The Shemwell Family

Pearl S LyonAge: 87 years18881976

Name
Pearl S Lyon
Given names
Pearl S
Surname
Lyon
Married name
Pearl S Clark
Birth September 9, 1888
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 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 27 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 28 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 29 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 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
MarriageOrval ClarkView this family
February 12, 1932 (Age 43 years)
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
Census April 14, 1950 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 61 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 husbandOrval Clark
April 1967 (Age 78 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 57 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 January 26, 1976 (Age 87 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
Family with Orval Clark - View this family
husband
Orval Clark
Birth: November 14, 1887 36 31Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: April 1967Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States
herself
Pearl S Lyon
Birth: September 9, 1888Florida, United States
Death: January 26, 1976Hillsborough, Florida, United States
Marriage: February 12, 1932Florida, United States
Orval Clark + Susan Mabel “Susie” Ribley - View this family
husband
Orval Clark
Birth: November 14, 1887 36 31Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: April 1967Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States
husband’s wife
Susan Mabel “Susie” Ribley
Birth: September 25, 1891Defiance, Ohio, United States
Death: April 29, 1977Oregon, United States
Marriage: November 24, 1909Wabash, Indiana, United States
Orval Clark + Margaret Ernest Clardy - View this family
husband
Orval Clark
Birth: November 14, 1887 36 31Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: April 1967Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States
husband’s wife
Margaret Ernest Clardy
Birth: February 1, 1884Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Death: October 31, 1961Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States
Marriage: May 17, 1923Duval, Florida, United States

No family available

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Orval Clark - Household

Hillsborough, Florida, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Clark, OrvalheadMW62MarINOTWatch MakerRepair WorkP
Clark, Pearl SwifeFW61MarFLHHousekeepingHouse