The Shemwell Family

Robert T ArnoldAge: 76 years18861962

Name
Robert T Arnold
Given names
Robert T
Surname
Arnold
Birth April 14, 1886
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 29 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 30 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 31 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 43 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
MarriageEdith May BarnettView this family
1933 (Age 46 years)

Census April 10, 1940 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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
Census April 27, 1950 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 63 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 wifeEdith May Barnett
April 5, 1956 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 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 30, 1962 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Mission Cemetery
Family with Edith May Barnett - View this family
himself
Robert T Arnold
Birth: April 14, 1886Decaturville, Camden, Missouri, United States
Death: August 30, 1962Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
wife
Edith May Barnett
Birth: October 10, 1902 26 23Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: April 5, 1956Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
Marriage: 1933

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Robert T Arnold - Household

1318 S Mosley Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Arnold, RobertheadMW54MMOSame PlaceHupter?Produce
Arnold, EdithwifeFW38MMOSame Place

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Robert T Arnold - Household

1318 S Mosley Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Arnold, RobertheadMW64MarMO
Arnold, EdithwifeFW48MarMOLaundry WorkHotel