The Shemwell Family

Oscar William “Otto” Campbell1860

Name
Oscar William “Otto” Campbell
Given names
Oscar William
Surname
Campbell
Nickname
Otto
Birth January 1860
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 15 months)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 7 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 7 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 9 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 18 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageElizabeth Jane “Betty” FrostView this family
December 28, 1884 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Beatrix W “Trixie” Campbell
December 21, 1885 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mona A Campbell
September 2, 1887 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Alma L Campbell
October 1, 1889 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Oscar Willard Campbell
February 20, 1892 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Henry Harrison “Red” Campbell
January 4, 1895 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Gail Campbell
September 19, 1897 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 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 son
#7
Norman English Campbell
August 8, 1900 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Richard Bland Campbell
December 28, 1903 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Elijah Dwight Campbell
August 22, 1907 (Age 47 years)
Death of a wifeElizabeth Jane “Betty” Frost
May 28, 1916 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 56 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 57 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 58 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 sonHenry Harrison “Red” Campbell
April 2, 1922 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 69 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 daughterMona A Campbell
August 16, 1931 (Age 71 years)
Death of a sonOscar Willard Campbell
April 20, 1934 (Age 74 years)
Death of a sonRichard Bland Campbell
August 28, 1942 (Age 82 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 81 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 90 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
Death of a sonNorman English Campbell
January 3, 1955 (Age 95 years)
Death of a sonElijah Dwight Campbell
June 19, 1959 (Age 99 years)
Death of a daughterGail Campbell
January 9, 1967 (Age 107 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 86 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

Family with Elizabeth Jane “Betty” Frost - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: December 28, 1884Seligman, Barry, Missouri, United States
1 year
daughter
Beatrix W “Trixie” Campbell
Birth: December 21, 1885 25 21Missouri, United States
Death: January 19, 1970Alameda, California, United States
20 months
daughter
Mona A Campbell
Birth: September 2, 1887 27 22Garden City, Finney, Kansas, United States
Death: August 16, 1931Malvern, Hot Spring, Arkansas, United States
2 years
daughter
Alma L Campbell
Birth: October 1, 1889 29 24Missouri, United States
Death: July 15, 1987Monett, Barry, Missouri, United States
2 years
son
Oscar Willard Campbell
Birth: February 20, 1892 32 27Missouri, United States
Death: April 20, 1934St. Louis City, Missouri, United States
3 years
son
Henry Harrison “Red” Campbell
Birth: January 4, 1895 35 30Washburn, Barry, Missouri, United States
Death: April 2, 1922Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States
3 years
daughter
Gail Campbell
Birth: September 19, 1897 37 32Missouri, United States
Death: January 9, 1967Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
son
Norman English Campbell
Birth: August 8, 1900 40 35Washburn, Barry, Missouri, United States
Death: January 3, 1955Alameda, California, United States
3 years
son
Richard Bland Campbell
Birth: December 28, 1903 43 39Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 28, 1942Prairie, Newton, Arkansas, United States
4 years
son
Elijah Dwight Campbell
Birth: August 22, 1907 47 42Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 19, 1959San Francisco, California, United States