The Shemwell Family

Forest Penniwell PowerAge: 78 years19051983

Name
Forest Penniwell Power
Given names
Forest Penniwell
Surname
Power
Birth August 9, 1905 36 23
Birth of a sisterMarie Muriel Power
September 21, 1907 (Age 2 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Anna Lear
September 27, 1908 (Age 3 years)
Census May 13, 1910 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 10 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 11 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 12 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 14 years)
MarriageRuth Irene BorakerView this family
November 30, 1926 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 24 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
Census April 25, 1930 (Age 24 years)
DivorceRuth Irene BorakerView this family
before 1935 (Age 29 years)

Death of a motherMabel Olive Crane
February 12, 1940 (Age 34 years)
Census April 20, 1940 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James R Power
December 23, 1940 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 36 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 5, 1950 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 44 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 56 years)
Death of a sonJames R Power
November 14, 1962 (Age 57 years)
Cause: Shot by Police
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 40 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 of a brotherRoss Edward Power
December 30, 1977 (Age 72 years)

Death September 7, 1983 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bow 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
elder brother
3 years
himself
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 Donalda Mae Denis - View this family
himself
Forest Penniwell Power
Birth: August 9, 1905 36 23Swan Lake, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 7, 1983Washington, United States
wife
Donalda Mae Denis
Birth: January 26, 1916Skagit, Washington, United States
Death: April 5, 2005Seattle, King, Washington, United States
son
James R Power
Birth: December 23, 1940 35 24Washington, United States
Death: November 14, 1962Washington, United States
daughter
Private
Family with Ruth Irene Boraker - View this family
himself
Forest Penniwell Power
Birth: August 9, 1905 36 23Swan Lake, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 7, 1983Washington, United States
ex-wife
Ruth Irene Boraker
Birth: February 25, 1906Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: December 12, 2001Blaine, Whatcom, Washington, United States
Marriage: November 30, 1926Whatcom, Washington, United States
Divorce: before 1935

Forest Penniwell 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

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Forest Penniwell Power - Household

2520 Dean Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Power, Forest PheadMW25M21OKILKSTruck DriverP.A. Fisheries
Power, Ruth IwifeFW25M21MOINMOLabelerPaper Mill

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Forest Penniwell Power - Household

Seattle, King, Washington

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Power, ForestXheadMW34MOKSame PlaceTruck DriverAuto Freight
Power, DonaldawifeFW24MWASame Place