The Shemwell Family

Harry Alvin Key Sr.Age: 75 years19131989

Name
Harry Alvin Key Sr.
Given names
Harry Alvin
Surname
Key
Name suffix
Sr.
Birth November 1, 1913 20 17
Birth of a sisterGrace Kathryn Key
September 4, 1916 (Age 2 years)
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 10, 1920 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert E Key Jr
October 16, 1923 (Age 9 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Solomon Hancock
December 18, 1923 (Age 10 years)
Census 1925 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 15 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 18, 1930 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a brotherLarry Key
1936 (Age 22 years)
Marriage of a parentGeorge Oscar HartleyLaura Beth HancockView this family
between June 2, 1940 and December 1940 (Age 26 years)

Death of a maternal grandmotherTabitha Clementine McGehee
August 9, 1942 (Age 28 years)
Death of a brotherRobert E Key Jr
April 27, 1944 (Age 30 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
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 fatherRobert E Key
January 7, 1986 (Age 72 years)
Death of a motherLaura Beth Hancock
August 1, 1986 (Age 72 years)

Death May 13, 1989 (Age 75 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Robert E Key
Birth: November 21, 1892Lawrenceburg, Anderson, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 7, 1986Clay Center, Butler, Kansas, United States
mother
Marriage: April 19, 1911Craig, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
himself
Harry Alvin Key Sr.
Birth: November 1, 1913 20 17Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States
Death: May 13, 1989Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger sister
Grace Kathryn Key
Birth: September 4, 1916 23 20Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 18, 2002Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States
7 years
younger brother
Robert E Key Jr
Birth: October 16, 1923 30 27Missouri, United States
Death: April 27, 1944Missouri, United States
13 years
younger brother
Mother’s family with George Oscar Hartley - View this family
step-father
George Oscar Hartley
Birth: September 15, 1885Kansas, United States
Death: August 13, 1969Waynesville, Pulaski, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: between June 2, 1940 and December 1940

Harry Alvin Key Sr. has 7 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charlie Edward Hancock - Household

2117 East 44th Street Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hancock, Charlie EheadMW27MMOARKSBrick MasonDay Labor
Hancock, VedawifeFW25MMOMOMO
Hancock, LeosonMW7SOKMOMO
Hancock, LouisedaughterFW4-7mSOKMOMO
Key, Robert Ebrother in lawMW27MKYKYKYBrakemanRailroad
Key, Laurayounger sisterFW25MARARKS
Key, HarrynephewMW6SOKKYAR
Key, KatherineneiceFW3-3mSOKKYAR

CensusKansas State - Census transcript - Robert E Key - Household

Wyandotte, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Key, RobertheadMW32MKYSwitchman
Hancock, LaurawifeFW30MARNone
Key, HarrysonMW11SOKNone
Key, KathryndaughterFW8MOKNone
Key, RobertsonMW1SMONone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Robert E Key - Household

ED 60 Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Key, Robert EheadO2850RNoMW37M18NoYesKYKYKYYesSwitchmanSteam RailroadWYes
Key, Laura BwifeFW35M16NoYesARMOMOYesNone
Key, Harry A BsonMW16SYesYesOKKYARYesNone
Key, Kathryn BdaughterFW13SYesYesOKKYARYesNone
Key, Robert J Jr BsonMW6SYesMOKYARNone