The Shemwell Family

Orvil D MartinAge: 61 years19081970

Name
Orvil D Martin
Given names
Orvil D
Surname
Martin
Birth August 3, 1908
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 7 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 8 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 9 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 21 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Phyllis Gail Martin
February 25, 1937 (Age 28 years)
MarriageHelen Vetta MitchellView this family
June 21, 1939 (Age 30 years)
Census April 20, 1940 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Frances “Frankie” Martin
March 30, 1941 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 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 41 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 wifeHelen Vetta Mitchell
September 22, 1967 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 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 April 10, 1970 (Age 61 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Philadelphia Cemetery
Family with Helen Vetta Mitchell - View this family
himself
Orvil D Martin
Birth: August 3, 1908Paragould, Green, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 10, 1970Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States
wife
Helen Vetta Mitchell
Birth: December 23, 1915 27 20Arkansas, United States
Death: September 22, 1967Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: June 21, 1939Greene, Arkansas, United States
-2 years
daughter
Phyllis Gail Martin
Birth: February 25, 1937 28 21Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 1, 1995
4 years
daughter
Mary Frances “Frankie” Martin
Birth: March 30, 1941 32 25Dade City, Pasco, Florida, United States
Death: October 30, 2015Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Orvil D Martin - Household

1136 San Antonio, Bexar, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Martin, O DheadMW31MARWalnut RidgeLawrenceARPainterAt Home
Mitchell, Helen VwifeFW24MARWalnut RidgeLawrenceAR
Martin, Phyllis GaildaughterFW3SAR