The Shemwell Family

Charles Wayne Power1890

Name
Charles Wayne Power
Given names
Charles Wayne
Surname
Power
Birth 1890 39 20
Birth of a brotherClyde Franklin Power
May 21, 1894 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterAlma Power
1898 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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
Census June 3, 1900 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterMildred Power
1906 (Age 16 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Anna Lear
September 27, 1908 (Age 18 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 26 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 27 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 28 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 39 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 fatherHenry Clay Power
October 4, 1932 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 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 motherIda Elvira McMeen
January 31, 1951 (Age 61 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 60 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 56 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
Deathunknown

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father
Henry Clay Power
Birth: February 1850 28 20Clinton, Illinois, United States
Death: October 4, 1932Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
mother
Marriage: October 2, 1888Jefferson, Illinois, United States
2 years
himself
4 years
younger brother
5 years
younger sister
9 years
younger sister

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Henry C Power - Household

Jefferson, Illinois, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Power, H CheadWMFeb185149M13ILMOPAmilling
Power, Ida EwifeWFFeb186832M1133ILILIL
Power, WaynesonWMApr189010SILILIL
Power, ClydesonWMMay18946SILILIL
Power, AlmadaughterWFJul18972SILILIL
Power, BerthanieceWFMar188812SKSKSKS

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Henry C Power - Household

Marion, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Powers, Henry CheadMW59M21ILMOPAMillingFlour mill
Powers, Ida EwifeFW41M2154ILILIL
Powers, Charles WsonMW19SILILILMillingFlour mill
Powers, Alma MdaughterFW12SILILIL
Powers, Mildred EdaughterFW4SILILIL