The Shemwell Family

John William FeeneyAge: 71 years18851957

Name
John William Feeney
Given names
John William
Surname
Feeney
Birth November 17, 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
MarriageFlora Van LeerView this family
about 1911 (Age 25 years)
Note: Marriage info based on birth of first child
Birth of a daughter
#1
Veronica Raphael Feeney
October 24, 1914 (Age 28 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 43 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 7, 1930 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Barbara Jean Troutman
December 9, 1934 (Age 49 years)
Death of a wifeFlora Van Leer
June 8, 1939 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
James Thomas Troutman
September 11, 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 September 10, 1957 (Age 71 years)
Family with Flora Van Leer - View this family
himself
John William Feeney
Birth: November 17, 1885Illinois, United States
Death: September 10, 1957Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
wife
Flora Van Leer
Birth: November 7, 1886Illinois, United States
Death: June 8, 1939Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: about 1911Illinois, United States
4 years
daughter

No family available

Marriage
Marriage info based on birth of first child
Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John William Feeney - Household

Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Feeney, John WheadR20MW44M25NoYesILYesSalesmanShoe StoreWYes
Feeney, FlorawifeFW46M23NoYesILYesNone
Feeney, Michelle EdaughterFW17SNoYesYesNone
Feeney, John WsonMW16SYesYesYesNone
Feeney, RaphaeldaughterFW15SYesYesILILILYesNone