The Shemwell Family

Henry Albert Styers Sr.Age: 78 years18961975

Name
Henry Albert Styers Sr.
Given names
Henry Albert
Surname
Styers
Name suffix
Sr.
Birth July 23, 1896 26 23
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 months)
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 sisterPallie Edwin Styers
October 5, 1899 (Age 3 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Mulberry Styers
June 4, 1915 (Age 18 years)
Cause: Tuberculosis
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 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 20 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 21 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/
MarriageIna Mae MillerView this family
February 22, 1919 (Age 22 years)
Death of a motherDora E Crook
August 5, 1919 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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 45 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 53 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 wifeIna Mae Miller
April 16, 1972 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 February 9, 1975 (Age 78 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
John Mulberry Styers
Birth: April 22, 1870 29 38Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 4, 1915Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
mother
Dora E Crook
Birth: February 2, 1873Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 5, 1919Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: March 6, 1890Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
elder sister
Lillie J Styers
Birth: May 17, 1893 23 20Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 9, 1987Forest City, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
3 years
himself
Henry Albert Styers Sr.
Birth: July 23, 1896 26 23Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 9, 1975Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
Pallie Edwin Styers
Birth: October 5, 1899 29 26Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 13, 1980Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Family with Ina Mae Miller - View this family
himself
Henry Albert Styers Sr.
Birth: July 23, 1896 26 23Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 9, 1975Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
wife
Ina Mae Miller
Birth: December 6, 1898Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 16, 1972Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: February 22, 1919Forsyth, North Carolina, United States