The Shemwell Family

Harry C FerrelAge: 65 years18931958

Name
Harry C Ferrel
Given names
Harry C
Surname
Ferrel
Birth July 14, 1893
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 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
MarriageFlorence E ShemwellView this family
December 27, 1914 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Jesse Wade Ferrel
October 1, 1915 (Age 22 years)

Death of a sonJesse Wade Ferrel
October 4, 1915 (Age 22 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 22 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a son
#2
Edward Clay Ferrel
September 2, 1917 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 23 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 24 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
#3
James Fay Ferrel
August 11, 1919 (Age 26 years)
Census January 4, 1920 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 36 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 48 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 56 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 52 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 28, 1958 (Age 65 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mountain View Cemetery
Family with Florence E Shemwell - View this family
himself
Harry C Ferrel
Birth: July 14, 1893Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Death: December 28, 1958Medical Lake, Spokane, Washington, United States
wife
Marriage: December 27, 1914Walla Walla, Washington, United States
9 months
son
23 months
son
Edward Clay Ferrel
Birth: September 2, 1917 24 25Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Death: October 9, 2002Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
23 months
son
James Fay Ferrel
Birth: August 11, 1919 26 27Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Death: December 26, 1995Walla Walla, Washington, United States
James G Brunton + Florence E Shemwell - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: September 3, 1931Dayton, Columbia, Washington, United States

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Harry C Ferral - Household

Mill Creek Road Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Ferral, HarryheadMW26MWAIAIAStock raiserRaising cattle
Ferral, FlorencewifeFW27MKYKYKYHouse Keeper
Ferral, Edward ClaysonMW2SWAWAKY
Ferral, James FaysonMW5mSWAWAKY