The Shemwell Family

Iona D MillerAge: 83 years18851969

Name
Iona D Miller
Given names
Iona D
Surname
Miller
Married name
Iona D Miller
Birth July 9, 1885
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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
MarriageJulian Eli MillerView this family
September 28, 1910 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#1
David Dwight Miller
December 25, 1911 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Kenneth Wayne Miller
December 21, 1914 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 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 31 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 32 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 17, 1920 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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 2, 1930 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childDavid Dwight MillerSarah Frances TroutmanView this family
April 20, 1930 (Age 44 years)
Death of a husbandJulian Eli Miller
September 8, 1936 (Age 51 years)
Census April 20, 1940 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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 64 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 60 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 March 8, 1969 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Belle Plaine Cemetery
Family with Julian Eli Miller - View this family
husband
herself
Iona D Miller
Birth: July 9, 1885Kansas, United States
Death: March 8, 1969Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Marriage: September 28, 1910Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
15 months
son
David Dwight Miller
Birth: December 25, 1911 26 26Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: May 8, 1984Wellington, Sumner, Kansas, United States
3 years
son
Kenneth Wayne Miller
Birth: December 21, 1914 29 29Wellington, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: February 25, 1986Los Angeles, California, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Julian Eli Miller - Household

Ward, Yell, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Miller, JulianheadRMW34MYesYesKSILILYesMachinistRail RoadW
Miller, IonawifeFW33MYesYesKSKYKYYesNone
Miller, DewitesonMW8SYesYesYesKSKSKSYesNone
Miller, KennethsonMW5SKSKSKSNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Iona D Miller - Household

Wellington, Sumner, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Miller, IonaheadR50RNoFW46WDKSKYKYYesHotelOwn AccountWYes
Miller, DavidsonMW18MKSKSKSYesAgentNewspaperWYes
Miller, KennethsonMW15SKSKSKSYesHelperHotelNPYes

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Iona D Miller - Household

Wellington, Sumner, Kansas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Miller, Iona BsheadO1300NoFW53WdNoKSProprietorRooming HouseOA520