The Shemwell Family

William Henry LevanAge: 68 years18841952

Name
William Henry Levan
Given names
William Henry
Surname
Levan
Birth January 1, 1884
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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 daughter
#1
Anna Ellen Levan
October 12, 1911 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Wesley J Levan
1915 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Blanche V Levan
December 16, 1916 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 32 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a son
#4
Charles E Levan
November 2, 1918 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 33 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 34 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 8, 1920 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Alma M Levan
September 10, 1920 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Marlin H Levan
December 26, 1922 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Clair L Levan
May 26, 1926 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 45 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 46 years)
Census April 23, 1940 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 sonMarlin H Levan
September 21, 1949 (Age 65 years)
Death of a wifeAnna Elisabeth “Annie” Foster
June 16, 1951 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 66 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 62 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 December 8, 1952 (Age 68 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery
Family with Anna Elisabeth “Annie” Foster - View this family
himself
wife
daughter
Anna Ellen Levan
Birth: October 12, 1911 27 24Pennsylvania, United States
Death: September 1983Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States
4 years
son
Wesley J Levan
Birth: 1915 31 28Pennsylvania, United States
Death: 1965Pennsylvania, United States
23 months
daughter
Blanche V Levan
Birth: December 16, 1916 32 30Pennsylvania, United States
Death: April 1, 1974Pennsylvania, United States
23 months
son
Charles E Levan
Birth: November 2, 1918 34 31Pennsylvania, United States
Death: February 19, 2006Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States
22 months
daughter
Alma M Levan
Birth: September 10, 1920 36 33Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: April 25, 2010Hummelstown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
2 years
son
Marlin H Levan
Birth: December 26, 1922 38 36Newlin, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: September 21, 1949North Manheim, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States
3 years
son
Clair L Levan
Birth: May 26, 1926 42 39Pennsylvania, United States
Death: February 7, 2016Pennsylvania, United States
daughter
Private
John Foster + Anna Elisabeth “Annie” Foster - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: about 1905Pennsylvania, United States
21 months
step-son
Ellis William Foster
Birth: October 9, 1906 19Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: December 26, 1963Cressona, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Levan - Household

Locust, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Levan, William HheadOFMW36MUnNaYesYesPAPAPAYesLaborPumpsmanW
Foster, Anna EwifeFW32MYesYesEnglandEnglishEnglandEnglishEnglandEnglishYesNone
Levan, Anna EdaughterFW8 3/12SYesYesPAPAEnglandYesNone
Levan, Wesley JsonMW5 10/12SYesYesYesPAPAEnglandYesNone
Levan, Blanche VdaughterFW3 1/12SYesPAPAEnglandYesNone
Levan, Charles EsonMW1 2/12SPAPAEnglandYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Levan - Household

Pine Grove, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Levan, William HheadO2500NoMW43M24NoYesPAPAPAYesLaborerCoal MineWYesNo
Foster, Anna EwifeFW42M22NoYesEnglandEnglandEnglandEnglish1888NaYesNone
Levan, Anna EdaughterFW18SNoYesPAPAEnglandYesNone
Levan, Wesley JsonMW15SYesYesPAPAEnglandYesNone
Levan, Blanche VdaughterFW13SYesYesPAPAEnglandYesNone
Levan, Charles EsonMW11SYesYesPAPAEnglandYesNone
Levan, Alma MdaughterFW9SYesPAPAEnglandNone
Levan, Marlin HsonMW8SYesPAPAEnglandNone
Levan, Clair LsonMW3 11/12SNoPAPAEnglandNone