The Shemwell Family

George PlanteAge: 84 years18711955

Name
George Plante
Given names
George
Surname
Plante
Birth September 17, 1871 42 36
Death of a maternal grandmotherEmelie Regnier
September 29, 1872 (Age 12 months)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 6 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 26 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
MarriageMinnie Margaret RenvilleView this family
February 12, 1901 (Age 29 years)
Death of a motherEmilie Renville
November 25, 1916 (Age 45 years)
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Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 44 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 45 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 46 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 fatherJoseph Plante
January 6, 1919 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 58 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
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World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 70 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 78 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 74 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 September 23, 1955 (Age 84 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Joseph Plante
Birth: March 15, 1829Canada
Death: January 6, 1919Kankakee, Illinois, United States
mother
Emilie Renville
Birth: January 26, 1835 28 18Napierville, Montérégie, Quebec, Canada
Death: November 25, 1916Center, Benton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: January 23, 1855Kankakee, Illinois, United States
17 years
himself
George Plante
Birth: September 17, 1871 42 36Illinois, United States
Death: September 23, 1955Illinois, United States
Family with Minnie Margaret Renville - View this family
himself
George Plante
Birth: September 17, 1871 42 36Illinois, United States
Death: September 23, 1955Illinois, United States
wife
Minnie Margaret Renville
Birth: August 23, 1884 48 28Spencer, Clay, Iowa, United States
Death: August 16, 1973Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, United States
Marriage: February 12, 1901Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

George Plante has 8 first cousins recorded