The Shemwell Family

Lewis Harvey SmithAge: 68 years18961965

Name
Lewis Harvey Smith
Given names
Lewis Harvey
Surname
Smith
Birth December 30, 1896 57 33
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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
Census June 8, 1900 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterCecil Elizabeth Smith
May 7, 1901 (Age 4 years)
Death of a half-brotherThomas Hezekiah Smith
December 12, 1907 (Age 10 years)
Census May 9, 1910 (Age 13 years)
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/
Death of a fatherJosiah S Smith
January 6, 1920 (Age 23 years)
Death of a half-brotherAlvarado Raidde Smith
February 9, 1928 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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 half-brotherWilliam Wesley Smith
May 14, 1942 (Age 45 years)
Death of a half-sisterAlice Martha Smith
January 6, 1945 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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
Death of a half-brotherJoseph Albert Smith
January 19, 1946 (Age 49 years)
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 brotherReuben Elmer Smith
July 28, 1955 (Age 58 years)
Death of a sisterMyrtle Edith Smith
February 9, 1957 (Age 60 years)
Death of a sisterCecil Elizabeth Smith
December 11, 1960 (Age 63 years)
Death of a motherVirginia Catherine Hudson
July 21, 1962 (Age 65 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 May 20, 1965 (Age 68 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 19, 1881Greene, Illinois, United States
4 years
elder sister
Mary Florence Smith
Birth: May 1, 1885 45 21Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois, United States
Death: October 22, 1965Orange, California, United States
4 years
elder brother
Reuben Elmer Smith
Birth: February 25, 1889 49 25Lamar, Barton, Missouri, United States
Death: July 28, 1955Orange, California, United States
7 years
elder sister
Myrtle Edith Smith
Birth: November 1, 1895 56 32Lamar, Barton, Missouri, United States
Death: February 9, 1957Stanislaus, California, United States
14 months
himself
Lewis Harvey Smith
Birth: December 30, 1896 57 33Lamar, Barton, Missouri, United States
Death: May 20, 1965Los Angeles, California, United States
4 years
younger sister
Cecil Elizabeth Smith
Birth: May 7, 1901 61 37Kansas, United States
Death: December 11, 1960Los Angeles, California, United States
Father’s family with Mary Jane Wyatt - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: January 12, 1865Greene, Illinois, United States
21 months
half-sister
Alice Martha Smith
Birth: October 17, 1866 27 19Clay City, Clay, Illinois, United States
Death: January 6, 1945Concord, Contra Costa, California, United States
3 years
half-brother
Alvarado Raidde Smith
Birth: August 20, 1869 29 22White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States
Death: February 9, 1928Mindenmines, Barton, Missouri, United States
2 years
half-brother
21 months
half-brother
Thomas Hezekiah Smith
Birth: September 1873 33 26Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois, United States
Death: December 12, 1907Mindenmines, Barton, Missouri, United States
3 years
half-brother
Joseph Albert Smith
Birth: September 29, 1876 36 29Greenfield, Greene, Illinois, United States
Death: January 19, 1946Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, United States

Lewis Harvey Smith has 28 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Josiah S Smith - Household

ED 94 Washington, Crawford, Kansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Smith, JoshiaheadWMOct183960M19ILMOMOCola Miner1YesYesYesRH
Smith, JenniewifeWFSep186336M1965ILILUnknownYesYesYes
Smith, Mary FdaughterWFMay188515SILILILAt School4YesYesYes
Smith, Rubin EsonWMFeb188911SMOILILAt School9YesYesYes
Smith, Myrtle EdaughterWFNov18945SMOILIL
Smith, Louis HsonWMDec18963SMOILIL

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Josiah S Smith - Household

ED 112 Washington, Crawford, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Smith, JosiahheadMW71M230ILILILEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmOANo0YesYesRF
Smith, VirginiawifeFW44M13076ILILILEnglishNoneYesYes
Smith, HarveysonMW13SMOILILEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Smith, CecildaughterFW9SKSILILYes