The Shemwell Family

Francis Joseph GravesAge: 67 years18741942

Name
Francis Joseph Graves
Given names
Francis Joseph
Surname
Graves
Birth October 19, 1874
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 3 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 23 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 41 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 42 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 43 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
MarriageMary Jane BlankenshipView this family
September 16, 1935 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 67 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
Death August 1942 (Age 67 years)
Family with Mary Jane Blankenship - View this family
himself
Francis Joseph Graves
Birth: October 19, 1874Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, United States
Death: August 1942Washington, United States
wife
Marriage: September 16, 1935Olympia, Thurston, Washington, United States
William Wesley Minto + Mary Jane Blankenship - View this family
wife’s husband
William Wesley Minto
Birth: February 1, 1875Summerside, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Death: March 28, 1907Steilacoom, Pierce, Washington, United States
wife
Marriage: July 4, 1906Chehalis, Lewis, Washington, United States
Thomas Edward Dunston + Mary Jane Blankenship - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: May 4, 1907Chehalis, Lewis, Washington, United States
George W Bradford + Mary Jane Blankenship - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: November 1, 1909Yakima, Washington, United States
Harry B Smith + Mary Jane Blankenship - View this family
wife’s husband
Harry B Smith
Birth: 1878Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Death: November 5, 1935San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States
wife
Marriage: August 26, 1911Yakima, Washington, United States
Edgar Chattin Allen + Mary Jane Blankenship - View this family
wife’s husband
Edgar Chattin Allen
Birth: March 15, 1883Union, Iowa, United States
Death: 1956Union, Iowa, United States
wife
Marriage: October 24, 1913Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States
Odus Sterling Stephen Kent + Mary Jane Blankenship - View this family
wife’s husband
Odus Sterling Stephen Kent
Birth: August 4, 1892Big Spring, Howard, Texas, United States
Death: July 14, 1961Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington, United States
wife
Marriage: October 22, 1920Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington, United States
George Richard Golding + Mary Jane Blankenship - View this family
wife’s husband
George Richard Golding
Birth: December 9, 1895Leeds, Benson, North Dakota, United States
Death: October 5, 1967Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States
wife
Marriage: December 5, 1923Kalispell, Flathead, Montana, United States
James Daniel Bays + Mary Jane Blankenship - View this family
wife’s husband
James Daniel Bays
Birth: November 23, 1888 29 21Brownwood, Brown, Texas, United States
Death: August 5, 1971Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States
wife
Marriage: December 25, 1926Vance, Lewis, Washington, United States
William G Marshall + Mary Jane Blankenship - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: December 9, 1929Chehalis, Lewis, Washington, United States
Joseph Krulock + Mary Jane Blankenship - View this family
wife’s husband
Joseph Krulock
Birth: September 15, 1886Croation, Yugoslavia
Death: September 22, 1963Oregon, United States
wife
Marriage: January 29, 1932Hoquiam, Grays Harbor, Washington, United States
Joseph Beauford Daugherty + Mary Jane Blankenship - View this family
wife’s husband
Joseph Beauford Daugherty
Birth: November 9, 1890Jamboree, Pike, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 26, 1966Snohomish, Washington, United States
wife
Marriage: November 27, 1937Chehalis, Lewis, Washington, United States