The Shemwell Family

Nina Margaret PorterAge: 64 years19171982

Name
Nina Margaret Porter
Given names
Nina Margaret
Surname
Porter
Birth December 24, 1917 36 33
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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 8 days)

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/
Death of a maternal grandfatherAndrew Benjamin Armstrong
April 15, 1927 (Age 9 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Jane Cheek
February 24, 1928 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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 30, 1930 (Age 12 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMartha Elizabeth Hylton
September 17, 1940 (Age 22 years)
Death of a fatherJames Monroe Porter
January 13, 1944 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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 32 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 motherMary Edna Armstrong
July 7, 1973 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 of a sisterWanda Lee Porter
September 27, 1976 (Age 58 years)
Death December 1982 (Age 64 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: April 10, 1904Nolan, Texas, United States
4 years
elder sister
2 years
elder brother
Iland Noel Porter
Birth: October 6, 1910 29 26Nolan, Texas, United States
Death: March 22, 1995Sweetwater, Nolan, Texas, United States
4 years
elder sister
Wanda Lee Porter
Birth: June 2, 1914 32 30Nolan, Nolan, Texas, United States
Death: September 27, 1976Nolan, Nolan, Texas, United States
4 years
herself
Nina Margaret Porter
Birth: December 24, 1917 36 33Nolan, Texas, United States
Death: December 1982Brownwood, Brown, Texas, United States

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Monroe Porter - Household

Nolan, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Porter, James MheadMW48M22TXKYKYFarmerFarm
Porter, MarywifeFW46M20TXARMO
Porter, Iland NsonMW19STXTXTX
Porter, Wanda LeedaughterFW15STXTXTX
Porter, Nina MdaughterFW12STXTXTX
Porter, Martha EmotherFW74WdKYKYKY