The Shemwell Family

Arthur Marrow GentryAge: 81 years18821963

Name
Arthur Marrow Gentry
Given names
Arthur Marrow
Surname
Gentry
Birth August 23, 1882 33 27
Marriage of a parentFrederick E BowmanEmilia Adeline “Milly” FrostView this family
September 3, 1896 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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
Death of a sisterMattie L Gentry
February 10, 1900 (Age 17 years)
Marriage of a parentHenry S BakerEmilia Adeline “Milly” FrostView this family
October 6, 1904 (Age 22 years)
Death of a sisterDonzella Gentry
September 20, 1906 (Age 24 years)
Death of a motherEmilia Adeline “Milly” Frost
July 8, 1916 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 33 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 34 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 35 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/
Death of a sisterDaisy Katherine Gentry
September 12, 1927 (Age 45 years)
Burial of a sisterDaisy Katherine Gentry
September 15, 1927 (Age 45 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Roselawn Memorial Park
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 47 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 59 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 67 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 63 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 November 24, 1963 (Age 81 years)
Burial November 26, 1963 (2 days after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1874
2 years
elder sister
Donzella Gentry
Birth: about 1875 26 20Tennessee, United States
Death: September 20, 1906Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
19 months
elder sister
Mattie L Gentry
Birth: July 22, 1876 27 21Tennessee, United States
Death: February 10, 1900Arkansas, United States
23 months
elder sister
Daisy Katherine Gentry
Birth: June 1878 29 23Tennessee, United States
Death: September 12, 1927Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
4 years
himself
Arthur Marrow Gentry
Birth: August 23, 1882 33 27Alabama, United States
Death: November 24, 1963Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Mother’s family with Frederick E Bowman - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: September 3, 1896Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Mother’s family with Henry S Baker - View this family
step-father
Henry S Baker
Birth: August 31, 1858Illinois, United States
Death: November 1, 1928Levy, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
mother
Marriage: October 6, 1904Pulaski, Arkansas, United States

Arthur Marrow Gentry has 11 first cousins recorded