The Shemwell Family

Clarence Alonzo DonnellAge: 87 years18951983

Name
Clarence Alonzo Donnell
Given names
Clarence Alonzo
Surname
Donnell
Birth July 15, 1895 26 21
Birth of a brotherWilliam Thomas “Bill” Donnell
October 30, 1897 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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 2, 1900 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Franklin Donnell
October 31, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherJoseph Alexander “Joe” Donnell
April 4, 1903 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Luther Donnell
August 5, 1905 (Age 10 years)
Census April 19, 1910 (Age 14 years)
Death of a fatherThomas Alonzo Donnell
April 20, 1910 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 20 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Jane Hinkle
June 20, 1917 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 21 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 22 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/
Birth of a daughter
#1
Dorothy Loraine Donnell
September 8, 1922 (Age 27 years)
Death of a daughterDorothy Loraine Donnell
July 19, 1925 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Bill Alonzo Donnell
January 12, 1926 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 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 maternal grandfatherDaniel Rushin Kittrell
December 11, 1930 (Age 35 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Birth of a son
#3
Harold Raymond Donnell
May 9, 1933 (Age 37 years)
Death of a sonHarold Raymond Donnell
May 25, 1934 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Lonnie Donnell
October 8, 1934 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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 motherMary Melissa Kittrell
December 12, 1950 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 54 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Rosella Vee “Penny” Donnell
March 20, 1955 (Age 59 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Thomas “Bill” Donnell
July 4, 1964 (Age 68 years)
Death of a brotherJames Luther Donnell
December 6, 1968 (Age 73 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Franklin Donnell
November 2, 1970 (Age 75 years)
Death of a brotherJoseph Alexander “Joe” Donnell
August 24, 1971 (Age 76 years)
Death of a granddaughterRosella Vee “Penny” Donnell
March 7, 1973 (Age 77 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 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 January 18, 1983 (Age 87 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 2, 1894Carroll, Arkansas, United States
10 months
himself
2 years
younger brother
William Thomas “Bill” Donnell
Birth: October 30, 1897 29 23Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 4, 1964Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
3 years
younger brother
John Franklin Donnell
Birth: October 31, 1900 32 26Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 2, 1970Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
2 years
younger brother
Joseph Alexander “Joe” Donnell
Birth: April 4, 1903 34 29Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 24, 1971Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
2 years
younger brother
James Luther Donnell
Birth: August 5, 1905 36 31Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 6, 1968Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Family with Tabitha Adaline Huffman - View this family
himself
wife
daughter
Dorothy Loraine Donnell
Birth: September 8, 1922 27 23Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 19, 1925Hockerville, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
son
Bill Alonzo Donnell
Birth: January 12, 1926 30 27Hockerville, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 25, 2010Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States
son
Private
daughter
Private
daughter
Private
son
Harold Raymond Donnell
Birth: May 9, 1933 37 34Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: May 25, 1934Hockerville, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States
17 months
son
Lonnie Donnell
Birth: October 8, 1934 39 35Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: May 7, 2012Jasper, Missouri, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Alonzo Donnell - Household

Winona, Carroll, Arkansas

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Donnell, Thomas AheadWMAug186831MOHPAPAFarmer
Donnell, Mary MwifeWFApr187426MARMOMO
Donnell, Clarence AsonWMJul18954SAROHAR
Donnell, William PsonWMOct18981SAROHAR

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Alonzo Donnell - Household

Winona, Carroll, Arkansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Donnell, ThomasheadMW41M18OHUSIrelandFarmer
Donnell, MarywifeFW35M15127ARMOMO
Donnell, ClarencesonMW14SAROHAR
Donnell, WilliamsonMW12SAROHAR
Donnell, FranksonMW9SAROHAR
Donnell, Joseph AsonMW7SAROHAR
Donnell, LuthersonMW4SAROHAR

Says 12 born 7 living? -b