The Shemwell Family

John Thomas Donnellan Sr1892

Name
John Thomas Donnellan Sr
Given names
John Thomas
Surname
Donnellan
Name suffix
Sr
Birth December 3, 1892 39 24
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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 7 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Francis Tyler
May 4, 1902 (Age 9 years)

Census April 15, 1910 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 23 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 maternal grandfatherDaniel H Folck
January 3, 1918 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 24 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 25 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 27 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam J Donnellan
December 22, 1928 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 36 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 48 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 57 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 motherZula Folck
August 23, 1961 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 53 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

Family with parents - View this family
father
William J Donnellan
Birth: December 1853New York, United States
Death: December 22, 1928Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
mother
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
himself
Family with Ruth F Rand - View this family
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wife
son
Private
son
Private

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