The Shemwell Family

James Reuben ClarkAge: 68 years18751944

Name
James Reuben Clark
Given names
James Reuben
Surname
Clark
Birth June 6, 1875 44 35
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah Price Lee
April 24, 1886 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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 23, 1900 (Age 25 years)
MarriageTina Mae SpryView this family
December 2, 1903 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 40 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a motherMary Elizabeth Dobson
April 28, 1917 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 41 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 42 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/
Death of a brotherMalcom Everett Clark
April 16, 1924 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 54 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 half-brotherJohn Henry Clark
April 7, 1931 (Age 55 years)
Death of a half-brotherSamuel R Clark
February 27, 1935 (Age 59 years)
Death of a half-brotherJohn William Lee
March 3, 1939 (Age 63 years)
Death of a brotherWilliard Rothchild Clark
January 20, 1943 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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
Death January 25, 1944 (Age 68 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Clarks Chapel Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 25, 1860Howard, Missouri, United States
10 months
elder sister
Sarah E “Sallie” Clark
Birth: October 31, 1861 31 21Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States
Death: March 10, 1951Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States
20 months
elder sister
Victoria Ann Clark
Birth: July 12, 1863 32 23Missouri, United States
Death: February 6, 1949San Bernardino, California, United States
4 years
elder brother
Malcom Everett Clark
Birth: September 1867 37 27Missouri, United States
Death: April 16, 1924Vernon, Missouri, United States
6 years
elder brother
Williard Rothchild Clark
Birth: 1873 42 32Missouri, United States
Death: January 20, 1943Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States
2 years
himself
James Reuben Clark
Birth: June 6, 1875 44 35Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States
Death: January 25, 1944Fayette, Howard, Missouri, United States
Father’s family with Sara Elizabeth Hizer - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: January 25, 1849Fulton, Indiana, United States
23 months
half-sister
13 months
half-brother
John Henry Clark
Birth: January 26, 1851 20 20Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: April 7, 1931South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
23 months
half-sister
3 years
half-brother
Samuel R Clark
Birth: September 22, 1854 24 24Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: February 27, 1935Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Mother’s family with Richard Lee - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: April 19, 1857Howard, Missouri, United States
half-brother
John William Lee
Birth: April 11, 1857 34 16Howard, Missouri, United States
Death: March 3, 1939Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Family with Tina Mae Spry - View this family
himself
James Reuben Clark
Birth: June 6, 1875 44 35Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States
Death: January 25, 1944Fayette, Howard, Missouri, United States
wife
Tina Mae Spry
Birth: August 10, 1885 60 33Howard, Missouri, United States
Death: May 6, 1977Howard, Missouri, United States
Marriage: December 2, 1903Howard, Missouri, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Mary Elizabeth Dobson - Household

Ed 64 Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Clark, Mary EheadWFMay184060Wd66MOCanadaMOYesYesYesOFF
Clark, MalcomsonWMSep186732SMOOHMOYesYesYes
Clark, ReubensonWMJun187524SMOOHMOFarmer0YesYesYes
Lee, BlanchegranddaughterWFAug188019SMOMOMOYesYesYes
Manion, WalterlodgerWMSep188415SMOMOMOAt SchoolYesYesYes