The Shemwell Family

Raymond L Miller1904

Name
Raymond L Miller
Given names
Raymond L
Surname
Miller
Birth about 1904 31 36
Note: Birth year/place based on 1930 Census
Birth of a brotherEarl William Miller
January 6, 1909 (Age 5 years)
Death of a brotherEarl William Miller
June 22, 1909 (Age 5 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 6 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/
Census January 18, 1920 (Age 16 years)
Death of a motherWilhelmia Caroline “Minnie” VanMoll
May 26, 1925 (Age 21 years)
Marriage of a parentMichael Henry MillerFlorence E KedzieView this family
about 1926 (Age 22 years)
Note: Her first husband, Alvin Troutman, died in 1924. She shows up in the 1930 Census married to Michael Henry Miller.
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 25 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 April 9, 1930 (Age 26 years)
Death of a fatherMichael Henry Miller
October 23, 1940 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sisterAgnes V “Alice” Miller
November 15, 1944 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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
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
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 16, 1898Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States
6 months
elder sister
Agnes V “Alice” Miller
Birth: August 14, 1898 25 31Monguagon, Michigan, United States
Death: November 15, 1944Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States
1 month
elder brother
Son Miller
Birth: September 4, 1898 25 31Sanilac, Michigan, United States
Death: September 4, 1898Sanilac, Michigan, United States
3 years
elder sister
Ester Florence Miller
Birth: July 12, 1901 28 34Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Death: March 28, 1903Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States
4 years
himself
5 years
younger brother
Earl William Miller
Birth: January 6, 1909 36 41Michigan, United States
Death: June 22, 1909Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Father’s family with Florence E Kedzie - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: about 1926Michigan, United States

Birth
Birth year/place based on 1930 Census
Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Michael Henry Miller - Household

ED 310: 146 Poplar Street Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Miller, Henry MheadMW37M12MIMINYEnglishLaborerAlkali MillsW0YesYesRH
Miller, Wilhelmine CwifeFW42M1252MIMIMIEnglishNoneYesYes
Miller, Alice VdaughterFW11SMIMIMIEnglishNoneYesYes
Miller, Raymond LsonMW6SMIMIMINoneYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Michael Henry Miller - Household

ED 792: 305 Third Street Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Miller, HenryheadMW47MMIMINYYesForemanAlkali CoW
Miller, WilhelmiawifeFW52MMIGermanyGermanGermanyGermanYesNone
Miller, AlicedaughterFW21SMIGermanyGermanGermanyGermanYesTypistOfficeW
Miller, RaymondsonMW16SMIGermanyGermanGermanyGermanYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Michael Henry Miller - Household

ED 1055 Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Miller, HenryheadO9000RNoMW56M21NoYesMIMIMIYesDrillerAlkali FactoryWNo
Miller, FlorencewifeFW49M24NoYesMIMIMIYesNone
Troutman, Russellstep son23YesYesMIMIMIYesNone
Troutman, Evangelinestep daughter19YesYesMIMIMIYesNone
Troutman, Eugenestep son10YesYesMIMIMIYesNone
Miller, Raymondson26NoYesMIMIMIYesPrinterPrinting ShopWNo
Kluger, Harlieboarder28NoYesIAIAIaYesClerkAuto ShopWNo
Kluger, Catherineboarder35NoYesMIMIMIYesNone