The Shemwell Family

John Franklin DonnellAge: 70 years19001970

Name
John Franklin Donnell
Given names
John Franklin
Surname
Donnell
Birth October 31, 1900 32 26
Birth of a brotherJoseph Alexander “Joe” Donnell
April 4, 1903 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Luther Donnell
August 5, 1905 (Age 4 years)
Census April 19, 1910 (Age 9 years)
Death of a fatherThomas Alonzo Donnell
April 20, 1910 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 15 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 16 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 16 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 17 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 February 13, 1920 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 28 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 May 9, 1930 (Age 29 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherDaniel Rushin Kittrell
December 11, 1930 (Age 30 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Census April 2, 1940 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 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 50 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 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 brotherWilliam Thomas “Bill” Donnell
July 4, 1964 (Age 63 years)
Death of a brotherJames Luther Donnell
December 6, 1968 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 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 2, 1970 (Age 70 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: IOOF Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: September 2, 1894Carroll, Arkansas, United States
10 months
elder brother
2 years
elder 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
himself
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

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

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Mary Melissa Kittrell - Household

Winona, Carroll, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Donnell, MaryheadFW45WdARMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Donnell, FranksonMW19SARARARFarmer
Donnell, JoesonMW16SARARAR
Donnell, LuthersonMW14SARARAR

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Mary Melissa Kittrell - Household

Hwy 23 Winona, Carroll, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Donnell, MaryheadFW56WdARMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Donnell, FranksonMW29SAROHARLaborerOn farm

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Mary Melissa Kittrell - Household

Winona, Carroll, Arkansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Donnell, Mary MXheadFW65WdARSame House
Donnell, J FranksonMW39SARSame HouseFarmerFarm