The Shemwell Family

Name
Stephen William Kendall
Given names
Stephen William
Surname
Kendall
Birth April 22, 1896
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 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
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/
MarriageNola Gertrude BransonView this family
September 27, 1919 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Eunice Evelyn Kendall
August 5, 1920 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Ruby Winetta Kendall
September 26, 1922 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Frank Larry Kendall
September 18, 1924 (Age 28 years)
Death of a sonFrank Larry Kendall
October 30, 1928 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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 wifeNola Gertrude Branson
March 7, 1937 (Age 40 years)
Marriage of a childBennie Lowell TolandRuby Winetta KendallView this family
May 10, 1941 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Elaine Marjorie Toland
January 26, 1942 (Age 45 years)
Death of a granddaughterElaine Marjorie Toland
January 26, 1942 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Leonard Wayne “Lenny” Toland
August 30, 1943 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Kenneth Dean Toland
September 19, 1944 (Age 48 years)
Death of a grandsonKenneth Dean Toland
September 19, 1944 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 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
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 January 26, 1979 (Age 82 years)
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