The Shemwell Family

Walter Melvin McDougleAge: 83 years18831966

Name
Walter Melvin McDougle
Given names
Walter Melvin
Surname
McDougle
Birth June 13, 1883 29 24
Birth of a sisterAdeline McDougle
July 21, 1885 (Age 2 years)
Note: Birth year/place found in Marriage Record
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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 1, 1900 (Age 16 years)
Census April 16, 1910 (Age 26 years)
Death of a brotherArna M McDougle
May 31, 1912 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 32 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 33 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 34 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 46 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 fatherEdwin Howard McDougle
February 23, 1931 (Age 47 years)
Death of a motherMartha Ellen Tilton
February 5, 1945 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 58 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 66 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 sisterBertha McDougle
October 30, 1959 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 62 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 August 4, 1966 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rochester IOOF Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: December 13, 1876Indiana, United States
23 months
elder brother
Arna M McDougle
Birth: November 11, 1878 25 20Indiana, United States
Death: May 31, 1912Indiana, United States
21 months
elder sister
Bertha McDougle
Birth: August 5, 1880 27 21Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: October 30, 1959Cass, Indiana, United States
3 years
himself
Walter Melvin McDougle
Birth: June 13, 1883 29 24Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: August 4, 1966Indiana, United States
2 years
younger sister

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Edwin Howard McDougle - Household

ED 2 Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
McDougle, Edwin HheadWMJul185347M23OHPAPAFarmerYesYesYesOMF
McDougle, Martha EwifeWFNov185842M2344INOHOHYesYesYes
McDougle, Arna MsonWMNov187822SINOHINFarm LaborerYesYesYes
McDougle, BerthadaughterWFAug188020SINOHINYesYesYes
McDougle, Walter MsonWMJun188317SINOHINFarm LaborerYesYesYes
McDougle, AdelinedaughterWFJul188515SINOHINYesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Edwin Howard McDougle - Household

ED 17 Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
McDougle, Edwin HheadMW56M33OHVAPAEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmOAYesYesOFF
McDougle, Martha EwifeFW51M3344INOHOHEnglishNoneYesYes
McDougle, Walter MsonMW26SINOHINEnglishFarm LaborerWorking OutWNo0YesYes
McDougle, AdelinedaughterFW24SINOHINEnglishNoneYesYes