illinois, United States
Death: July 9, 1993Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, United States
4 years
himself
Ralph Clinton Howard
Birth: January 28, 1917 37 32Charleston, Coles, Illinois, United States
Death: March 16, 1999Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States
Family with Stella Anderson - View this family
himself
Ralph Clinton Howard
Birth: January 28, 1917 37 32Charleston, Coles, Illinois, United States
Death: March 16, 1999Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States
wife
Stella Anderson
Birth: May 20, 1922Normal, McLean, Illinois, United States
Death: May 22, 2010Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States
Marriage: December 9, 1950
Family with Private - View this family
himself
Ralph Clinton Howard
Birth: January 28, 1917 37 32Charleston, Coles, Illinois, United States
Death: March 16, 1999Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States
wife
Private
son
Private

Ralph Clinton Howard has 5 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Baxter Howard - Household

Wilson St. Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Howard, W BheadMW40MKYKYKYBAkerBakery
Howard, IdawifeFW35MILKYKY
Howard, LouisedaughterFW14SILKYIL
Howard, EunicedaughterFW9SILKYIL
Howard, RaymondsonMW6SILKYIL
Howard, RalphsonMW2SILKYIL

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Baxter Howard - Household

Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Howard, W BheadMW50M24KYARKYForemanBakery
Howard, IdawifeFW45M19ILKYKY
Howard, RaymondsonMW16SILKYIL
Howard, RalphsonMW13SILKYIL