The Shemwell Family

Cora Adele LaneAge: 69 years18861955

Name
Cora Adele Lane
Given names
Cora Adele
Surname
Lane
Married name
Cora Adele Kitts
Birth February 14, 1886
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 29 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageWilliam James KittsView this family
about 1917 (Age 30 years)
Note: Marriage date from Findagrave
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 30 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 31 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 14, 1920 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 43 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
Death of a husbandWilliam James Kitts
June 8, 1940 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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 63 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 59 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 February 23, 1955 (Age 69 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pacific Crest Cemetery
Note: Section 2, Plot 206, Grave 6, unmarked grave
Family with William James Kitts - View this family
husband
William James Kitts
Birth: July 4, 1878 33 19Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Death: June 8, 1940Los Angeles, California, United States
herself
Cora Adele Lane
Birth: February 14, 1886Idaho, United States
Death: February 23, 1955Torrance, Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: about 1917California, United States
William James Kitts + Alice Ruth Bauer - View this family
husband
William James Kitts
Birth: July 4, 1878 33 19Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Death: June 8, 1940Los Angeles, California, United States
husband’s wife
Marriage: August 3, 1901Los Angeles, California, United States

No family available

Marriage
Marriage date from Findagrave
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William James Kitts - Household

Los Angeles, California, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Kitts, William JLodgerMW40M1886NaCanadaEnglishEnglandEnglishEnglandEnglishYesBrokerInvestmentsOA
Kitts, Cora ALodgerFW33MIDIllinoisOhioYesNone

Burial
Section 2, Plot 206, Grave 6, unmarked grave