The Shemwell Family

Eugene L ChaffinAge: 18 years19021921

Name
Eugene L Chaffin
Given names
Eugene L
Surname
Chaffin
Birth November 8, 1902 33 20
Birth of a sisterHilma E Chaffin
December 7, 1907 (Age 5 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Gardner Chaffin
August 13, 1911 (Age 8 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Campbell Troutman
December 1915 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 13 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 14 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 15 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 23, 1920 (Age 17 years)
Death October 12, 1921 (Age 18 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Hill Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: July 18, 1900Jackson, Missouri, United States
2 years
himself
Eugene L Chaffin
Birth: November 8, 1902 33 20Missouri, United States
Death: October 12, 1921Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
5 years
younger sister
Hilma E Chaffin
Birth: December 7, 1907 38 25Daviess, Missouri, United States
Death: July 1974Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
4 years
younger brother
James Gardner Chaffin
Birth: August 13, 1911 42 29Missouri, United States
Death: June 1983Jackson, Missouri, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Otis Lee Chaffin - Household

Harrison, Daviess, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Chaffin, OtisheadMW40M110MOVAMOEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmEmpYesYesRF
Chaffin, M JessewifeFW28M11032MOINILEnglishNoneYesYes
Chaffin, EugenesonMW7SMOMOMOEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Chaffin, HilmadaughterFW2SMOMOMOEnglishNone

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Otis Lee Chaffin - Household

House #1324 - Otis Chaffin+Family, House # 1318 - McHenry Chaffin Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Chaffin, Otis LheadRMW50MYesYesMOVAKYYesClerkPost OfficeW
Chaffin, JessewifeFW38MYesYesILINILYesNone
Chaffin, EugenesonMW17SYesYesMOMOILYesAsst ChemistPaint CoW
Chaffin, HilmadaughterFW12SYesYesYesMOMOILYesNone
Chaffin, JamessonMW8SYesYesYesMOMOILYesNone
Chaffin, McHenrylodgerMW70DYesYesVAUnited StatesUnited StatesYesCarpenterHouseW