Walter Arthur NewellAge: 62 years1888–1950
- Name
- Walter Arthur Newell
- Given names
- Walter Arthur
- Surname
- Newell
 Birth | March 20, 1888 32 35 |
 Birth of a brother | Alfred Joseph Newell June 3, 1890 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Queen Ann Newell May 31, 1895 (Age 7 years) |
 Census | 1895 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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 | 1905 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | James Albert “Joe” Droke December 12, 1914 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 27 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 28 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 29 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 mother | Sarah Margaret Smith June 13, 1924 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 41 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 father | William Henry Newell April 8, 1937 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 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 61 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 57 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 15, 1950 (Age 62 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Miami City Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Henry Newell Birth: May 18, 1855 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: April 8, 1937 — Mulberry, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Margaret Smith Birth: October 17, 1852 33 32 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: June 13, 1924 — Arma, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: September 20, 1881 — Greene, Illinois, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Effie Mae Newell Birth: November 5, 1883 28 31 — White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States Death: June 4, 1963 — Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States |
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4 years himself |
Walter Arthur Newell Birth: March 20, 1888 32 35 — Lamar, Barton, Missouri, United States Death: May 15, 1950 — Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Alfred Joseph Newell Birth: June 3, 1890 35 37 — Missouri, United States Death: November 14, 1967 — Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Queen Ann Newell Birth: May 31, 1895 40 42 — Arma, Crawford, Kansas, United States Death: June 13, 1959 — Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, United States |
| Mother’s family with William S Droke |
| step-father |
William S Droke Birth: 1845 — Virginia, United States Death: 1877 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Margaret Smith Birth: October 17, 1852 33 32 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: June 13, 1924 — Arma, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: August 23, 1874 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
James Albert “Joe” Droke Birth: 1877 32 24 — Illinois, United States Death: December 12, 1914 — Crawford, Kansas, United States |
| Census | Kansas State - Census transcript - William Henry Newell - Household
Washington, Crawford, Kansas, United States
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| Census | Kansas State - Census transcript - William Henry Newell - Household
Kansas, United States
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| Burial | Served as a Waggoner, 313 Am Tn, Demolition Group, 88th Division, US Army during World War I
Service dates: 23 Jun 1918 to 12 Jun 1919 |