The Shemwell Family

Irvin CannonAge: 82 years18911973

Name
Irvin Cannon
Given names
Irvin
Surname
Cannon
Birth January 25, 1891
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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
MarriageMary LaRue GlassView this family
October 10, 1914 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Ewing E Cannon
July 31, 1915 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 24 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 25 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 26 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/
Birth of a son
#2
James N “Jim” Cannon
May 30, 1919 (Age 28 years)
Census February 6, 1920 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#3
John Thomas Cannon
August 1, 1924 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 38 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Gloria Cannon
February 2, 1940 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Jerry Ewing Cannon
December 26, 1941 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Peggy Cannon
November 19, 1944 (Age 53 years)
Death of a sonJohn Thomas Cannon
December 8, 1944 (Age 53 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 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 58 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 54 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 December 1, 1973 (Age 82 years)
Family with Mary LaRue Glass - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: October 10, 1914Henry, Tennessee, United States
10 months
son
Ewing E Cannon
Birth: July 31, 1915 24 16Tennessee, United States
Death: January 31, 1988Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
4 years
son
James N “Jim” Cannon
Birth: May 30, 1919 28 20Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 5, 2003Burnsville, Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States
5 years
son
John Thomas Cannon
Birth: August 1, 1924 33 25Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 8, 1944

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Irvin Cannon - Household

Huntington Road Henry, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Cannon, IrvinheadMW29MTNTNTNLaborerRailroad
Cannon, LaruewifeFW20MTNTNTN
Cannon, EwinsonMW4STNTNTN
Cannon, JamessonMW8mSTNTNTN