The Shemwell Family

Albert Ross CrowderAge: 84 years18941978

Name
Albert Ross Crowder
Given names
Albert Ross
Surname
Crowder
Birth November 17, 1894 23 22
Birth of a sisterLula Goldie Crowder
January 23, 1896 (Age 14 months)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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
Birth of a sisterGracie N Crowder
August 22, 1901 (Age 6 years)
Death of a sisterGracie N Crowder
July 23, 1902 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterAnnie M Crowder
1904 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherColeman Clyde Crowder
June 24, 1906 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherLouie L Crowder
March 13, 1909 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a brotherKenneth M Crowder
December 5, 1913 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 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 22 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 23 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 fatherJohn R Crowder
December 18, 1922 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 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 maternal grandmotherMary Ann Shemwell
March 8, 1931 (Age 36 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Rastus “Raz” Harris
July 4, 1932 (Age 37 years)
Death of a motherMattie V Harris
June 28, 1933 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 55 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 brotherColeman Clyde Crowder
July 27, 1968 (Age 73 years)
Death of a brotherLouie L Crowder
April 12, 1973 (Age 78 years)
Death of a wifeCora “Cokie” Tomerlin
March 27, 1974 (Age 79 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 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 of a brotherKenneth M Crowder
April 26, 1977 (Age 82 years)
Death December 4, 1978 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: 1891Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder sister
Laura C Crowder
Birth: April 20, 1893 21 20Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 7, 1893Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
19 months
himself
Albert Ross Crowder
Birth: November 17, 1894 23 22Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 4, 1978Christian, Kentucky, United States
14 months
younger sister
Lula Goldie Crowder
Birth: January 23, 1896 24 23Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 29, 1984Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
6 years
younger sister
Gracie N Crowder
Birth: August 22, 1901 30 28Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 23, 1902Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
Coleman Clyde Crowder
Birth: June 24, 1906 35 33Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 27, 1968Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
Louie L Crowder
Birth: March 13, 1909 37 36Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 12, 1973Todd, Kentucky, United States
5 years
younger brother
Kenneth M Crowder
Birth: December 5, 1913 42 41Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 26, 1977Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Family with Cora “Cokie” Tomerlin - View this family
himself
Albert Ross Crowder
Birth: November 17, 1894 23 22Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 4, 1978Christian, Kentucky, United States
wife
Cora “Cokie” Tomerlin
Birth: November 27, 1896 45 27Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 27, 1974Todd, Kentucky, United States
daughter
Private

Albert Ross Crowder has 10 first cousins recorded