The Shemwell Family

Murl Andrews ClaytonAge: 68 years19031972

Name
Murl Andrews Clayton
Given names
Murl Andrews
Surname
Clayton
Also known as
Murl Andrews Hoffman
Birth May 16, 1903 25 42
Adoptionunknown

Adoption: Adopted by both parents
Marriage of parentsPhylemon Calvin ClaytonSarah Frances FrostView this family
September 6, 1904 (Age 15 months)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJoseph Frost
April 6, 1908 (Age 4 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherDeborah Acord
December 20, 1912 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 12 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 13 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 14 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 26 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 motherSarah Frances Frost
January 18, 1934 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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 46 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 fatherPhylemon Calvin Clayton
April 2, 1961 (Age 57 years)
Death of a half-sisterJessie Irene Neely
March 19, 1971 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 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 February 28, 1972 (Age 68 years)
Family with adoptive parents - View this family
father
Phylemon Calvin Clayton
Birth: January 29, 1878Salinas, Monterey, California, United States
Death: April 2, 1961Santa Clara, California, United States
mother
Marriage: September 6, 1904Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
-16 months
himself
Murl Andrews Clayton
Adoption:
Birth: May 16, 1903 25 42San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Death: February 28, 1972Loma Linda, San Bernardino, California, United States
Mother’s family with Alonzo Jasper “Lon” Mills - View this family
step-father
Alonzo Jasper “Lon” Mills
Birth: December 11, 1856Illinois, United States
Death: September 7, 1890Butte, California, United States
mother
Marriage: October 9, 1879Butte, California, United States
Mother’s family with John Richard Neely - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: July 7, 1888Sacramento, California, United States
3 years
half-sister
Jessie Irene Neely
Birth: April 8, 1891 28 30California, United States
Death: March 19, 1971Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States

Murl Andrews Clayton has 15 first cousins recorded