The Shemwell Family

Ross Edward PowerAge: 74 years19031977

Name
Ross Edward Power
Given names
Ross Edward
Surname
Power
Birth January 23, 1903 34 21
Birth of a brotherForest Penniwell Power
August 9, 1905 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterMarie Muriel Power
September 21, 1907 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Anna Lear
September 27, 1908 (Age 5 years)
Census May 13, 1910 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 12 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 13 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 14 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/
Census January 10, 1920 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Leslie Dale Power
May 27, 1927 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 26 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
Birth of a daughter
#2
Phyllis J Power
March 15, 1930 (Age 27 years)
Death of a motherMabel Olive Crane
February 12, 1940 (Age 37 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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
Census April 1, 1950 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 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 fatherRichard Yates Power
February 13, 1962 (Age 59 years)
Death of a sonLeslie Dale Power
September 6, 1973 (Age 70 years)
Death of a wifeGoldie Viola Baird
April 24, 1974 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 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 December 30, 1977 (Age 74 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodlawn Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Richard Yates Power
Birth: November 24, 1868 47 39Illinois, United States
Death: February 13, 1962Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States
mother
Mabel Olive Crane
Birth: October 14, 1881Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: February 12, 1940Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States
Marriage: October 30, 1901Blaine, Oklahoma, United States
15 months
himself
3 years
younger brother
Forest Penniwell Power
Birth: August 9, 1905 36 23Swan Lake, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 7, 1983Washington, United States
2 years
younger sister
Marie Muriel Power
Birth: September 21, 1907 38 25Elida, Roosevelt, New Mexico, United States
Death: July 12, 1991Sacramento, California, United States
Family with Goldie Viola Baird - View this family
himself
wife
Goldie Viola Baird
Birth: May 11, 1902Winlock, Lewis, Washington, United States
Death: April 24, 1974Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States
son
Leslie Dale Power
Birth: May 27, 1927 24 25Whatcom, Washington, United States
Death: September 6, 1973Donelson, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Phyllis J Power
Birth: March 15, 1930 27 27Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States
Death: May 24, 1997
daughter
Private
daughter
Private

Ross Edward Power has 16 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Richard Yates Power - Household

Elida, Roosevelt, New Mexico

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Power, Richard YheadMW42M19ILMOPAEingineerFactory
Power, Mabel OwifeFW28M1933KSIN
Power, Ross EsonMW7SOKILKS
Power, Forest PsonMW5SOKILKS
Power, Marie MdaughterFW2SNMILKS

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Richard Yates Power - Household

829 Elk Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Power, Richard JheadMW54MILILOHMachinist
Power, MabelwifeFW39MKSINOHLandladyRooming House
Power, RosssonMW16SOKILKS
Power, ForestsonMW14SOKILKS
Power, MariedaughterFW12SNMILKS