The Shemwell Family

Donalda Mae DenisAge: 89 years19162005

Name
Donalda Mae Denis
Given names
Donalda Mae
Surname
Denis
Married name
Donalda Mae Power
Birth January 26, 1916
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916

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 months)

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 23 months)

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 13 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 20, 1940 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James R Power
December 23, 1940 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 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 34 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 33 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 sonJames R Power
November 14, 1962 (Age 46 years)
Cause: Shot by Police
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 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 husbandForest Penniwell Power
September 7, 1983 (Age 67 years)
Death April 5, 2005 (Age 89 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bow Cemetery
Family with Forest Penniwell Power - View this family
husband
Forest Penniwell Power
Birth: August 9, 1905 36 23Swan Lake, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 7, 1983Washington, United States
herself
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
Forest Penniwell Power + Ruth Irene Boraker - View this family
husband
Forest Penniwell Power
Birth: August 9, 1905 36 23Swan Lake, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 7, 1983Washington, United States
husband’s 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

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

Seattle, King, Washington

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