The Shemwell Family

Ida Owens1888

Name
Ida Owens
Given names
Ida
Surname
Owens
Birth 1888 26
Birth of a sisterClara Owens
1891 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherCrate Owens
1893 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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 5, 1900 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 28 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 29 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 30 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 paternal grandmotherRebecca Ann Reed
February 14, 1919 (Age 31 years)
Cause: Influenza
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 41 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 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 62 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 58 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: March 7, 1887Marshall, Kentucky, United States
22 months
herself
4 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother

Ida Owens has 6 first cousins recorded

Father's family (6)

Parents Charles W Owens + Annie E Lane
1Guy Owens18951962
2Roy Owens1905
Parents Benjamin Owens + Tina Childers
1Nina Owens1911
3Private
4Private

Mother's family (0)

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William J Owens - Household

Graves, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Owens, William JheadWMSep186336M12KYKYKYfarmer
Owens, CeliawifeWFAug186138M1233KYNCNC
Owens, IdadaughterWFFeb188712SKYKYKY
Owens, ClaradaughterWFJul18909SKYKYKY
Owens, CratussonWMJul18927SKYKYKY
Owens, Rebecca AmotherWFFeb184565Wd96KYNCNC