The Shemwell Family

Arthur Oscar TruelsonAge: 72 years18751947

Name
Arthur Oscar Truelson
Given names
Arthur Oscar
Surname
Truelson
Birth August 23, 1875
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
MarriageEuphemia Sophie “Effie” ClarkView this family
September 22, 1896 (Age 21 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 12, 1900 (Age 24 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
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/
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 wifeEuphemia Sophie “Effie” Clark
January 23, 1937 (Age 61 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 70 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 27, 1947 (Age 72 years)
Family with Euphemia Sophie “Effie” Clark - View this family
himself
Arthur Oscar Truelson
Birth: August 23, 1875Malad, Oneida, Idaho, United States
Death: December 27, 1947Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
wife
Euphemia Sophie “Effie” Clark
Birth: 1879 33 30Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Death: January 23, 1937Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: September 22, 1896Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Sophia Howard - Household

ED 27 Salt Lake, Utah, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Clark, SophiaheadWFDec184851Wd65ScotlandIrelandIrelandYesYesYesRH
Clark, JamessonWMNov187623SUTScotlandYesYesYes
Truelson, EffiedaughterWFOct187920SUTCanadaScotlandYesYesYes
Truelson, Arthurson-in-lawWMApr187426SUTSwedenDenmarkElec + Sight Man9YesYesYes
Truelson, IresgranddaughterWFJul18972SUTUTUT
Truelson, ArthurgrandsonWMJul18981SUTUTUT