The Shemwell Family

John BransonAge: 86 years18741961

Name
John Branson
Given names
John
Surname
Branson
Birth October 14, 1874 45 37
Death of a sisterLouisa Branson
September 7, 1876 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a brotherWalter C Branson
January 20, 1877 (Age 2 years)
Marriage
Never Married

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
Death of a brotherHenry A Branson
February 6, 1879 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherG B Branson
December 1879 (Age 5 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherShemwell Parham
before 1880 (Age 5 years)
Census June 3, 1880 (Age 5 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherChristiana Gibbons
after 1880 (Age 5 years)
Death of a fatherRolley R Branson
about 1898 (Age 23 years)
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
Death of a brotherAlfred Preston Branson
March 3, 1939 (Age 64 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 75 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 71 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 14, 1961 (Age 86 years)
Burial September 19, 1961 (5 days after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodlawn Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: December 4, 1856Gasconade, Missouri, United States
11 months
elder brother
Henry A Branson
Birth: October 25, 1857 28 20Gasconade, Missouri, United States
Death: February 6, 1879Texas, Missouri, United States
2 years
elder brother
22 months
elder brother
4 years
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
Louisa Branson
Birth: May 5, 1870 41 33Clinton, Texas, Missouri, United States
Death: September 7, 1876Missouri, United States
4 years
elder sister
Malinda C Branson
Birth: about 1873 43 36Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States
Death:
21 months
himself
John Branson
Birth: October 14, 1874 45 37Texas, Missouri, United States
Death: September 14, 1961St. Maries, Benewah, Idaho, United States
2 years
younger brother
Walter C Branson
Birth: January 20, 1877 47 40Texas, Missouri, United States
Death: August 31, 1971Oak Creek, Routt, Colorado, United States
3 years
younger brother
G B Branson
Birth: December 1879 50 42Texas, Missouri, United States
Death:

John Branson has 21 first cousins recorded

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Rolley R Branson - Household

Clinton, Texas, Missouri

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Branson, R RWM50headMFarmerTNVAVA
Branson, Louisa CWF43wifeMKeeping houseTNGATN
Branson, Alfred PWM17sonSWorks on FarmMOTNTN
Branson, ShamelWM15sonSWorks on FarmMOTNTN
Branson, Thomas JWM12sonSWorks on FarmMOTNTN
Branson, Malinda CWF7daughterSMOTNTN
Branson, JohnWM5sonSMOTNTN
Branson, WalterWM3sonSMOTNTN
Branson, G BWM5mDecsonSMOTNTN
Parham, ChristianaWF72mother in lawWdTN