The Shemwell Family

Zula FolckAge: 92 years18681961

Name
Zula Folck
Given names
Zula
Surname
Folck
Married name
Zula Donnellan
Birth September 1868 23 24
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 4 months)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Birth of a sisterBettie Folck
August 24, 1871 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 9 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 25, 1880 (Age 11 years)
Residence 1889 (Age 20 years)
MarriageWilliam J DonnellanView this family
April 8, 1891 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
John Thomas Donnellan Sr
December 3, 1892 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 29 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 15, 1900 (Age 31 years)
Death of a motherMary Francis Tyler
May 4, 1902 (Age 33 years)

Census April 15, 1910 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 47 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a fatherDaniel H Folck
January 3, 1918 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 48 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 49 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/
Census January 8, 1920 (Age 51 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam J Donnellan
December 22, 1928 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 61 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
Census April 8, 1930 (Age 61 years)
Census April 16, 1940 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 73 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
Census April 4, 1950 (Age 81 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 81 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 77 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 August 23, 1961 (Age 92 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Daniel H Folck
Birth: October 1, 1844Maryland, United States
Death: January 3, 1918Los Angeles, California, United States
mother
Marriage: June 3, 1867Cooper, Missouri, United States
16 months
herself
Zula Folck
Birth: September 1868 23 24Missouri, United States
Death: August 23, 1961Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
younger sister
Bettie Folck
Birth: August 24, 1871 26 27Missouri, United States
Death:
Family with William J Donnellan - View this family
husband
William J Donnellan
Birth: December 1853New York, United States
Death: December 22, 1928Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
herself
Zula Folck
Birth: September 1868 23 24Missouri, United States
Death: August 23, 1961Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: April 8, 1891Saline, Missouri, United States
20 months
son

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Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Daniel H Folck - Household

Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Folck, Daniel HWM36headMblacksmithMDMDMD
Folck, Mary WF35wifeMMOVAMO
Folck, ZulaWF11daughterSMOMDMO
Folck, BettieWF9daughterSMOMDMO

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William J Donnellan - Household

Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado, United Staes

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Donnellan, William JheadWMDec185346M9NYCANADACANADAgrocer
Donnellan, Zula FwifeWFSep186831M911MOMDMO
Donnellan, John TsonWMDec18927SCONYMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William J Donnellan - Household

Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Donnellan, William JheadMW56M19NYCanadaCanadaretail merchantfurniture
Donnellan, ZulawifeFW41M1911MOMDMO
Donnellan, John TsonMW17SCONYMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William J Donnellan - Household

Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Donnellan, William JheadMW66MNYCanadaCanadamerchantfurniture
Donnellan, Zula FwifeMW51MMOMDMO
Donnellan, John TsonMW27SCONYMOsuperintendenttalc factory

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Zula Folck - Household

Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Donnellan, ZulaheadFW61Wd22MOMDMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Zula Folck - Household

Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Donnellan, ZulaheadFW71WdMO

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Zula Folck - Household

Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Donnellan, Zula FheadFW81WdMO