The Shemwell Family

James H Stewart1879

Name
James H Stewart
Given names
James H
Surname
Stewart
Birth November 1879 34 29
Census June 3, 1880 (Age 7 months)
Birth of a brotherCharles Melvin Stewart
August 9, 1882 (Age 2 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMartha Jane “Patsy” Hood
after 1884 (Age 4 years)

Note: She was mentioned as a beneficiary in Anna McGehee will written in 1884
Death of a paternal grandmotherNaomi Wise Nelson
April 16, 1885 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 20 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Ann Smith
May 24, 1915 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 36 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 37 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 38 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 fatherJames Martin Stewart
December 5, 1921 (Age 42 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Melvin Stewart
May 8, 1928 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 49 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 brotherAlvin W “Barney” Stewart
June 21, 1930 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 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 70 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 brotherWilliam Allen Stewart
1953 (Age 73 years)
Death of a sisterCordelia Josephine Stewart
October 18, 1956 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 66 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
Deathunknown

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father
mother
Marriage: September 6, 1866Macoupin, Illinois, United States
14 months
elder brother
William Allen Stewart
Birth: October 30, 1867 22 17Carlinville Township, Macoupin, Illinois, United States
Death: 1953Illinois, United States
3 years
elder sister
Ida L Stewart
Birth: May 1870 25 19Franklin, Morgan, Illinois, United States
Death:
3 years
elder brother
Alvin W “Barney” Stewart
Birth: 1872 26 21Macoupin, Illinois, United States
Death: June 21, 1930Limestone, Peoria, Illinois, United States
3 years
elder sister
Cordelia Josephine Stewart
Birth: August 25, 1874 29 24White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States
Death: October 18, 1956Illinois, United States
2 years
elder sister
4 years
himself
3 years
younger brother
Charles Melvin Stewart
Birth: August 9, 1882 37 32White Hall Township, Greene, Illinois, United States
Death: May 8, 1928Elm Grove Township, Tazewell, Illinois, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - James Martin Stewart - Household

ED 84 White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Stewart, James MWM35headMLaborerILTN
Stewart, Annie EWF31wifeMKeeping HouseIL
Stewart, William AWM12sonSAt HomexILILIL
Stewart, Ida SWF10daughterSSamexILILIL
Stewart, Alvin WWM8sonSxILILIL
Stewart, Josie DWF6daughterSILILIL
Stewart, Sarah MWF4daughterSILILIL
Stewart, James HWM2NovsonSILILIL

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Martin Stewart - Household

ED 31 White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Stewart, JamesheadWMFeb184555M33ILTNTNMail Agent0R H
Stewart, Annie EwifeWFMay185050M3376ILMOMOYesYesYes
Stewart, Alvin WsonWMMay187228SILILILClay Miner4YesYesYes
Stewart, James HsonWMNov187920SILILILTeamster3YesYesYes
Stewart, Charles MsonWMAug188217SILILILTeamster3YesYesYes
Saint, FrankgrandsonWMSept188910SILILILAt School8YesYesYes
Saint, EthelgranddaughterWFMay18928SILILILAt School8