The Shemwell Family

Richard William DavisAge: 82 years18921975

Name
Richard William Davis
Given names
Richard William
Surname
Davis
Birth May 6, 1892
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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
Birth of a son
#1
George Alonzo Davis
August 23, 1912 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Robert Eugene “Bob” Davis
June 1, 1915 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 23 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 24 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 25 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/
Birth of a son
#3
Ralph Junior Davis
June 10, 1920 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Evelyn Faye Davis
January 17, 1926 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Richard Eugene Davis
June 26, 1928 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 37 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
Birth of a daughter
#6
Kathleen M “Kathy” Davis
January 20, 1930 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Lillie Leona Davis
August 23, 1931 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Sylvia Jean Davis
July 22, 1935 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Kenneth Aubry “Kenny” Davis
October 23, 1936 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Charles Ray Davis
June 26, 1937 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Robert Lee “Bobby Lee” Davis
January 30, 1940 (Age 47 years)
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Larry Dale Davis
November 11, 1943 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 49 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
Birth of a grandson
#4
Richard Dale Davis Sr.
March 15, 1946 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Infant Chesser
February 26, 1951 (Age 58 years)
Death of a grandsonInfant Chesser
February 26, 1951 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Gladys Hazel Chesser
March 26, 1952 (Age 59 years)
Death of a granddaughterGladys Hazel Chesser
March 26, 1952 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 57 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
Birth of a grandson
#7
Ronnie D Chesser
April 17, 1955 (Age 62 years)

Birth of a grandson
#8
Charles Ray Davis Jr
September 17, 1955 (Age 63 years)
Death of a wifeMabel Nelson
1955 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
Richard Joe Johnston
June 2, 1956 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Deborah Jean “Debbie” Chesser
June 26, 1956 (Age 64 years)
Death of a grandsonKenneth Aubry “Kenny” Davis
July 13, 1957 (Age 65 years)
Cause: Auto Accident
Birth of a grandson
#11
Donald Gene Davis
October 2, 1957 (Age 65 years)
Death of a sonRalph Junior Davis
March 12, 1967 (Age 74 years)
Marriage of a childAubrey Eugene “Gene” KinmanLillie Leona DavisView this family
1973 (Age 80 years)

Death of a granddaughterDeborah Jean “Debbie” Chesser
May 23, 1974 (Age 82 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 53 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 January 1, 1975 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
Family with Mabel Nelson - View this family
himself
wife
son
George Alonzo Davis
Birth: August 23, 1912 20 19Albany, Gentry, Missouri, United States
Death: January 18, 1980Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States
3 years
son
5 years
son
Ralph Junior Davis
Birth: June 10, 1920 28 27Napier, Holt, Missouri, United States
Death: March 12, 1967St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Evelyn Faye Davis
Birth: January 17, 1926 33 33Fairfax, Atchison, Missouri, United States
Death: May 7, 2001Clarinda, Page, Iowa, United States
Family with Gladys Opal French - View this family
himself
wife
son
Richard Eugene Davis
Birth: June 26, 1928 36 17Sapulpa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 21, 2012Missouri, United States
19 months
daughter
Kathleen M “Kathy” Davis
Birth: January 20, 1930 37 19Sapulpa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 17, 2009St Joseph, Andrew, Missouri, United States
19 months
daughter
6 years
son
Charles Ray Davis
Birth: June 26, 1937 45 26Clearmont, Nodaway, Missouri, United States
Death: September 26, 2003St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
daughter
Private
son
Larry Dale Davis
Birth: November 11, 1943 51 33Braddyville, Page, Iowa, United States
Death: August 7, 2014St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
James Elbert Farley + Gladys Opal French - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: August 28, 1980Fairfaxt, Atchison, Missouri, United States

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