The Shemwell Family

Leoda Irene McCallumAge: 84 years18961981

Name
Leoda Irene McCallum
Given names
Leoda Irene
Surname
McCallum
Married name
Leoda Irene Rushin
Birth August 30, 1896
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 months)
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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 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 20 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 21 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/
MarriageJohn Roy RushinView this family
May 5, 1920 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James Roy Rushin
August 12, 1921 (Age 24 years)
Death of a husbandJohn Roy Rushin
September 19, 1929 (Age 33 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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 45 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 53 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 49 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 of a sonJames Roy Rushin
September 26, 1976 (Age 80 years)
Death March 20, 1981 (Age 84 years)
Family with John Roy Rushin - View this family
husband
John Roy Rushin
Birth: December 25, 1889 28 25Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: September 19, 1929
herself
Leoda Irene McCallum
Birth: August 30, 1896Walton, Florida, United States
Death: March 20, 1981Walton, Florida, United States
Marriage: May 5, 1920Union, Arkansas, United States
15 months
son
James Roy Rushin
Birth: August 12, 1921 31 24DeFuniak Springs, Walton, Florida, United States
Death: September 26, 1976Redding, Shasta, California, United States

No family available